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Increased ocean acidification is due to human activities, say scientists

2016-09-07 21:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: Oceanographers from MIT and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution report that the northeast Pacific Ocean has absorbed an increasing amount of anthropogenic carbon dioxide over the last decade, at a rate that mirrors the increase of carbon dioxide emissions pumped into the atmosphere. The scientists, led by graduate student Sophie Chu, in MIT's Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, found that most of the anthropogenic carbon (carbon arising from human activity) in the northeast...

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Warming oceans are 'sick', global scientists warn

2016-09-06 00:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Agence France-Presse: Global warming is making the oceans sicker than ever before, spreading disease among animals and humans and threatening food security across the planet, a major scientific report said on Monday (Sep 5). The findings, based on peer-reviewed research, were compiled by 80 scientists from 12 countries, experts said at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress in Hawaii. "We all know that the oceans sustain this planet. We all know that the oceans provide...

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Oklahoma earthquake: 37 wells ordered to shut down after scientists' warning

2016-09-05 15:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Independent: A magnitude 5.6 earthquake in Oklahoma has brought fresh attention to the practice of disposing oil and gas field wastewater deep underground. The United States Geological Survey said the quake happened at 7.02am on Saturday, in north-central Oklahoma, on the fringe of an area where regulators had stepped in to limit wastewater disposal. The shallow quake struck nine miles northwest of Pawnee, where there were no immediate reports of injuries. Damage in the town appeared to be minor. An...

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Scientists Develop New Inexpensive Test for FMD

2016-08-30 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

UK - Scientists have found a new way of diagnosing foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) which is more cost effective and relies less on the use of small animals.

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