Why Antarctica isn’t melting like the Arctic … yet
You’ve probably noticed that you read a lot of stories on Arctic melt, how quickly it’s progressing, opening up shipping lanes and hurriedly moving towards ice-free summers. But what you don’t read much about is melting of Antarctica’s ice sheets. If global warming is causing polar ice melt — why don’t we hear about Antarctica?
Well, that’s because the continent’s ice sheets aren’t melting that much –
China Promises to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions
China today announced its first-ever target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, just one day after U.S. President Barack Obama pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the United States approximately 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020. China said that it plans to reduce the intensity of carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020 by 40 percent to 45 percent
Remembering Silent Spring
On the 100th anniversary of the birth of Rachel Carson, three scientists present current research on the presence of DDT in nature and its consequences for birds, breast cancer rates and malaria.
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