items tagged with Climate
Study predicts seabed response to climate change
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-10-14 21:09:07
Offshore infrastructure connected to oil and gas reserves is potentially at risk from the likely impact of climate change on the Australian seabed, according to the CSIRO following its completion of a five-year study.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-10-14 21:09:07
Offshore infrastructure connected to oil and gas reserves is potentially at risk from the likely impact of climate change on the Australian seabed, according to the CSIRO following its completion of a five-year study.
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Supercomputer for Kiwi enviro forecasting
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-08-31 04:40:54
New Zealand’s National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) has paid out big money to purchase an IBM supercomputer for use in environmental forecasting in one of the country’s most significant investments in science.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-08-31 04:40:54
New Zealand’s National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) has paid out big money to purchase an IBM supercomputer for use in environmental forecasting in one of the country’s most significant investments in science.
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Southern hemisphere's largest HPCs coming to Australia
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2009-03-18 20:02:26
Australian weather forecasters are set to get a supercomputer 12 times as powerful as their existing system. More than 2500 Nehalem-based Sun Blades will be installed in Canberra and Melbourne.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2009-03-18 20:02:26
Australian weather forecasters are set to get a supercomputer 12 times as powerful as their existing system. More than 2500 Nehalem-based Sun Blades will be installed in Canberra and Melbourne.
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Europeans launch GOCE gravity mapper mission
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-17 16:54:54
The European Space Agency launched, on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, its Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satellite with its mission to measure the changes in the Earth’s gravitation field. This important mission will elevate our knowledge of Earth's oceans and landmasses, which will help us learn more about our global climate.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-17 16:54:54
The European Space Agency launched, on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, its Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satellite with its mission to measure the changes in the Earth’s gravitation field. This important mission will elevate our knowledge of Earth's oceans and landmasses, which will help us learn more about our global climate.
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Thought-to-be safe insect controller isn’t safe for environment
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-03-12 12:39:12
A team from the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom found a chemical compound that had replaced a banned greenhouse gas because it was bad for the environment is, itself, also bad for the environment. The culprit is a fumigant with the chemical name sulfuryl fluoride.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-03-12 12:39:12
A team from the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom found a chemical compound that had replaced a banned greenhouse gas because it was bad for the environment is, itself, also bad for the environment. The culprit is a fumigant with the chemical name sulfuryl fluoride.
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Aerosols impact Australian weather
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-02-12 09:46:06
According to an Australian atomospheric scientist, aerosols, both naturally and artifically produced, may cause a much more damaging effect on Australian rainfall and future climate change than previously measured. And, most of it is caused by pollution from the Northern Hemisphere.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-02-12 09:46:06
According to an Australian atomospheric scientist, aerosols, both naturally and artifically produced, may cause a much more damaging effect on Australian rainfall and future climate change than previously measured. And, most of it is caused by pollution from the Northern Hemisphere.
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Glory be! NASA wants to Send Your Name Around The Earth
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-09-26 09:16:48
According to the news release “Send Your Name Around The Earth On NASA's Glory Mission,” NASA says that “Members of the public can send their names around Earth on NASA's Glory satellite.”
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-09-26 09:16:48
According to the news release “Send Your Name Around The Earth On NASA's Glory Mission,” NASA says that “Members of the public can send their names around Earth on NASA's Glory satellite.”
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Nightclub powered by dancing feet opens in London
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-07-10 07:28:19
Claiming to be the first eco-nightclub in the UK, the Club4Climate at Bar Surya in London generates its own electricity from the dance floor and plans to donate any surplus power to local residents.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-07-10 07:28:19
Claiming to be the first eco-nightclub in the UK, the Club4Climate at Bar Surya in London generates its own electricity from the dance floor and plans to donate any surplus power to local residents.
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Wanted: one million Australians
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2008-06-05 00:24:24
The Climate Savers Computing Initiative has arrived in Australia, and its movers and shakers are looking for one million people to commit to using more aggressive power management settings and to take energy efficiency into consideration when buying their next PCs.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2008-06-05 00:24:24
The Climate Savers Computing Initiative has arrived in Australia, and its movers and shakers are looking for one million people to commit to using more aggressive power management settings and to take energy efficiency into consideration when buying their next PCs.
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NASA links human activity with climate change
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-05-21 13:46:27
On May 14, 2008, NASA announced that a Goddard Institute for Space Science study conducted by a team of international researchers concluded climate change caused primarily by human activities has impacted many of the natural systems on Earth.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-05-21 13:46:27
On May 14, 2008, NASA announced that a Goddard Institute for Space Science study conducted by a team of international researchers concluded climate change caused primarily by human activities has impacted many of the natural systems on Earth.
