Monthly Archives: April 2009

Fire :An Important and under-appreciated part of global climate change

Fire must be accounted for as an integral part of climate change, according to 22 authors of an article published in the April 24 issue of the journal Science. The authors determined that intentional deforestation fires alone contribute up to … Continue reading

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Cycling maps made using GIS

Adventure Cycling Association, claimed to be the largest membership cycling organisation in North America, announced that its cycling maps will now be produced using GIS technology. Kevin McManigal, Adventure Cycling’s GIS specialist, and cartographer Casey Greene recently completed the conversion … Continue reading

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Rich nation greenhouse gas emissions rise in 2007

Greenhouse gas emissions from industrialized nations rose by nearly one percent in 2007, led by strong gains in the United States, official data showed.Carbon emissions from countries signed up to the Kyoto Protocol climate pact edged up by 0.1 percent … Continue reading

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Atmospheric engineering scheme to combat global warming could diminish solar power

A widely discussed “atmospheric engineering” scheme intended to combat global warming could have unanticipated consequences in reducing the effectiveness of certain kinds of solar power around the Earth, a new study has concluded. It is appears in the current issue … Continue reading

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