——————————————————————————- “Who would have thought that as recently as 70,000 years ago, extremes of climate had reduced our population to such small numbers that we were on the very edge of extinction.” —————————————————————- Associated Press Apr 24 06:15 PM US/Eastern Study says near extinction threatened people By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID… Continue reading
Science Findings, issue one hundred one / march 2008 USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw At the website, look for publications, find Science Findings, and go to issue 101. “Debris flows are common events that can shape stream habitat in mountainous regions around the world, particularly in the… Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 24, 2008 12:12 PM CONTACT: Environmental Defense Fund Jennifer Dickson, Environmental Defense Fund, (202) 572-3401 or (202) 520-1221 Becky Wexler, National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), (301) 652-1558 Tara Laskowski, George Mason University, (703) 993-8815 First Nationwide Climate Change Survey of… Continue reading
Plan to reverse global warming could backfire Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:14pm EDT By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – A proposed solution to reverse the effects of global warming by spraying sulfate particles into Earth’s stratosphere could make matters much worse, climate researchers said on Thursday. They said trying to… Continue reading