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The Nano Race: The race between finding new applications for nanoparticles and determining if they are safe is still very much in question. by erica — last modified Nov 03, 2009 08:27 AM — filed under: Pulse of the Planet, research, health, policy, carbon, nanotechnology — Relevance: 1%
Staring Down the Double-Barrel Climate Shotgun: Surprises in the climate system can very quickly make global warming a whole lot worse than predicted. One such surprise could come from a sudden release of ... by erica — last modified Apr 29, 2009 04:22 PM — filed under: wetlands, climate change, oceans, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, research, climate disruption, science, carbon dioxide emissions, permafrost, methane — Relevance: 1%
Day After Tomorrow Not Any Time Soon: Model simulations predict a global warming-induced ice age is not in the cards this century. Cool ... or should I say, "Neat"? by erica — last modified Jun 04, 2009 07:59 AM — filed under: abrupt climate change, climate, Geophysical Research Letters, oceans, Pulse of the Planet, ice, research, ice sheets, ice age, Younger-Dryas, climate disruption, Amy Bower, climate change, Susan Lozier, science — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking: What Do Scientists Think About Climate Change?: Ah, delving into the mind of a scientist. There's a heady task. The media talk of both consensus and scientific debate when it comes to climate change. So what ... by erica — last modified Mar 31, 2009 02:39 PM — filed under: statistically speaking, science, global warming, research, climate change — Relevance: 1%
Two Bits of Good News on the Climate Front: Some encouraging developments: lower carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and a chance for coral reefs. by erica — last modified May 27, 2009 02:20 PM — filed under: Caribbean, climate change, oceans, American Samoa, global warming, coral reefs, United States, paper, ocean acidification, climate disruption, science, carbon dioxide emissions, research — Relevance: 1%
Climate Science Flurry: Cooling vs. Warming et al. Hot Items: This past week has been chock-full of new stuff on climate change. Let’s take a gander at a few. by erica — last modified May 05, 2009 03:47 PM — filed under: cap and trade, climate, greenhouse gas emissions, legislation, climate change, greenhouse gases, Jim Hansen, climate disruption, policy, research — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: Does Climate Change Go Slow Before Going Fast?: One of the greatest worries about the current global warming is that it may trigger a rapid shift in the climate — a move to a radically different one, perhaps ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 01:23 PM — filed under: abrupt climate change, climate change, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, research, ice age, pulse of the planet, science, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: Climate Is on the March: As students from Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment visit the <a class="external-link" href="http://nicholas.duke.edu/hawaii/">Papahanaumokuakea</a> ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:11 PM — filed under: tilt, animals, climate change, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, research, moths, seasons, obliquity, science, Northwest Hawaiian Island Marine Monument, Milankovitch theory — Relevance: 1%
Reflecting on the Night Side of the Moon: Could global warming be caused by a change in the Earth’s reflectivity? In other words, is the Earth absorbing more sunlight? Believe it or not, scientists ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 11:56 AM — filed under: greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, Geophysical Research Letters, global warming, moon, science, research, albedo — Relevance: 1%
A Visit to Ground Zero in the Climate Change Sweepstakes: I visited Nepal last week for the first time in 15 years. Back then, Nepal was a cool place to test your metal on a trek. Today, it is a disaster-in-the-making ... by erica — last modified May 06, 2009 09:39 AM — filed under: grok video, climate change, Himalayas, Nepal, global warming, research, water, glaciers, science, rivers — Relevance: 1%
Update: Methane Up in the Air: Here’s an update on the sudden uptick in the concentration of atmospheric methane, a potent greenhouse warmer. by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:31 PM — filed under: science, greenhouse gases, global warming, research, carbon dioxide emissions, methane — Relevance: 1%
