24 May 2013
Africa’s soil diversity mapped for the first time
Africa’s soil diversity mapped for the first time Atlas drawn up by international experts aims to expand understanding of soil and how Africa can manage it sustainably Share 283 inShare33 Email Bernard Appiah for SciDev, part of the Guardian development network guardian.co.uk, Thursday 23 May 2013 14.22 BST One of the maps from the Soil
24 May 2013
OPINION: City’s sea-level plans don’t hold water
OPINION: City’s sea-level plans don’t hold water By Bob Carter May 23, 2013, 10 p.m. AROUND Australia, the Lake Macquarie City Council is among the most recalcitrant when it comes to paying attention to the science that underpins the global warming and rising sea-level issue. See your ad here The council appears to have learned
24 May 2013
Weather disasters on the rise and taxpayers are getting the bill
Weather disasters on the rise and taxpayers are getting the bill by Kate O’Connell, in Rochester, NY Listen to this story May 23, 2013 — The impact and severity of weather events like the tornado that hit Oklahoma City are increasing due to a changing global climate, according to research from the National Resources Defense
24 May 2013
Weather Service systems crumbling as extreme weather escalates
Weather Service systems crumbling as extreme weather escalates By Jason Samenow, Published: May 23, 2013 at 11:14 amE-mail the writer 46 Comments More As painfully obvious from the recent events in Oklahoma, tornado season is in full gear. Meanwhile, hurricane season is a week away. Yet budget woes and multiple system failures at the National
24 May 2013
Greiner resignation signals ‘no-confidence’ in O’Farrell
Greiner resignation signals ‘no-confidence’ in O’Farrell By state political reporter Liz Foschia, ABCUpdated May 24, 2013, 4:54 pm tweet0 Email Print NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell is facing accusations that departures at the top of Infrastructure New South Wales amount to a vote of no-confidence in him. In State Parliament yesterday, Mr O’Farrell announced the resignations
24 May 2013
Mount Everest’s glaciers shrinking at increasing rate, say researchers
Mount Everest’s glaciers shrinking at increasing rate, say researchers Glaciers on or around Everest have shrunk 13% in 50 years with the snow line 180 metres higher than it was 50 years ago Share 62 inShare3 Email Jason Burke in Kathmandu The Guardian, Thursday 23 May 2013 16.48 BST Researchers say they suspect that the
23 May 2013
Ford’s exit spells the end of the road for manufacturing
24 May 2013, 6.36am EST Ford’s exit spells the end of the road for manufacturing “You’ll never see Japanese cars in an RSL car park.” That was Bill Bourke, Ford Australia’s sales supremo of the ’60s. Bourke was wrong. Dead wrong. In 2016, Ford will cease manufacturing in Australia. The company, headquartered in Broadmeadows, Victoria, has
23 May 2013
Alaska’s Melting Glaciers are Largest Contributors to Rising Sea Levels
Alaska’s Melting Glaciers are Largest Contributors to Rising Sea Levels Published on May 23, 2013 at 5:04 AM Alaska’s melting glaciers remain one of the largest contributors to the world’s rising sea levels, say two University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists. Anthony Arendt and Regine Hock, UAF Geophysical Institute geophysicists, joined 14 scientists from 10 countries,
23 May 2013
Tropical Upper Atmosphere ‘Fingerprint’ of Global Warming
Tropical Upper Atmosphere ‘Fingerprint’ of Global Warming May 22, 2013 — In the tropics at heights more than 10 miles above the surface, the prevailing winds alternate between strong easterlies and strong westerlies roughly every other year. This slow heartbeat in the tropical upper atmosphere, referred to as the quasibiennial oscillation (QBO), impacts the winds
23 May 2013
Vast Methane-Based Ecosystem Uncovered
Vast Methane-Based Ecosystem Uncovered May 22, 2013 — A marine research expedition sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has led to the discovery of perhaps the world’s largest methane cold seep by two university-based research teams and their partners, UNCW announced today. Share