Environment & Geology

Magazine articles on environmental science and geology.

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ifeminists February 9, 2007 Lawrence Henry	Anatomy of a Hoax Public hysteria creates political impulse in our ruling classes. That is worth remembering, as the UN releases the report of the International Panel on Climate Change.
Outside February 2007 Jason Daley	Shelf Life Welcome to Halley VI, the swankiest address this side of Dronning Maud Land.
Chemistry World February 6, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	Nuclear Storage: Ready, Willing, Able, and Undecided A report into the UK's long term nuclear waste storage plans has concluded there are no insurmountable technical barriers to storing nuclear waste deep underground. Between a third and two-thirds of the UK is geologically suitable for storing waste.
Geotimes February 2007 Cobb et al.	Rolling Across the Roof of the World The new rail connection to Tibet is a remarkable geotechnical achievement. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway brings greater access to the Tibetan Plateau -- which is good news to geoscientists wanting to see this fantastic and still remote part of the world.
Geotimes February 2007 Carolyn Gramling	USGS Says no Hush Orders Given The U.S. Geological Survey is not muzzling scientists, agency officials say.
Geotimes February 2007 Kathryn Hansen	Creating a Formula for the Northern Lights A new formula could help researchers predict space weather events, which can affect electronic and communication systems.
Geotimes February 2007 Sally Adee	Escape From Snowball Earth Early Earth didn't do things half-way: It may or may not have ever been a solidly frozen "snowball" in the deep geological past, but it was never a half-frozen ball of slush, according to a new study.
Geotimes February 2007 Katherine Unger	Climate to Blame in Cultural Collapses The Anasazi people in the Four Corners region of the American Southwest disappeared suddenly, possibly due to climate change that made food and water sources scarce. Researchers are now linking several past periods of climate change with failed civilizations.
Geotimes February 2007 Carolyn Gramling	Past El Ninos Portend Future Climates A new study examining evidence of long-term variability at El Nino's source suggests the strength of the phenomenon is highly sensitive to even small changes in climate. That sensitivity could have implications for how it plays into future climate change.
Geotimes February 2007 Nicole Branan	Shifting Winds Shift Warming Trends? New model simulations indicate that a poleward shift in the Southern Hemisphere westerly winds could cause the Southern Ocean's carbon dioxide and heat uptake to increase by up to 20%.
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