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Brian Cox: scientists giving false sense of debate on climate change
2014-09-03 17:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Scientists are doing the public a disservice in their attempts to communicate certainty in climate change science, often giving a false sense of debate by being overly precise, says broadcaster and physicist Professor Brian Cox. Climate scientists are 95% certain that humans are the main cause of the current global warming the world is experiencing. But Cox said this level of accuracy had been manipulated by nonsensical, politically-motivated climate sceptics. I think we do a disservice...
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Antarctic sea ice growth doesn't negate climate change, scientists say
2014-09-02 23:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: In the blue half-light of the Antarctic autumn, a thin film spreads across the continent's coastal waters. It's an embryonic form of sea ice: a mush of microscopic crystals that floats on the dense, salty water of the Southern Ocean. As winter takes root, this proto-sea ice grows thicker and stronger until it encircles Antarctica in a vast frozen ring. The ice spans nearly 7 million square miles at its peak, an area roughly twice the size of the United States. This year, Antarctic sea ice has expanded...
Scientists identify deforested idle land as source of Indonesia "haze" fires
2014-08-31 20:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A month after Singapore was shrouded in a thick haze produced by Indonesian fires in June 2013, scientist David Gaveau went to the source of the smoke in Riau province to survey the charred aftermath. News reports attributed the haze to slash-and-burn forest clearance to make way for oil palm plantations. But what Gaveau, a scientist with the Indonesia-based Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), discovered during his five days examining the still-smouldering ground on Sumatra island...
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Scientists dig into Ebola's deadly genes for clues
2014-08-28 22:21:53| Biotech - Topix.net
This undated handout photo provided by the journal Science shows Ebola surveillance at Kenema Governement Hospital is done by polymerase chain reaction, or PCR.
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SWEDEN: Scientists hail first fully-recycled cotton garment
2014-08-28 18:41:43| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Scientists in Sweden have developed what they claim is the world's first garment made entirely from recycled cotton - describing it as a "breakthrough" for the textile industry.
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