Oceans
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Errant Climate May Be Sign of Breakdown, Scientists Say (Charles J. Hanley)
Read more...Heat waves, fires, and floods fit their predictions Aug. 13, 2010 -- NEW YORK (AP) -- Floods, fires, melting ice, and feverish heat -- from smoke-choked Moscow to water-soaked Iowa and the High Arcti ...
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Greenland Ice Sheet Faces 'Tipping Point in 10 Years'; (Suzanne Goldenberg)
Read more...Scientists warn that temperature rise of between 2C and 7C would cause ice to melt, resulting in 23ft rise in sea level Aug. 11, 2010 -- WASHINGTON (Guardian) -- The entire ice mass of Greenland will ...
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A critical examination of Matt Simmons’ claims on the Deepwater spill (Robert Rapier)
Read more...Matt Simmons July 29, 2010 (The Oil Drum) -- Matt Simmons, author of Twilight in the Desert, has long been one of the most famous and influential voices on the subject of peak oil. After the release ...
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Phytoplankton worldwide have been shrinking for 100 years, study shows (Amina Khan)
Read more...Combining historical records and modern satellite data, scientists reveal a disturbing trend for the microscopic algae, the first link in the marine food chain. July 29, 2010 (Los Angeles Times) -- T ...
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Thinking in Straight Lines (Dimitry Orlov)
Read more...July 17, 2010 (ClubOrlov) -- Let’s face it, we, the civilized, educated, enlightened part of humanity like things to be straight. Let primitive tribesmen live in picturesque and practical round huts ...
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The Journey From Anger To Anguish: Responding To Eco-cide (Carolyn Baker)
Read more...Messenger My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird - equal seekers of sweetness. Here the quickening yeast; there the blue plums. Here the clam deep in the speckled san ...
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Tropical Storm May Pose Threat to BP Spill Cleanup (Stuart Biggs and Jeremy van Loon)
Read more...June 22, 2010 (Bloomberg) -- The first storm of the Atlantic hurricane season may enter the Gulf of Mexico as soon as next week, possibly disrupting BP Plc's efforts to clean up the worst oil spill i ...
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Grow Up Or Die. But How? (Carolyn Baker)
Read more...A commentary on Clinton Callhan's Directing The Power of Conscious Feelings June 16, 2010 (Speaking Truth To Power) -- In May 2008, psychotherapist Clinton Callahan offered me an article entitled "Be ...
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Antarctica: Collapse of the ice bridge supporting Wilkins Ice Shelf appears imminent
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April 3, 2009 (European Space Agency) -- The Wilkins Ice Shelf is at risk of partly breaking away from the Antarctic Peninsula as the ice bridge that connects it to Charcot and Latady Islands looks s ...
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Antarctica's Wilkins Ice Shelf Risks Collapse, U.K. Group Says (Alex Morales)
Read more...March 25, 2008 (Bloomberg) -- An Antarctic ice shelf bigger than Connecticut risks collapse because of global warming after a retreat that began on Feb. 28, the British Antarctic Survey said. The Wil ...
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