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Environmental Change Rate Unprecedented, Study Says
A new study from scientists at the University of Bristol shows environmental change is happening at an unprecedented rate. (Copyright Randall Hyman Photography) A published in the journal Nature Geosciencesandconducted by researchers at the University of Bristol's Cabot Institute found that the pace ofenvironmental change is occuring faster now than at any other previous time in the Earth's history. "The rate of change was considerably slower in the past," lead author David Naafs told weather.com. Naafs and his research team...
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Methane Leak Near Porter Ranch, California, Doubles Emission Rates for Los Angeles, Experts Say
Flying in a pollution-detecting airplane, UC Davis scientists were stunned to see just how much methane was leaking from an underground well at Aliso Canyon in Southern California. It's believed that the leaking well is spewing , pilot and UC Davis project scientist Stephen Conley said. That means about 80,000 tons of methane have been emitted from the leak since it was first reported on Oct. 23, 2015. “To put this into perspective, the leak effectively doubles the emission rate...
Man-Made Heat Energy Absorbed by Oceans has Double Since 1997
Since 1997, the amount of man-made heat being absorbed into the seas has doubled, according to a study released Monday. It’s been long known by scientists that over 90 percent of man-made heat energy is absorbed into the world’s oceans, not the ground, and a rise in the ocean’s heat content has been closely watched in recent years. However, the new study, that uses ocean-observing data that ranges from the British research ship Challenger in 1870s to modern underwater monitors...
What President Obama Said About Climate Change, Clean Energy in His State of the Union Address
In his , President Barack Obama delivered a blow to climate change naysayers, bringing up the topic in his opening remarks and launching into a passionate defense of his efforts thus far. He took the issue a step further, placing climate change in the frame of business and innovation, urging the nation to look at it as a budding business venture. (White House) Below are quotes from Obama’s speech that address climate change and clean energy: - “Look, if anybody...
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