Archive for May, 2008Loss of forests and other natural systems could halve living standards for the world’s poor, a major report will conclude. Having successfully reached Camp 4 the next stop for Sir Ranulph Fiennes is, quite literally, the top of the world. The sound diners hear while they are eating food can change the way they think it tastes, scientists have discovered. Yale University scientists may have resolved a controversial glitch in models of global warming: A key part of the atmosphere didn’t seem to be warming as expected. Computer models and basic principles predict atmospheric temperatures should rise slightly faster than, not lag, increases in surface temperatures. Also, the models predict the fastest warming should occur at the Tropics at an altitude between eight and 12 kilometers. However, temperature readings taken from weather balloons and satellites have, according to most analysts, shown little if any warming there compared to the surface. The world’s biggest environmental charity has called for a moratorium on new coal-fired power stations in the UK until carbon capture and storage technology has been shown to work and can be installed from the outse Some natural gas is much newer than it looks - and researchers are hoping to make their own The new method could make it more economical to exploit coal seams that are otherwise difficult to reach, but also raises environmental concerns
Despite record corn yields, farmers will have trouble meeting American food demands if the rampant biofuels industry produces ethanol at the projected rate In the race to create green biofuels for cars and trucks, biodiesel has a clear lead, new research suggests – but it’s still just a drop in the world’s fuel tank |
