We need your help to find out.
Source: action.sumofus.org
This petition will help apply pressure needed to get the problem investigated.
Monthly Archives: February 2015
A new way to quantify and track soot from its source to destination
No one wants to see dirty snow. But that’s just what appears when soot—from forest fires, diesel engines, and other fuel combustion—hitchhikes to the Arctic on atmospheric currents.
Source: phys.org
GR: Tracking pollutants to their source is, and has been, an essential science contribution for environmental management.
Florida manatees rescued from drain – video
Up to 19 manatees are rescued after they got trapped in a drain leading from a marine inlet in Settle Beach in Florida. Wildlife experts use heavy lifting equipment to pull the creatures from the drains one by one.
Source: www.theguardian.com
Study seeks to understand variations in the rate of global warming
“A team of climate scientists, including Professor Mat Collins from the University of Exeter, have investigated the role of internal variability in the Earth’s climate system in these periods of slow warming.
“This study shows that periods of extended global cooling from internal variability alone are associated with more heat being taken up by the sub-surface ocean; when this ends, this heat can be released quite rapidly leading to a period of accelerated global warming.”
Source: phys.org
Another Blow to Antarctic Glacial Stability as Larsen C Ice Shelf Cracks Up
Discussion of dangerous Antarctic sea-ice melting.
Small predator diversity is an important part of a healthy ecosystem
Biodiversity, including small predators such as dragonflies and other aquatic bugs that attack and consume parasites, may improve the health of amphibians, according to a team of researchers.
Source: phys.org
Stop Federal Program from Killing Wildlife
Target: Deputy Administrator for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Service William Clay
Goal: Urge the USDA’s Wildlife Service to end wildlife killings in Idaho.
The U.S.
Source: animalpetitions.org
Applaud Actor for Becoming a WWF Global Ambassador
Target: Actor Jared Leto
Goal: Thank actor Jared Leto for becoming a global ambassador for the World Wildlife Fund.
Oscar winner Jared Leto has become a global ambassador for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), an international conservation organization.
Source: animalpetitions.org
Climate science literacy unrelated to public acceptance of human-caused global warming
Deep public divisions over climate change are unrelated to differences in how well ordinary citizens understand scientific evidence on global warming.
Source: phys.org