What Brexit Means for Climate
Image courtesy: Free Range Stock, photographer Daniel J Schreiber “London Landscape" ANALYSIS Political Implications: Impact on the Paris Accord The only certainty regarding the impact of Brexit on climate policy comes from the extensive political uncertainty and financial volatility the referendum outcome has triggered. As the political debate turns towards the process for the UK to exit from the EU and deepening internal tensions between the UK and the “pro remain” constituents within S..>> view originalMummified ancient bird offers clues about flight during mid-cretaceous
Enantiornithes wing and skin sections encased in amber, nicknamed "Rose". Credit: Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM/ R.C. McKellar). (Phys.org)—A team of researchers from China, Canada and the U.S. has found an example of mummified remains of a ...>> view originalClimate Denial Finally Pays Off
No contributor has written more frequently on the subject of climate change on these pages—45 times over the past 20 years according to the “study” behind a recent series of ads (at $27,309 a pop) assailing the Journal’s editorial page for its climate coverage. Yet how ploddingly conventional my views have been: I’ve written that evidence of climate change is not evidence of what causes climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on...>> view originalDNR confirms blue-green algae bloom in Delavan Lake
DNR confirms blue-green algae bloom in Delavan Lake Staff | June 28, 2016 Walworth County health officials are warning people to avoid the blue-green algae bloom in Delavan Lake. Toxins in the bloom can cause serious health threats to people and animals who ingest or come in contact with the algae. DELAVAN—The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae in Delavan Lake, a condition that poses health threats for those who use the..>> view originalHubble reveals stellar fireworks in 'skyrocket' galaxy
In this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image, a firestorm of star birth is lighting up one end of the diminutive galaxy Kiso 5639. The dwarf galaxy is shaped like a flattened pancake, but because it is tilted edge-on, it resembles a skyrocket, …more ...>> view originalOpal-studded meteorite hints at origins of Earth's water
A gem of a meteorite found in Antarctica is studded with pieces of opal, a crystal that is associated with water. The discovery lends greater strength to the idea that meteorites brought water to asteroids and may also have seeded the Earth with the liquid necessary for life to evolve. "This is more evidence that meteorites and asteroids can carry large amounts of water ice," lead author Hilary Downes said in a statement. Downes, a geochemist at the Birkbeck Institute of Earth and Planetary Sci..>> view originalClimate Change This Week: Climate Emergency, Pope Francis Inspires Divestment, and More!
Today, the Earth got a little hotter, and a little more crowded. Saving BUB - beautiful unique biodiversity, like this furry Javanese beetle, is another benefit of conserving carbon-storing forests. Source gbohne at www.flickriver.com Forests: the cheapest way to store carbon Locals Know Best such as these Amazonian Awa forest people, when it comes to conserving forests. Source pinterest OO Indigenous Rights, Private Funding Key To Slowing Deforestation, Says Norway Minister - Efforts to sav..>> view originalBlue Origin's Rocket Factory Breaks Ground
An aerial view of the site of Blue Origin's new facility, where the company will manufacture, process, integrate and test its orbital vehicle, unofficially referred to as Very Big Brother. Credit: Blue Origin Jeff Bezos is building a home for his Very Big Brother. The Amazon.com founder and CEO's private spaceflight company, Blue Origin, has stepped into the spotlight this past year thanks to dramatic videos that show the organization's New Shepard suborbital rocket launching and the..>> view originalResearchers find game-changing helium reserve in Tanzania
For years, there have been global shortages of the element -- Tokyo Disneyland was once forced to suspend sales of its helium balloons.That's all set to change, however, with the discovery of what researchers called a "world-class" helium gas field in Tanzania's East African Rift Valley. A group of researchers from Oxford and Durham universities, working with the Norwegian helium exploration company Helium One, have discovered what they believe is a vast supply of the element in an unlikely plac..>> view originalSick Burn! NASA Fires Off Test of Next-Generation Rocket Engine
Thousands of onlookers gawked as a column of flame exploded across the desert floor outside Promontory, Utah, today (June 28) during a test of the engine that will help power NASA's next-generation rocket. Lying horizontally, the engine for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket booster released a massive blast of flame and a wall of black smoke for two solid minutes during today's Qualification Motor-2 (QM-2) test (see photos of the test here). This is the last engine test before NAS..>> view original
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