TOP 100 CAMPING SITES
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| Should DDT Be Used to Combat Malaria? A panel of scientists recommended today that the spraying of DDT in malaria-plagued Africa and Asia should be greatly reduced because people are exposed in their homes to high levels that may cause serious health effects. [More] rss.sciam.com |
How Local Solutions Can Have Global Climate Impact Interview of Andrew GouldsonThe London School of Economics and Political Science has been at the forefront of analyzing the costs of climate change. Together with the University of Leeds in England, the school has started a Center for Climate Change Economics and Policy to examine issues in more detail. Co-director Andrew Gouldson assesses the likelihood of an international climate agreement and what local communities can do to adapt to change. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Stumbling Over Data: Mistakes Fuel Climate-Warming Skeptics Even as the Obama administration moves ahead with modest plans to tackle global warming, the public relations battle on the issue is as fierce as ever. Some recent scientific stumbles haven't helped. In fact, they have given fodder to climate change skeptics, some of whom have seized on the errors to attack the credibility of scientists and sway public opinion.Many scientific organizations, such as the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, now put data (some near real-time) on their Web sites. The information ranges from raw numbers from weather stations to computed values of, for instance, monthly global temperature anomalies, which represent temperature deviations from a historical average. Typically researchers make corrections and adjustments as they check equipment and replicate experiments. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Closely Held Manhattan Secret Faces Transformation Central Park is crowded, but it does have its secrets. Among them are public bathrooms in a landmark restaurant, but that will soon be transformed. nytimes.com |
Homes That Use Thermal Inertia to Maintain Comfortable Temperatures Dear EarthTalk: I recently saw a reference to “Enertia houses” that require little in the way of external sources for heating or cooling. Do you have any information on this housing design? --Alan Marshfield, via e-mail [More] rss.sciam.com |