EurekAlert! - Atmospheric ScienceThe premier online source for science news since 1996. A service of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.Oak Ridge pegged for national ecological network- June 26, 2008 (DOEOak Ridge National Laboratory) Dozens of instruments to be deployed on the Oak Ridge Reservation and other sites around the nation will provide valuable information related to climate change, biodiversity and invasive species, infectious diseases and other areas of interest.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/drnl-orp062608.php Destruction of greenhouse gases over tropical Atlantic- June 25, 2008 (The National Centre for Atmospheric Science) Large amounts of ozone are being destroyed in the lower atmosphere over the tropical Atlantic Ocean. This discovery was made by a scientific team from the UK's National Centre for Atmospheric Science and Universities of York and Leeds. Significance is that ozone in the lower atmosphere acts as a greenhouse gas and its destruction also leads to the removal of the third most abundant greenhouse gas; methane. It should lead to improved climate...http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/tncf-dog062308.php UNC awarded grant to improve understanding of chemical effects on environment, health- June 25, 2008 (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) The United States Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health a $3.4 million grant to help strengthen the school's research portfolio in computational toxicology and bioinformatics.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/uonc-uag062508.php Mars air once had moisture, new soil analysis says- June 25, 2008 (University of California - Berkeley) A new analysis of Martian soil data led by UC Berkeley geoscientists suggests that there was once enough water in the planet's atmosphere for dew to hit the ground, leaving tell-tale signs of its interaction with the planet's surface. The study's conclusion breaks from the more dominant view that the liquid water that once existed during the red planet's infancy came mainly in the form of upwelling groundwater.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/uoc--mao062508.php NASA scientist James Hansen to speak at July 11 conference on 'Rejuvenating Public Sector Science'- June 24, 2008 (Center for Science in the Public Interest) Don't miss this opportunity to hear NASA Scientist James Hansen speak on the "Dark and Bright Sides of Global Warming" at the Center for Science in the Public Interest's Integrity in Science Conference. The conference on Rejuvenating Public Sector Science will be held 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. July 11, 2008, at the Ronald Reagan International Center in Washington, D.C. Hansen joins distinguished speakers on the current state of regulatory science and what can..http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/cfsi-nsj062408.php Floridians believe global warming will have dangerous impacts on the state- June 24, 2008 (University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science) A new survey of Floridians finds that most are convinced that global warming is happening now and that more should be done by key leaders to help Florida deal with climate change. The survey is the first-ever study of Floridians' opinions about global warming and was conducted by researchers at Yale University and the University of Miami, with funding from the US National Science Foundation.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/uomr-fbg062308.php Climate change could severely impact California's unique native plants- June 24, 2008 (University of California - Berkeley) California's endemic plants -- those found nowhere else in the world -- could disappear from their natural ranges as a result of global warming and associated changes in rainfall, according to a new study by UC Berkeley and Duke University researchers. In general, plants will move northward and towards the coast, and in southern California, upward into mountain refugia, highlighting the need to protect these refugia and corridors between them.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/uoc--ccc062008.php Climate change may challenge national security, classified report warns- June 24, 2008 (The Earth Institute at Columbia University) The National Intelligence Council has completed a new classified assessment that explores how climate change could threaten US security in the next 20 years by causing political instability, mass movements of refugees, terrorism, or conflicts over water and other resources in specific countries.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/teia-ccm062408.php Major progress in technology needed for 25 percent renewable energy use to be affordable- June 24, 2008 (RAND Corporation) Dramatic progress in renewable energy technology is needed if the United States desires to produce 25 percent of its electricity and motor vehicle fuel from renewable sources by 2025 without significantly increasing consumer costs, according to a RAND Corp. study issued today.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/rc-mpi062408.php Dry Tortugas show positive trends: Protected area slowly rebounding- June 23, 2008 (University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science) Thirty-eight research divers from the University of Miami, NOAA Fisheries Service, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the National Park Service, REEF, and the National Undersea Laboratory recently completed a successful 20-day biennial census to measure how the protected status of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary's Tortugas Ecological Reserve and Dry Tortugas National Park's Research Natural...http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/uomr-dts062308.php |