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Strength in Numbers: Mathematicians Unite to Tackle Climate Change and Other Planetary Problems
2013-03-21 12:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: What do polar ice caps, guinea worm disease and wildfires have in common? All are being modeled with cutting-edge mathematics. Mathematical societies and institutes around the world are participating in "Mathematics of Planet Earth," or MPE, this year. They aim to study the math that underpins geologic and biological processes on our planet as well as encourage more math researchers to tackle these problems. Events are planned for the year 2013, but the organizers hope that the initiative will have...
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Grid chief warns of future NE power problems
2013-03-20 06:01:57| Energy - Topix.net
The chief executive of New England's power grid manager warned Tuesday that a growing regional dependence on natural gas, combined with supply constraints, is threatening its ability to guarantee electricity whenever and wherever it's needed.
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Logging studies plagued by sampling problems
2013-03-18 14:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Although research into the impact of selective logging in tropical forests has been booming recently, much of it is undercut by basic research flaws, according to a new study in mongabay.com's open access journal Tropical Conservation Science. Selective logging means targeting certain species or only a particular number of trees per hectare, and as such is considered generally more environmentally-friendly than clearcutting, which strips entire forests. "Selective logging has been proposed as...
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As U.S. Cleans Its Energy Mix, It Ships Coal Problems Abroad
2013-03-15 18:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Ready for some good news about the environment? Emissions of carbon dioxide in the United States are declining. But don't celebrate just yet. A major side effect of that cleaner air in the U.S. has been the further darkening of skies over Europe and Asia. The United States essentially is exporting a share of its greenhouse gas emissions in the form of coal, data show. If the trend continues, the dramatic changes in energy use in the United States-in particular, the switch from coal to newly abundant...
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Java's security problems unlikely to be resolved soon, researchers say
2013-03-14 11:00:00| InfoWorld: Top News
Since the start of the year, hackers have been exploiting vulnerabilities in Java to carry out a string of attacks against companies including Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, and Twitter, as well as home users. Oracle has made an effort to respond faster to the threats and to strengthen its Java software, but security experts say the attacks are unlikely to let up any time soon.
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