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Man-made causes cited for Pakistan floods
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Deforestation and global warming are partly to blame for Pakistan's massive floods, experts say.
Caribbean Coral Die-Off Could Be Worst Ever
Warm waters bleaching reefs throughout islands
UBC underwater robot to explore ice-covered ocean and Antarctic ice shelf
Researchers at the University of British Columbia are deploying an underwater robot to survey ice-covered ocean in Antarctica from October 17 through November 12...
Ocean asteroid impact could deplete ozone
TUCSON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- If a medium-sized asteroid were to hit in Earth's oceans a tsunami wouldn't be the only worry, U.S. scientists say -- the ozone layer...
Official: Britain Targeted by Cyber Blitz
Top UK Spy: Government Networks Targeted By 1,000 Cyber Attacks A Month; Deterrent Needed
Forget the Coppertone: Water fleas in mountain ponds can handle UV rays
Some tiny crustaceans living in clear-water alpine ponds high in Washington state's Olympic Mountains have learned how to cope with the sun's damaging ultraviolet rays without sunblock - and with...
WWI ships to chart past climate
A new project aims to use old Royal Navy logbooks to help build a more accurate picture of how our climate has changed over the last century.
EU meeting emissions target
BRUSSELS, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- The European Union is ahead of schedule on meeting its pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions under the terms of the Kyoto Protocol, a...
Greenpeace warns Russia of toxic sludge
MOSCOW, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Predictions of a harsh winter in Russia could lead to toxic floods if dams break in the cold, a Greenpeace activist said.
Farmers, ranchers served by stream bank biodiversity
On farms and rangelands in Yolo County, Calif., the stream and canal areas with the greatest variety of plants and soil organisms have the healthiest soil and least pollution potential,...
Scotland emissions down from 1990
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- There has been a 70 percent reduction in carbon monoxide emissions from Scotland since 1990, the Scottish government said Wednesday.
Iran, Iraq in battle for oil supremacy
VIENNA, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- On-hand reserves are what matters when assessing Iran or Iraq's global oil position, an energy analyst said ahead of an OPEC meeting in Vienna.
US lifts Gulf of Mexico deepwater drilling ban
The United States lifted a ban on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico imposed after the BP oil spill, but set operators tough new safety conditions, officials said.
Plan B Turns Out to Be Fastest Path for Rescue
Three efforts to bore through the abrasive volcanic rock went forward simultaneously, but it was an effort using drills that broke through to the miners first.
Economic Scene: A Climate Proposal Beyond Cap and Trade
An alternative in climate policy revolves around much more financing for clean energy research.
University of Utah microbubbles clean dirty soil in China
Microbubbles are much bigger than they sound. If all goes as planned during a demonstration project in eastern China, microbubble technology developed at the University of Utah has the potential...
Toxic Mud Spill Latest Insult to Polluted Danube River
As cleanup continues in Hungary, experts weigh in on the environmental damage and future risks of mining and industry along Europe’s rivers.
Green: C.D.C. Allots Climate Research Money
Some $5.25 million will be split among eight states and two cities seeking to evaluate and mitigate health impacts from everything from hotter summers to an increase in waterborne illness.
Scientist at Work: The Necessity of Conservation, and of Eating Ripe, Green Bananas
Conservation work becomes a necessity for a visiting field biologist in the Solomon Islands.
Higher Temperatures May Mobilize Lingering Pollutants
Persistent Pollutants: New model suggests that climate change could help redistribute persistent organic pollutants.
China strikes deal for Texas shale
BEIJING, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- China's largest offshore oil company, state-run CNOOC Ltd., has agreed to pay $1.08 billion for a 33 percent stake in Chesapeake Energy Corp.'s south...
Why Scotland's weather is all up and down
In the Highlands they're shivering in the valleys and sunbathing on mountain peaksScotland is experiencing some topsy-turvy weather just now. Down in the valleys people are enveloped in cloud and shivering in sub-zero...
Environmental Science & Technology special issue on environmental policy
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2010 -- Key articles in a special print edition of the American Chemical Society journal, Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T), one of the world's premier...
New way to manage conservation
A best practice framework employed by thousands of successful businesses worldwide has been adapted by two academics in the UK to help conservation managers improve their consideration, analysis and management...
High nitrate concentrations in U.S. Rockies' high elevation lakes caused by melting glaciers
Melting glaciers in the American West are releasing chemicals that cause ecosystem changes in alpine lakes, including large quantities of nitrogen that reduces biodiversity, according to an international research team...
Swedish Pirate Bay prosecutor reiterates jail request
The prosecutor in the appeals trial of three founders and a financier of Swedish filesharing site The Pirate Bay requested Tuesday that their lower court sentences of a year each...
Green: Drilling Moratorium to End
The moratorium was supposed to run through Nov. 30, but the administration is acting sooner because it has been working on changes in safety, oversight and environmental protection standards.
On Climate Change, The Party of No
National Journal examines the state of scientific literacy on climate among Republican candidates for...