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Marine invasive species advance with a rate of 50 kilometers per decade caused by global warming

The international conference, organised by the Spanish Council of Scientitic Research (CSIC) and the European Network of Excellence on Marine Biodiversity MarBEF, Hill take place until 15 November in the premises of the City of Arts and Science, in ...

From INNOVATIONS REPORT, EcoEarth News,  13 Nov 2008

Top scientific meeting urges coordinated response to economic and environmental crises

Climate change, water and food scarcity, energy security and dangerous pollution are among urgent and accelerating problems across all aspects of the Earth system, the summit of high profile experts from 22 countries confirmed. Convened by the ...

From INNOVATIONS REPORT, EcoEarth News,  6 Nov 2008

Impact of climate warming on fish

Global warming, whose impacts have been demonstrated since the 1980s and 1990s, influences the functioning of the worlds ecosystems as well as the structure and the diversity of animal and plant communities. The GIECs (International group of experts on ...

From INNOVATIONS REPORT, EcoEarth News,  6 Nov 2008

Old growth forest must no longer be ignored in carbon balances

In the carbon cycle, forests help to slow down the build-up of atmospheric carbon dioxide by absorbing this gas, thereby mitigating climate change. Specifically, forests use CO2 to synthesise the organic molecules that are stored in trees, and ...

From INNOVATIONS REPORT, EcoEarth News,  15 Sep 2008

Drinking water: the need for constant innovation

Challenges of climate change Various models predict that rising atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases will lead not only to increases in air temperatures but also to warming of waterbodies. This prediction has been confirmed by observations: ...

From INNOVATIONS REPORT, EcoEarth News,  12 Sep 2008

Fuel Emissions From Marine Vessels Remain a Global Concern

The forecast for clear skies and smooth sailing for oceanic vessels has been impeded by worldwide concerns of their significant contributions to air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions that impact the Earths climate. A new study by professors James ...

From INNOVATIONS REPORT, EcoEarth News,  11 Sep 2008

Bad sign for global warming: Thawing permafrost holds vast carbon pool

Previous studies by Schuur and his colleagues elsewhere have estimated the carbon contained in permafrost in northeast Siberia. The new research expands that estimate to the rest of the permafrost-covered northern latitudes of Russia, Europe, Greenland ...

From INNOVATIONS REPORT, EcoEarth News,  5 Sep 2008

Satellite Images Show Breakup of Two of Greenland's Largest Glaciers

A massive 11-square-mile (29-square-kilometer) piece of the Petermann Glacier in northern Greenland broke away between July 10th and by July 24th. The loss to that glacier is equal to half the size of Manhattan Island. The last major ice loss to ...

From INNOVATIONS REPORT, EcoEarth News,  25 Aug 2008

Researcher Closes in On Ethanol Breakthrough that Reduces Need to Use Corn to Make Ethanol

Goebls work is part of the Richard G. Lugar Center for Renewable Energy, which was established to address the societal needs for clean, affordable and renewable energy sources, improve the nations energy security, and reduce global warming. Its primary ...

From INNOVATIONS REPORT, EcoEarth News,  22 Aug 2008

Scientists Reveal Soot's Role in Climate Change

Climate scientists have generally assumed that the main effect of smoke on climate is cooling, as the floating particles can reflect some solar energy back to space as well as increasing cloud size and lifespan. But new research by scientists at the ...

From INNOVATIONS REPORT, EcoEarth News,  18 Aug 2008

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