New research conducted by specialists from the University of Hawaii came to a shocking conclusion: carbon emissions of anthropogenic origin have caused ocean acidification at a rate greater than natural. This will lead to the extinction of many organisms that live in Earth’s waters, the most affected being mollusks and corals. In certain regions of [...]
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Researchers have discovered a particle that can counteract the effect of global warming
January 25th, 2012 
admin A team of researchers from three institutes prestigious in the U.S. and UK have discovered a particle that could be used to “cleanse” the atmosphere and cool the planet, counteracting the effects of global warming. The particles have been codenamed “Criegee bi-radicals” and their existence was postulated in the ’50s by Rudolf Criegee. These particles [...]
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No Comments »Global Warming Killing Greenland Seals
January 22nd, 2012 admin An increasing number of Greenland seals, which live on the east coast of Canada, die from lack of ice, according to scientists. The study conducted by researchers at Duke University revealed that the surface ice of the North Atlantic, which normally pair of Greenland seals, has declined by about 6% every 10 years from 1979. [...]
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