Monthly Archives: September 2009

Iraq’s new war is a fight for water

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

As bombs continue to tear apart its towns and villages, Iraq is now in the grip of an environmental crisis that experts and officials warn may do what decades of war have not been able to — destroy the country. … Continue reading →

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Arctic Warming Overtakes 2,000 Years of Natural Cooling

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Arctic temperatures have been dropping for the last 2,000 years. Since 1900, temperature anomaly has turned positive, indicating temperatures started becoming warmer than the long term average, new research indicates. The study, which incorporates geologic records and computer simulations, provides … Continue reading →

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Our best guess about global warming may be wrong

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Fifty-five million years ago, the world was a much warmer place. The poles were ice-free year-round. Palm trees grew in Alaska. Forests stretched right into the Arctic Circle. There, swamps like those in today’s southeastern United States hosted alligators, snakes, … Continue reading →

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Oceans Could Absorb Much More CO2

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Earth’s oceans are vast reservoirs of carbon dioxide (CO2) with the potential to control the pace of global warming. It all hinges on the fate of marine “snow” — a constant sprinkle of carbon-rich bits that flutter down from the … Continue reading →

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