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| Rhode Island: Tent City Residents to Leave Site They also filed a claim against the Cities of Providence and East Providence, saying they had an obligation to provide for the needy and the indigent. nytimes.com |
Climate Change May Mean Slower Winds This summer scientists published the first study that comprehensively explored the effect of climate change on wind speeds in the U.S. The report was not encouraging. Three decades’ worth of data seemed to point to a future where global warming lowers wind speeds enough to handicap the nascent wind industry. But the real story, like so much in climate science, is far more complex.The study of decreased wind speeds came from a team led by Sara Pryor, professor and chair of the atmospheric science program at Indiana University. It examined wind speed data from hundreds of locations across the U.S. The team attempted to correct for any change in instrument position (such as what would happen if an airport places its anemometer atop a new control tower) and calculated for each site the average annual wind speed. Pryor and her colleagues found that in most of the U.S. wind speeds appear to be waning, in many locations by more than 1 percent a year. [More] rss.sciam.com |
New Map Reveals Tsunami Risks in California SAN FRANCISCO--Just days before the fifth anniversary of the 2004 Sumatran Tsunami, California officials on Thursday released a new map of the state's tsunami hazard, which details how an event could affect 350,000 people who live along the coast and cause tens of billions of dollars of damage. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Breaking the Growth Habit: A Q&A with Bill McKibben The April issue of Scientific American includes an exclusive excerpt from Bill McKibben's new book, Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet , plus an interview that challenges his assumptions. Expanded answers to key interview questions, and additional queries and replies, appear here. [More] rss.sciam.com |
California sea otter populations sink as research funding dries up Populations of southern, or California, sea otters ( Enhydra lutris nereis ) have declined for the second year in a row, including a dramatic drop in births, according to new numbers released by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). At the same time, the money necessary to study and help save the sea otters could soon evaporate amidst California's budget crisis. [More] California - Sea otter - United States Geological Survey - United States - Enhydra rss.sciam.com |