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You could have been a mountain climber 12 million years ago
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-04-26 11:39:51
A U.S.-German study has shown that mountains in the western United States formed much earlier than once thought by geologists--specifically about 12 million years ago, approximately 9 or 10 million years earlier than previous research had shown.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-04-26 11:39:51
A U.S.-German study has shown that mountains in the western United States formed much earlier than once thought by geologists--specifically about 12 million years ago, approximately 9 or 10 million years earlier than previous research had shown.
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NASA studies Arctic atmospheric warming with ARCTAS
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-07 10:00:09
The Arctic Research of the Composition of the Troposphere from Aircraft and Satellites (ARCTAS) is a NASA project to study the chemistry of the lower atmosphere of the Arctic. Specifically, NASA scientists want to learn more about air pollution and climate change in the Arctic.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-07 10:00:09
The Arctic Research of the Composition of the Troposphere from Aircraft and Satellites (ARCTAS) is a NASA project to study the chemistry of the lower atmosphere of the Arctic. Specifically, NASA scientists want to learn more about air pollution and climate change in the Arctic.
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Australia begins to bury carbon dioxide
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-04-02 10:52:54
The CO2CRC Otways Project will capture and compress carbon dioxide in Australia’s first geosequestration plant and then inject all of it in an empty underground natural gas reservoir for geological storage.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-04-02 10:52:54
The CO2CRC Otways Project will capture and compress carbon dioxide in Australia’s first geosequestration plant and then inject all of it in an empty underground natural gas reservoir for geological storage.
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First weather satellite, TIROS I, launched 48 years ago
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-01 09:52:26
The Television Infrared Observation Satellite I (TIROS-I) was launched on April 1, 1960, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It was the world’s first weather observation satellite, providing proof that weather forecasting could be accurately performed in space.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-01 09:52:26
The Television Infrared Observation Satellite I (TIROS-I) was launched on April 1, 1960, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It was the world’s first weather observation satellite, providing proof that weather forecasting could be accurately performed in space.
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Think twice before catching snowflake in mouth: Bacteria
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-03-01 08:14:32
Scientists have known for about forty years that bacteria cling to ice high in the atmosphere in order to produce rain and snow. However, U.S. scientists only recently found out that biological organisms, such as bacteria and other such microorganisms, play a significant role in the formation and distribution of precipitation.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-03-01 08:14:32
Scientists have known for about forty years that bacteria cling to ice high in the atmosphere in order to produce rain and snow. However, U.S. scientists only recently found out that biological organisms, such as bacteria and other such microorganisms, play a significant role in the formation and distribution of precipitation.
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Deep subsurface warming raises Antarctic sea levels, alarms scientists
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-02-18 04:06:07
15 year research on regular voyages between Australia’s Tasmanian capital, Hobart, and the French base at Dumont D’Urville in Antarctica has shown rising sea levels due to warming that could have a serious impact on the planet and the region.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-02-18 04:06:07
15 year research on regular voyages between Australia’s Tasmanian capital, Hobart, and the French base at Dumont D’Urville in Antarctica has shown rising sea levels due to warming that could have a serious impact on the planet and the region.
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The early-birders see the birds
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-12-17 08:20:54
The 108th annual Christmas Bird Count by the Audubon Society is underway across North America. The 108th CBC runs from Friday, December 14th, 2007, to Saturday, January 5th, 2008.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-12-17 08:20:54
The 108th annual Christmas Bird Count by the Audubon Society is underway across North America. The 108th CBC runs from Friday, December 14th, 2007, to Saturday, January 5th, 2008.
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Bali Roadmap could succeed Kyoto Protocol in global warming world pact
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-12-15 09:56:34
At a United Nations climate conference, world leaders agreed on Saturday, December 15, 2007, to negotiate a new global warming pact by 2009.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-12-15 09:56:34
At a United Nations climate conference, world leaders agreed on Saturday, December 15, 2007, to negotiate a new global warming pact by 2009.
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Earth getting warmer middle, and it's faster than predicted
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-12-04 09:14:24
The tropics around the Earth's equator, about one-fourth of its surface, has been widening for over twenty-five years. According to research by a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research team, such a change could drastically alter Earth’s weather.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-12-04 09:14:24
The tropics around the Earth's equator, about one-fourth of its surface, has been widening for over twenty-five years. According to research by a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research team, such a change could drastically alter Earth’s weather.
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Audubon Society reports over 25% of U.S. birds at risk
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-11-30 08:54:06
On Wednesday, November 28, 2007, the American Bird Conservancy, along with the Audubon Society, recommended that 178 bird species in the continental United States and 39 species in Hawaii be protected from various environmental problems.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-11-30 08:54:06
On Wednesday, November 28, 2007, the American Bird Conservancy, along with the Audubon Society, recommended that 178 bird species in the continental United States and 39 species in Hawaii be protected from various environmental problems.
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