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| Study Links Air Pollution and Poisoned Seafood A federal study released today explains for the first time the link between global mercury emissions and the contamination of tuna and other marine life in the North Pacific Ocean. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Government report says snowmobiling, maple syrup, and lobster fishing are being hurt by climate change Along with melting glaciers and more intense heat weaves, a report released by the Obama administration today outlines the detrimental effects of global warming on winter recreation, power generation, fisheries, and even maple syrup. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Recommended: Science Folks We Follow on Twitter FOLKS WE FOLLOW ON TWITTERTwitter.com is a social Web site that allows people to post 140-character updates about themselves and their work. For story links and live coverage of scientific events and conferences, you can follow Scientific American via our profile @sciam [More] rss.sciam.com |
The Answer to China's Future Energy Demands May Be Blowing in the Wind After just four years of rapid development, China has the world's fourth largest wind power capacity : more than 12 gigawatts. However, the power of the breeze has become available so fast that the nation is struggling to make use of it.For instance, the Jiuquan wind power base in Gansu Province--better known as "Three Gorges on Land"--is expected to supply 10 gigawatts of electricity when it reaches peak capacity in 2020. The wind farm, under construction in the Gansu Corridor--a narrow natural passage cutting through the Gobi Desert, Qilian Mountains and the Alashan Plateau--is just one of seven such giant complexes approved by the Chinese government. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Tree Ring Science and Tomorrow's Water Tree ring expert Kevin Anchukaitis, of the tree ring lab at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, part of Columbia University’s Earth Institute, talks about the information available in tree rings. And Colin Chartres, the director general of the International Water Management Institute, talks to Lynn Peeples about water issues. Plus, we test your knowledge of some recent science in the news, specifically the November issue of Scientific American magazine. Web sites related to this episode include http://snipurl.com/sciamwater ; http://snipurl.com/sciamnov The transcript of this podcast wil be posted in two to three weeks. [More] rss.sciam.com |