4 Dolphins Saved After Being Stranded On Omani Coast
About 12 false killer whales were found on Wednesday, beached near the town of Sawadi, but marine environmentalists have managed to guide four of them back to sea, while rescue operations continued.
Japan Plans World’s Largest Wind Farm
Japan is moving away from reliance on nuclear power plants after the Fukushima disaster, and plans to plans to build the world’s largest offshore wind farm…
Storms Reveal Iron Age Skeleton
A series of storms that hit Scotland’s Shetland Islands revealed what archaeologists believe could be 2,000-year-old human remains, dating from the Iron Age.
Iconic Beach Resorts May Not Survive Sea Level Rises
Professor Andrew Cooper, Professor of Coastal Studies in the School of Environmental Sciences at the university’s Coleraine campus, said a rise in sea level of even a few feet could threaten some of the world’s most iconic resorts.
Antarctica Glacier’s Retreat ‘Unprecedented’
In recent decades, Pine Island Glacier’s rapid retreat raised fears that the glacier could “collapse,” freeing the ice sheet it buffers to flow even more rapidly into the southern seas. The West Antarctic Ice contributes 0.15 to 0.30 millimeters per year to sea level rise.
Black Carbon Causes Twice As Much Global Warming Than Previously Thought
Soot from burned wood and diesel exhausts may have twice the impact on global warming than previously thought, according to a new study published today.
UK Tidal Power Has Huge Potential, Say Scientists
The UK is underestimating the amount of electricity that could be generated from tidal sources, new research says.
US Scientists in Fresh Alert Over Effects of Global Warming
US National Climate Assessment reveals that severe weather disruption is going to be commonplace in coming years. The uncompromising language of the report, and the stark picture that its authors have painted of the likely effects of global warming, have profound implications for the rest of the world.
Flood Walls For Subways And Sea Barriers Along Coasts
A commission formed to examine ways to guard against storms like Sandy released a report that calls for flood walls in subways, water pumps at airports and sea barriers along the coast…