With wild eyes and a dishevelled hairdo, Africa’s white-crested hornbill (Tropicranus albocristatus) has a distinctly disgruntled look. Whatever is doing the disgruntling, though, has so far not been seen as life threatening. The bird is numerous and secure enough to have been declared of “least concern” by the conservation group… Continue reading

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY – A publication of the American Chemical Society May 30, 2007 Models underestimate global warming impacts A spate of research finds the effects of warming racking up faster than scientists had predicted. It used to be that climate scientists worried about how to make the public… Continue reading

————————————- NATURE Published online: 6 June 2007; | doi:10.1038/news070604-7 Storm seasons back to normal? Hurricane activity today looks much the same as the long-term average. Quirin Schiermeier The increased hurricane activity over the tropical North Atlantic during the past 12 years may have less to do with climate change than… Continue reading

AGU Journal Highlights — June 7, 2007 EurekAlert! Public release date: 8-Jun-2007 Contact: Peter Weiss pweiss@agu.org 202-777-7507 American Geophysical Union ——————————————————————————– Climate change could transform Venice Lagoon A new model that couples biotic and abiotic processes in intertidal zones predicts that salt marshes in Italy’s Venice Lagoon may not survive… Continue reading