Category: "Global Warming"
Sea Levels Rising At Fastest Rate In 2,100 Years: Study
By editor on Jun 23, 2011 | In Conservation, Environment, Planning, Global Warming | Send feedback »
From Huffington Post
WASHINGTON -- Sea level has been rising significantly over the past century of global warming, according to a study that offers the most detailed look yet at the changes in ocean levels during the last 2,100 years. The researchers found that since the late 19th century – as the world became industrialized – sea level has risen more than 2 millimeters per year, on average. That's a bit less than one-tenth of an inch, but it adds up over time.
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Shocking Report Warns Of Mass Extinction From Current Rate Of Marine Distress
By editor on Jun 22, 2011 | In Conservation, Environment, Species related, Pollution, Global Warming, Fisheries Management, Fishing | Send feedback »
From Huffington Post
State Of The Ocean
If the current actions contributing to a multifaceted degradation of the world's oceans aren't curbed, a mass extinction unlike anything human history has ever seen is coming, an expert panel of scientists warns in an alarming new report.
NOAA-led Research Team Takes Measure of the Variability of the Atmosphere’s Self-Cleaning Capacity
By editor on Jan 8, 2011 | In Environment, US Federal Government, NOAA, Pollution, Global Warming | Send feedback »
From NOAA News
Scientists will be better able to predict future pollution levels in the Earth's atmosphere
New analysis published online today in the journal Science shows that global levels of the hydroxyl radical, a critical player in atmospheric chemistry, do not vary much from year to year. Levels of hydroxyl, which help clear the atmosphere of many hazardous air pollutants and some important greenhouse gases — but not carbon dioxide — dip and rise by only a few percent every year; not by up to 25 percent, as was once estimated.
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