http://www.environment-watch.co.uk/ Lastest News on the world's environment en-gb Copyright 2010, Phil Hobson Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:01 GMT Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:40:04 GMT HCI Data News Feed 1.0 http://www.environment-watch.co.uk/images/logo.gif http://www.environment-watch.co.uk/ 140 100 Lastest News on the world's environment http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-03/uom-aw030710.php A recent discovery in understanding how to chemically break down the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into a useful form opens the doors for scientists to wonder what organism is out there -- or could be created -- to accomplish the task.University of Michig Science/Nature http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-03/uom-aw030710.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT American Association for the Advancement of Science http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8551416.stm The Met Office stops publishing seasonal forecasts after it came in for criticism for failing to predict extreme weather. Science/Nature http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8551416.stm Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:04:53 GMT BBC News | Science/Nature http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8550090.stm The UK Met Office says evidence that human activity is causing climate change is stronger now than in a 2007 assessment. Science/Nature http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8550090.stm Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:19:04 GMT BBC News | Science/Nature http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-03/uoaf-sas030210.php A section of the Arctic Ocean seafloor that holds vast stores of frozen methane is showing signs of instability and widespread venting of the powerful greenhouse gas, according to the findings of an international research team led by University of Alaska Science/Nature http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-03/uoaf-sas030210.php Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT American Association for the Advancement of Science http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-03/nsf-mrf030410.php A section of the Arctic Ocean seafloor that holds vast stores of frozen methane is showing signs of instability and widespread venting of the powerful greenhouse gas, according to the findings of an international research team led by University of Alaska Science/Nature http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-03/nsf-mrf030410.php Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT American Association for the Advancement of Science http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-03/ufsp-apa030310.php The American pika tolerates cold climate environments through physiological and behavioral adaptations which may make them sensitive to even mildly warm climates. Vulnerability of pika habitat to global warming has been an escalating concern, causing spe Science/Nature http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-03/ufsp-apa030310.php Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT American Association for the Advancement of Science http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-03/uocp-scc030310.php Climate change is one reason malaria is on the rise in some parts of the world, new research finds, but other factors such as migration and land-use changes are likely also at play. The research, published in the Quarterly Review of Biology, aims to sort Science/Nature http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-03/uocp-scc030310.php Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT American Association for the Advancement of Science http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-03/gsoa-m2g030310.php In Geology, examination of Chicxulub impact crater sediments supports existing K-T mass extinction theories; Cretaceous nannofossils help clarify climate change; a debris flows study breaks up the sieve-lobe paradigm; Walter Alvarez and coauthor take a lo Science/Nature http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-03/gsoa-m2g030310.php Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT American Association for the Advancement of Science http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/ipc_01032010.html Government plans to fast-track major infrastructure projects such as power stations and large waste incinerators threaten efforts to tackle climate change and undermine local democracy, Friends of the Earth warned today (Monday 1 March 2010). Environment http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/ipc_01032010.html Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:01:01 GMT Friends of the Earth http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-03/uab-adf022410.php A rare, ancient polar bear fossil discovered in Norway in 2004 is yielding a treasure trove of essential information about the age and evolutionary origins of the species whose future is now seen as synonymous with the devastation wrought by climate chang Science/Nature http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-03/uab-adf022410.php Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT American Association for the Advancement of Science http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-03/ps-adf022410.php DNA from a rare, ancient polar bear fossil is yielding information about the response of the species to the devastation wrought by past climate changes. Analyses of the fossil's DNA reveals key pieces of the evolutionary history of both polar bears and b Science/Nature http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-03/ps-adf022410.php Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT American Association for the Advancement of Science http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-03/teia-ena030110.php Scientists broadly agree that global warming may threaten the survival of many plant and animal species; but global warming did not kill the Monteverde golden toad, an often cited example of climate-triggered extinction, says a new study. Science/Nature http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-03/teia-ena030110.php Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT American Association for the Advancement of Science http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-03/su-dil030110.php Escalating use of nitrogen fertilizer is increasing algal blooms and global warming, but a discovery by Stanford researchers could begin to reverse that. They have revealed a key step in how symbiotic bacteria living in legumes turn nitrogen into plant fo Science/Nature http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-03/su-dil030110.php Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT American Association for the Advancement of Science http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-02/f-sf-hca022610.php Spanish scientists have studied interactions between the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) and fishing gear such as longline hooks used at the water surface, mass beachings, and the effects of climate change on these animals. In order to reduce captures Science/Nature http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-02/f-sf-hca022610.php Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT American Association for the Advancement of Science http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-02/tcob-ttc021810.php It is almost impossible to ignore the effects of global climate change on the planet and the current challenge is to document these changes and predict which populations are most at risk. In a specially commissioned collection of reviews published in the Science/Nature http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-02/tcob-ttc021810.php Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT American Association for the Advancement of Science http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-02/uoha-uoh022510.php Analyzing global model warming projections in models used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a team of scientists headed by meteorologist Shang-Ping Xie at UH Mānoa's International Pacific Research Center, finds that ocean temperat Science/Nature http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-02/uoha-uoh022510.php Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT American Association for the Advancement of Science http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-02/uow-npy022210.php A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers has developed a highly efficient, environmentally friendly process that selectively converts gamma-valerolactone, a biomass derivative, into the chemical equivalent of jet fuel. Science/Nature http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-02/uow-npy022210.php Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT American Association for the Advancement of Science http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-02/yu-mtc022410.php More frequent tropical cyclones in Earth's ancient past contributed to persistent El Niño-like conditions, according to a team of climate scientists led by Yale University. Their findings could have implications for the planet's future as global temp Science/Nature http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-02/yu-mtc022410.php Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT American Association for the Advancement of Science http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-02/acs-npt022410.php Subatomic particles called neutrons are poised to play a big role in fighting HIV, slowing global warming, and improving manufacturing processes. The reason: They are the focus of a process called neutron scattering that provides unprecedented ways to stu Science/Nature http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-02/acs-npt022410.php Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT American Association for the Advancement of Science http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-02/f-sf-wcg022310.php Researchers from the University of Zaragoza have calculated the energy and economic potential of urban solid waste, sludge from water treatment plants and livestock slurry for generating electricity in Spain. These residues are alternative sources of rene Science/Nature http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-02/f-sf-wcg022310.php Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT American Association for the Advancement of Science