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Latest Activity: Apr 2, 2010

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DESERTS SPREADING LIKE 'CANCER'

Growing deserts in the Middle East and North Africa have already displaced hundreds of thousands from their homes.…Continue

Tags: change, climate, cancer, deserts

Started by Konstantin A Lukin Apr 2, 2010.

Will a Warming Climate Disrupt the Gulf Stream and Other Essential Ocean Currents?

Q: If the ice caps are melting, what is happening to the salt content of the oceans? And might this contribute to weather patterns or cause other environmental…Continue

Tags: currents, oceans, climate

Started by Konstantin A Lukin Mar 29, 2010.

Climate Change Imperils the State of the Planet--Will the World Act?

An interesting article. Here some of my favorite quotes:"The day that a tree standing is…Continue

Tags: Avatar, Africa, economy, change, climate

Started by Konstantin A Lukin Mar 26, 2010.

Climate Hackers Want to Write Their Own Rules

Interesting article.. The big question is, in my mind: Should these scientists alone decide the fate of our Planet's climate?Excerpt:This week, 200 scientists will gather in an attempt to determine…Continue

Tags: geoengineering, earth, hackers, climate

Started by Konstantin A Lukin Mar 25, 2010.

NASA HEADS TO ARCTIC TO MEASURE ICE

A NASA mission called IceBridge flies instrument-equipped aircraft to monitor ice melt at Earth's poles.THE GIST:NASA is sending a team of scientists to Greenland to assess polar ice.The information…Continue

Tags: measure, ice, arctic, nasa

Started by Konstantin A Lukin Mar 22, 2010.

FIRST SIGNS OF MELTING SEEN IN EAST ANTARCTICA

Antarctica's western ice sheet has been melting for some time and now the East Antarctica Ice Sheet, is beginning to crumble.Earth's last great icy citadel, the East Antarctica Ice Sheet, is…Continue

Tags: melting, antarctica

Started by Konstantin A Lukin Mar 22, 2010.

CLIMATE CHANGING FASTER THAN EXPECTED

As climate change exceeds the worst projections, scientists underscore the urgency of reducing emissions.By just about any measure, global warming is matching or exceeding experts' worst projections,…Continue

Tags: change, climate

Started by Konstantin A Lukin Mar 22, 2010.

MENTAL HEALTH TO DECLINE WITH CLIMATE CHANGE

A rise in natural disasters will lead to more cases of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.Deadly heat waves, home-wrecking hurricanes, neighborhood-scorching wildfires: When you stop to…Continue

Tags: health, mental, change, climate

Started by Konstantin A Lukin Mar 22, 2010.