Increasing Levels Of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Cause A Rise In Ocean Plankton Calcification April 22, 2008 — Increased carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere is causing microscopic ocean plants to produce greater amounts of calcium carbonate (chalk) - with potentially wide ranging implications for ... > full story

• Earthquake Hazard Maps Show How U.S. Shakes With Quakes
  April 21, 2008 — The recent magnitude-5.2 earthquake in southern Illinois is a reminder that earthquakes are a national hazard. Today, scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are revealing how shaky the ... > full story
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• Antarctic Deep Sea Gets Colder
  April 21, 2008 — The Antarctic deep sea is getting colder, which might stimulate the circulation of the oceanic water masses. Scientists studied ocean currents as well as the distribution of temperature, salt content ... > full story
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• Greenland Ice May Not Be Headed Down Too Slippery A Slope, But Stability Still Far From Assured
  April 20, 2008 — Lubricating meltwater that makes its way from the surface down to where a glacier meets bedrock turns out to be only a minor reason why Greenland's outlet glaciers accelerated their race to the sea ... > full story
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• Climate Change Likely To Intensify Storms, New Study Confirms
  April 19, 2008 — Hurricanes in some areas, including the North Atlantic, are likely to become more intense as a result of global warming even though the number of such storms worldwide may decline, according to a new ... > full story
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• Deep-sea Sharks Wired For Sound
  April 19, 2008 — Deep-sea sharks have been tagged and tracked and their habitats precisely mapped in world-first research to test the conservation value of areas closed to commercial ... > full story
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• Global Land Temperature Warmest On Record In March 2008
  April 19, 2008 — The average global land temperature in March of 2008 was the warmest on record and ocean surface temperatures were the 13th warmest. Combining the land and the ocean temperatures, the overall global ... > full story
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• Almost Extinct Turtle Discovered Living In Wild In Northern Vietnam
  April 19, 2008 — A critically endangered turtle that previously was thought to be extinct in the wild has been discovered in northern Vietnam. Experts confirmed that they have identified the only known living ... > full story
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• Illinois Earthquake Is A Wake-Up Call
  April 18, 2008 — Today's early morning earthquake that jolted many in the central U.S. is a reminder that seismic events do occur in areas not normally thought of as "earthquake country." It is also a lesson that ... > full story
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• Ice Sheet 'Plumbing System' Found: Lakes Of Meltwater Can Crack Greenland's Ice And Contribute To Faster Ice Sheet Flow
  April 18, 2008 — Researchers have for the first time documented the sudden and complete drainage of a lake of meltwater from the top of the Greenland ice sheet to its base. From those observations, scientists have ... > full story