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Satellite data reveal major loss in volume of Arctic sea-ice since 2003

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autumn and 9% in the winter between 2003 and 2012, an. The researchers used new data from the European Space Agency’s CryoSat-2 satellite spanning 2010 to 2012, and data from NASA’s ICESat satellite from 2003 to 2008 to estimate the volume of sea ice in the Arctic. 2003 to 2008 was 16,300 cu. until 2008.

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Satellite study suggests California clean air regulations working to reduce PM2.5 emissions in state

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Scientists from Emory University, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Air Resources Board teamed to analyze satellite data to determine the 15-year trend of PM 2.5 species, was recently published in the journal Atmospheric Environment. species, was recently published in the journal Atmospheric Environment.

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Turing Award Winner On His Pioneering Algorithms

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After he graduated high school, there was only one university he wanted to attend: Chicago State. About Jack Dongarra Employer: University of Tennessee, Knoxville Title: Professor emeritus, computer science Member grade: Life Fellow Alma mater: Chicago State University. The university recently named him professor emeritus.

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New inventory of black carbon emissions from China finds 2007 levels higher than previously reported

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The paper by researchers from Peking University and Environment Canada appears in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. 2007); and predicted national data from the National Long-term Development Plan (NLDP) (2008?2050). 1979); provincial data from the China Energy Statistics Yearbook (CESY) (1980?2007);

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Researchers castigate planning bodies for ill-conceived Jatropha programs

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By 2008, Jatropha had been planted on more than an estimated 900,000 ha, of which 85% was in Asia, 13% in Africa and the rest in Latin America. The Planning Commission pushed for Jatropha as it was considered to be high, early yielding, nonbrowsable and requiring little irrigation and even less management.

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Study of lead isotopes provides insight into aerosols transport from Asia to US

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Transport models are uncertain ,” says Stephanie Ewing, lead author of the paper and an assistant professor of pedology and soil biogeochemistry at Montana State University. The scientists also applied this analysis to archived air samples taken from urban sites in central California between 2003 and 2005. One site was on Mt.

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Study Finds Regional Variations in Irrigation Practices Can Push Corn Ethanol Water Requirements 3x Higher Than Earlier Estimates; Need to Account for Regional Specifics in Mandates

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Researchers at the University of Minnesota have estimated state-level field-to-pump water requirements of corn ethanol production across the US. trillion liters between 2005 and 2008, whereas US bioethanol production has increased only 133% from 15 to 34 billion liters during the same period. Credit: ACS. Click to enlarge. Chiu et al.

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