Environment & Geology

Magazine articles on environmental science and geology.

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Wired August 21, 2007 Amanda Griscom Little	Pumped Up: Chevron Drills Down 30,000 Feet to Tap Oil-Rich Gulf of Mexico A recent discovery by Chevron has signaled that soon there may be vastly more oil gushing out of the ultradeep seabeds -- more than even the optimists were predicting four years ago. But there are still big questions to be answered before Jack starts filling gas tanks.
Wired August 21, 2007 Julian Smith	Quake Fears, Ancient Finds Have Europe-Asia Tunnel on Nonstop Delay The Marmaray tunnel project is ambitious enough to worry even the most experienced engineers, but its location could give a seismologist night sweats. All this work is taking place just 12 miles from the North Anatolian Fault, Eurasia's version of the San Andreas.
Geotimes August 2007 Fred Schwab	The "Roof of the World" is Leaking If China's recent history of environmental stewardship is any guide, the future of Tibet is as hazy as Beijing's sky. China's push to develop Tibet may irreparably damage it.
InternetNews August 21, 2007 Paul Shread	Grid Spans the Globe A new 'Polar Grid' will help scientists measure the effects of global warming in real time.
Chemistry World August 20, 2007 Ned Stafford	Chemists Take Unique River Jaunt An international team assembled to test environmental pollution and water quality in the River Danube will be sleeping in bunks aboard the Hungarian ice breaker Szecheny.
InternetNews August 16, 2007 Andy Patrizio	IBM Supercomputer The Latest Olympic Entry A high-performance system will be used to predict the weather around Beijing and how bad the pollution is at any given hour.
IEEE Spectrum August 2007 Sarah Adee	Energy Regulators Adjust to a Tidal Gold Rush The number of real opportunities for tidal energy -- where incoming and outgoing tides drive underwater turbines -- is small. But the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is trying to clear the path and bring tidal energy into the 21st century.
Science News August 4, 2007 Julie J. Rehmeyer	Math Trek: Cloudy Crystal Balls Computer models may never be able to predict climate accurately.
Geotimes August 2007 Megan Sever	Restoring the River Since Katrina struck, one thing has become clear, researchers say: Restoration of the natural system is of paramount importance to saving New Orleans in the long run, and the time to act is now.
Geotimes August 2007 Erin Wayman	Sandbar Led Alexander the Great to Victory More than any battering ram, catapult or sword, Alexander the Great may owe his success in seizing the island of Tyre to waves and sand.
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