Category: Environment

It’s not the extra few feet of water that make sea level rise so dangerous. It’s the extra few feet during a storm during El Niño during high tide, say researchers.

In “Dover Beach,” the 19th Century poet Matthew Arnold describes waves that “begin, and cease, and then again begin…and bring?the eternal note of sadness in.”

But in the warming world of the 21st Century, waves could be riding oceans that will rise anywhere from 0.5 meters (19 inches) to 1.4 meters (55 inches), and researchers believe there’s a good chance they will stir stronger feelings than melancholia.

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Waves at high tide inundate Ocean Beach Pier during a 2000 storm. Researchers say sea level rise presents its greatest danger when water level spikes caused by high tides and El Nino events are superimposed upon it.

In February of last year, University of Wisconsin- Madison senior Ted Durkee teamed up with alumnus Brandon Gador, to promote the use of renewable energy.

While some students use college as a transition into the “real world,” a handful of student entrepreneurs have asked themselves, “Why wait?”

In February of last year, University of Wisconsin- Madison senior Ted Durkee teamed up with University of Wisconsin-Madison alumnus Brandon Gador, who graduated last spring, to found Powered Green, a startup company promoting the use of renewable energy. They officially launched the company at the end of September.

There are plenty of ways to lessen your impact on the environment that don't come with a daunting price tag, and they will even save you some money without cramping your carbon-creating lifestyle.

Want to begin to be more environmentally friendly in 2009 but can't afford a hybrid car? Don't worry — there are plenty of ways to lessen your impact on the environment that don't come with such a daunting price tag, says Matt Malten, assistant vice chancellor for campus sustainability at Washington University in St. Louis. And they likely will even save you some money without cramping your carbon-creating lifestyle — much.

A new study finds that one-third of the world’s marine fish catches are ground up and fed to farm-raised fish, pigs, and poultry, squandering a precious food resource for humans.

An alarming new study to be published in November in the Annual Review of Environment and Resources finds that one-third of the world’s marine fish catches are ground up and fed to farm-raised fish, pigs, and poultry, squandering a precious food resource for humans and disregarding the serious overfishing crisis in our oceans.

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Mounds of harvested fish awaiting transport to a processing facility in Kakinada district, Andrea Pradesh, India

This latest study continues to debunk the neocoms who continue to chant, "What global warming?"

A recent study based on satellite radar altimetry indicates drastic thinning of Arctic ice during the winter of 2007. It was found that the ice thickness had been fairly constant for the five previous winters. The researchers were able to highlight widespread ice thinning in areas covered by both old and young ice. This thinning constitutes the most severe since records started being taken in the early 1990s.

Singer shares Texans for a Sound Energy Policy Alliance's concerns for area's water future.

Grammy Award winner Ray Benson has joined members of Texans for a Sound Energy Policy Alliance (TSEPA) in questioning how a proposed nuclear reactor in Victoria County, Texas will impact the future water supply throughout the Guadalupe River Basin.

Reducing the number of deer in forests and parks may unexpectedly reduce the number of reptiles, amphibians and insects in that area, new research suggests. A recent study found that a greater diversity of snakes, salamanders, and invertebrates were found in areas with deer populations than were found in areas with no deer activity.

During a time when many states have begun to selectively control deer populations, a new study by researchers at Ohio State University and the National Park Service, challenges previous research that has suggested deer populations can negatively impact forest ecosystems through eating plants that many smaller animals may depend on.

Contrary to popular belief, moderate increases in temperature and increased nitrogen from acid rain actually improves forest productivity, providing there is sufficient moisture.

After more than 20 years of research in the northern hardwood forests of Michigan, scientists at Michigan Technological University's School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science have reached a surprising conclusion: Moderate increases in temperature and nitrogen from atmospheric pollution actually improve forest productivity.

As water bottles continue to overload landfills while taxing limited resources, such as petroleum products for manufacturing and shipping, many are considering "Giving up the Bottle." Here are 5 simple steps you can take to move in that direction.

You run out the door to go to the soccer field - grab a water bottle. Your neighbor stops by to ask you to join her for a walk - grab another water bottle. You pack your lunch for work just before leaving, and you include - you guessed it - a water bottle. You sit down to read a book on the beach, and right there next to you again, a water bottle. It seems that the modern culture has become so addicted to the convenience of a bottle filled with water that most feel the need to have one in their hand at all times. But at what cost?

Renowned scientists present keyfindings and recommendations to save world's reefs from ocean's greatest threat .

The increase in global carbon dioxide emissions is not just damaging the Earth's climate, but also threatening the very fabric of our oceans. On Wednesday, The Nature Conservancy, along with the support of a dozen of the world's top marine scientists, presented key findings and recommendations to tackle ocean acidification in the "Honolulu Declaration on Ocean Acidification and Reef Management," which was first introduced to the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force meeting in Kona, Hawai'i in late August, and presented Wednesday to delegates attending the World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, Spain.