As we emit more carbon dioxide, the oceans will become more acidic. That will be bad for sealife—but it may also speed the rate of global warming
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WATCH: Comet Crashes Into Sun and Explodes
This video released by NASA shows a small comet crashing into the sun. The video was captured by the European space agency “SOHO” space telescope.
The explosion that follows is called “coronal mass ejection” – basically a giant solar flare.
EcocentricDisasters
Aftershocks Could Raise Earthquake Risks for Vulnerable Cities
Tokyo escaped damage in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. But a new study indicates that aftershocks from the quake may have increased the seismic danger the Japanese megacity faces
Colo. Company Tests Spacecraft in Calif. Desert
(EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.) — A Colorado company developing a spaceship to take astronauts to the International Space Station has run the craft through a series of tests at a NASA facility in California.
EcocentricNatural Gas
As Obama Visits Upstate New York, the Fracking Debate Takes Center Stage
While the President might want to talk education on his visit to upstate New York, there will be no escaping the war over fracking
Former Astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton Dies at 76
(LANCASTER, Calif.) — C. Gordon Fullerton, a former astronaut who flew on two space shuttle missions and had an extensive career as a research and test pilot for NASA and the Air Force, died Wednesday, the space agency said. He was 76.
Former Dolphin Trainer Investigating the Mammals’ Mass Die-Off
(BRIGANTINE, N.J.) — Once upon a time, he was known as Capt. Bob, the man who trained the dolphins and seals to perform for crowds in Atlantic City.
But as he got to know the dolphins, Bob Schoelkopf renounced keeping them …
Greenpeace Denied Entry to Russian Arctic
(STOCKHOLM) — Russia has blocked a Greenpeace ship from entering Arctic waters where the environmentalist group was planning to protest against oil exploration activities by Rosneft and ExxonMobil, the group said Wednesday.
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Population Plus Climate: Why Coastal Cities Will Face Increased Risks From Floods
A new study names the global cities most at risk at coastal flooding—both today, and in a warmer future.
The War Over Fracking Comes to the English Countryside
Environmentalists have been fighting against fracking in the U.S. for years — with little success. Now the British government is pushing to allow drilling for shale gas in the U.K. Will British greens stop fracking from starting?
EcocentricWeather
10 Years of Weather in 3 Minutes
NOAA retires the GOES-12 satellite, which has monitored weather along the U.S. East Coast for more than a decade. Here’s everything GOES saw—sped up.
