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Carbon in Ancient Soil May Exacerbate Climate Change

Leigh Hutchens — Tue, 27 May 2014 02:24:50 +0000

According to scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, soil that was formed on the surface of the Earth and is now buried deep underground has been found to be rich in carbon. This adds an interesting and complex dimension to our world’s carbon cycle. According to the study, published in the journal Nature Geoscience, human […]

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Southern Africa Experiences Warming Due to Hole in Ozone Layer

Adele Hall — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 06:15:05 +0000

Researchers have found reason to believe the southern tip of Africa is abnormally warm due to the ozone hole over Antarctica. In the journal Nature Geoscience, the research team shows how the ozone hole is causing wind patterns to change and that is causing the abnormal warming of the African continent. Every summer, Africa is […]

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Arctic Melt to Release Huge Quantities of Methane, NASA Mission Concludes

Mike Sandru — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:21:36 +0000

The HIAPER Pole-to-Pole Observations (HIPPO) airborne campaign set out a campaign to see where greenhouse gases come from and where are they stored in our planet’s system. So they flew specially instrumented aircraft over the Pacific Ocean from nearly pole to pole. Between 2009 and 2010, they measured at a 8.7 miles height from the […]

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