Ancient plant remains recovered in recent Arctic Ocean sampling cores shows that during a period of carbon dioxide-induced global warming, humidity, precipitation and salinity of the ocean water altered drastically, along with elevated global and regional temperatures.
The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church, New York, is converting its present heating-cooling system to an energy-efficient geothermal system. The project is largest of its kind in New York City, and drilling for a series of standing column wells will begin this fall.
The launch of the Mars Phoenix Lander is a year away. The spacecraft will be aiming for the Martian north pole, and if it lands successfully, it will drill in snow and ice in one of the few places on Mars where scientists think life could be preserved. In this interview, a planetary scientist from NASA explains why future Mars missions must dig deeper to learn about the Martian potential for life.
A final U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule exempts storm water discharges of sediment from construction activities at oil and gas sites from the requirement to obtain a permit.
Although geothermal energy still is in the early stages of technology adoption by mainstream users, today, in Canada, there are fire halls, sports complexes, ice arenas, swimming pools, civic centers, schools and entire residential communities heated and cooled by geothermal energy.
The comment period for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Water Transfers Proposed Rule has been extended 14 days to August 7, 2006.
With temperatures of 110 degrees Fahrenheit and higher becoming the norm in Iraq, the need for water becomes more apparent daily. For Iraqi soldiers at Camp Blue Diamond in Ramadi, that need is being met by three U.S. Marines and one reverse osmosis water purification system.
The international research program has expanded its base of international support by welcoming the Republic of Korea as its newest member; its membership now includes 21 countries.
Arid cities have an effect on rainfall patterns around them, and it appears that human activities such as land use and irrigation in these environments affect the entire water cycle as well.
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