Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rise to 2.4 million Pounds Per Second
The amount of heat-trapping pollution the world spewed rose again last year by 3 percent. So scientists say it’s now unlikely that global warming can be limited to a couple of degrees, which is an international goal.
Opening of Atlantic Coast For offshore windfarms
US Government announces opening up of large areas off the Atlantic Coast for offshore wind farms.
Research, response for future oil spills: Lessons learned from Deepwater Horizon
A special collection of articles about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill provides a first comprehensive analysis and synthesis of the science used in the unprecedented response effort by the government, academia, and industry.
Lidar Confirms Sandy’s Dramatic Coastal Change Impacts and Future Coastal Vulnerability
The extent of Hurricane Sandy’s wrath, and the future coastal vulnerability of the region, is clear in a new U.S. Geological Survey analysis of recently collected lidar coastal data. The research documented particularly dramatic impacts within the Fire Island National Seashore on Long Island, NY.
Faroe Islands; By Adam Griffith
The Faroe Islands are a group of small volcanic islands that lie between Iceland and Norway in the northern Atlantic. Still unknown to many people, the Faroe Islands have become more familiar to some recently due to a variety of media mentions.
Tiny Barbuda Fears Increasingly Hostile Climate
Local scientists are warning the tiny 62-square-mile island of Barbuda is becoming one of the most vulnerable spots on earth to the consequences of climate change. Worsening the problem is the long-time practice of sand removal from the island…
Greenland, Antarctica Ice Melt Speeding Up, Study Finds
Two decades of satellite readings back up what dramatic pictures have suggested in recent years: The mile-thick ice sheets that cover Greenland and most of Antarctica are melting at a faster rate in a warming world.
Coastal Erosion Reaches Alarming Levels in Vietnam
For the last decade, many families in this southwestern Vietnamese province have been uprooted at least once every two years, but this is not due to economic or political upheaval.
BP Suspended From New Government Contracts
The Obama administration is suspending British oil giant BP Exploration and Production Inc. and affiliated companies from further federal contracts, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday.