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America's Tiny Four Corners Region Is an Outsized Methane Hotspot
2014-10-10 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Time: One small spot in the U.S. Southwest is the surprising producer of the largest concentration of methane gas seen across the nation. Levels of methane over the Four Corners region are more than triple the standard ground-based estimate of the greenhouse gas, reports a joint study of satellite data by scientists at NASA and the University of Michigan. Methane is a heat-trapping gas whose increasing quantities in the atmosphere have fueled concerns about global climate change. The methane "hotspot,'...
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Microsoft Sends Cortana to Far-Flung Corners of the Earth
2014-07-31 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld
Microsoft is preparing to debut an update to its Windows Phone 8.1 operating system, which includes expansion of its Cortana personal assistant availability to more regions. The update introduces Cortana to China and the UK in beta form, and Canada, India and Australia in alpha mode. Cortana is only just starting to make waves in the market, several years after Apple debuted Siri.
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Power plant emissions verified remotely at Four Corners sites, largest point source pollution in U.S
2014-05-21 02:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from two coal-fired power plants in the Four Corners area of northwest New Mexico, the largest point source of pollution in America, were measured remotely by a Los Alamos National Laboratory team. Led by Laboratory senior scientist Manvendra Dubey, the study is the first to show that space-based techniques can successfully verify international regulations on fossil energy emissions. Furthermore, the study was able to distinguish that emissions from the...
Most remote corners of oceans full of human litter, study finds
2014-05-01 13:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Scientists have found human litter in the form of plastic, fishing nets, glass and metals in Europes deepest ocean depths, confirming the extent and the seriousness of marine pollution. Video footage and trawl surveys carried out by a team of universities and marine centres have unveiled the extent of manmade rubbish in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans and in the Mediterranean Sea. Scientists looked at 32 sites from depths of 35 metres to 4.5 kilometres and found a variety of litter, including...
New director of Four Corners Regional Airport in Farmington says airport is rich in general aviation
2014-04-07 07:45:44| Airlines - Topix.net
Four Corners Regional Airport's new manager, Mike Lewis, says Farmington is fortunate to have an airport, especially while small cities nationwide close their regional airspaces as flights are pulled to larger hubs.
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