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| Will the algae still bloom? Editor's Note: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution oceanographer and photographer Chris Linder and science writer Helen Fields are taking part in a six-week cruise of the Bering Sea, a scientific expedition to study the effects of climate change on this polar ecosystem. This is the fourth blog post. To see all their posts, see "60 Seconds in the Bering Sea." ON THE ICEBREAKER HEALY IN THE BERING SEA (at latitude 59.5272 N and longitude 175.2031 W), April 30, 2009--One of the major objectives of this research cruise was to find an ice edge bloom, a spring growth of algae along the edge of the ice. As the ice melts and retreats northward in the Bering Sea, sun hits the water for the first time in months. The algae in the sea can finally burst into action, photosynthesizing and multiplying and feeding the rest of the ecosystem. [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 |
New York Eyes ‘No Smoking’ Outdoors, Too New York City’s health commissioner announced that he would seek to ban smoking at public parks and beaches as part of a plan to further curb smoking rates. nytimes.com |
What to Do About Endocrine Disruptors? A Q&A with Linda Birnbaum Nearly a year ago, toxicologist Linda Birnbaum was named director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Toxicology Program. She sat down with Environmental Health News journalist Jane Kay in San Francisco on Wednesday to answer questions about the environmental health risks we face today. [More] rss.sciam.com |