Pulse of the Planet: Ocean Acidification Faster Sooner: Regardless of your stance on global warming, you should be worried about a related problem: ocean acidification. You don’t need a climate model to know this is ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:29 PM — filed under: oceans, phytoplankton, fish, calcifier, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, research, ocean acidification, science, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
Science Update: Melting Permafrost Twice as Bad?: Remember the <a href="http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/thegreengrok/methane">post</a> on how the melting of the permafrost would lead to a climate catastrophe? As ... by erica — last modified Aug 27, 2009 09:21 AM — filed under: climate, science, research, climate change, permafrost, methane — Relevance: 1%
Token Scientist or the Real Deal?: Yes, it’s official—Steven Chu is Barack Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Energy. Chu is a scientist extraordinaire, who sounds like he might actually be ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:28 PM — filed under: Secretary of Energy, Department of Energy, science, Steven Chu, research, Barack Obama, politics, Environmental Protection Agency — Relevance: 1%
Deep Ocean Revisions Do Not Spell Global Warming Rethink: A new paper suggests that our model for the circulation of the deep ocean may be wrong. But claims that all global warming science should therefore be thrown ... by erica — last modified May 20, 2009 03:50 PM — filed under: climate, climate change, oceans, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, research, science — Relevance: 1%
Biofuels Can Be Electrifying: <p>It was a bad week for ethanol. First EPA proposed disqualifying corn ethanol as a renewable fuel (see yesterday's Grok <a class="external-link" ... by erica — last modified Aug 27, 2009 10:14 AM — filed under: science, fossil fuels, transportation, automobile, corn ethanol, gasoline, electric cars, cellulosic ethanol, cars, carbon dioxide emissions, renewables, biofuels, research — Relevance: 1%
Is NASA Spacing Out?: <p>Today is the 40th anniversary of the first lunar walk, and, not counting the late Michael Jackson, it’s been almost that long since the last moonwalk. Is it ... by erica — last modified Jul 20, 2009 06:34 PM — filed under: Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11, Apollo missions, space, climate change, Buzz Aldrin, astronauts, moon, NASA, Alan Bean, science, Michael Collins, research — Relevance: 1%
Air Pollution + Parental Stress = Asthma?: We all know that air pollution is not good. But what does that have to do with IQ and stressed-out parents? by erica — last modified Jul 29, 2009 04:02 PM — filed under: stress, asthma, air pollution, IQ, science, research, health, traffic, children — Relevance: 1%
Views on Anthropogenic Climate Change Vary. Why?: Statistics provide numbers. We decide what they mean. Case in point: how different groups view the causes of global warming. by erica — last modified Jul 24, 2009 11:55 AM — filed under: Statistically Speaking, climate change, global warming, research, science, politics — Relevance: 1%
We Don’t Know Clouds After All: Clouds have been the hook climate skeptics have been hanging their “you-can’t-predict-future-climate” hat on for years. The hook appears to be melting as a ... by erica — last modified Jul 27, 2009 03:59 PM — filed under: clouds, feedback, climate change, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, iris effect, Dick Lindzen, climate skeptics, water vapor, carbon dioxide emissions, research, science — Relevance: 1%
HFCs: Stratosphere, No Problem. Climate, Another Story.: Hydrofluorocarbons or HFCs have replaced those nasty Freons to protect the ozone layer, but those HFCs can still wreak climatic havoc. by erica — last modified Jun 30, 2009 01:08 PM — filed under: atmosphere, ozone hole, Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), climate change, Montreal Protocol, global warming, research, ozone, paper, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), science, Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) — Relevance: 1%
Urban Air Pollution: Stay on the Windy Side of the Street: Thinking of an urban stroll to clear the head, move those bones, and take in a breath of fresh air? Be careful that noxious car exhaust doesn’t put a dent in ... by erica — last modified Oct 14, 2009 03:28 PM — filed under: science, air quality, air pollution, cars, research, particulate matter, traffic, automobile, Environmental Protection Agency, transportation, pollution — Relevance: 1%
Arctic Plankton Sing the Global Warming Blues: The canary in the climate change mine is singing a new and slightly different tune. by erica — last modified Oct 28, 2009 03:26 PM — filed under: climate change, Arctic, oceans, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, research, phytoplankton, science — Relevance: 1%

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