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New Study Finds Climate Hacking to be Promising, but Not Feasible Yet Posted: 12 Feb 2015 06:30 AM PST Two days ago, the National Research Council has released a brand new twin report dealing with the different The post New Study Finds Climate Hacking to be Promising, but Not Feasible Yet has been published onTechnology Org.

Buildings with ‘rocking’ technology would be more earthquake-resilient Posted: 12 Feb 2015 04:56 AM PST Buildings that rock during an earthquake and return to plumb would withstand seismic shaking better than structural designs The post Buildings with ‘rocking’ technology would be more earthquake-resilient has been published on Technology Org.

Study finds Brazilian climate change mitigation doubles carbon emissions Posted: 12 Feb 2015 04:40 AM PST Brazilian steelindustry strategies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions have failed spectacularly, actually resulting in a doubling of emissions, The post Study finds Brazilian climate change mitigation doubles carbon emissions has been published onTechnology Org.

Research in the news: Carbon release from ocean helped end the ice age Posted: 12 Feb 2015 03:48 AM PST New techniques are allowing scientists to understand how carbon dioxide, released from the deep ocean, helped to end The post Research in the news: Carbon release from ocean helped end the ice age has been published onTechnology Org.

Long-term changes in dead wood reveal new forest dynamics Posted: 11 Feb 2015 11:35 PM PST Healthy forest ecosystems need dead wood to provide important habitat for birds and mammals, but there can be The post Long-term changes in dead wood reveal new forest dynamics has been published on Technology Org.

Mission impossible? New England’s snowstorm ‘bomb’ from inside a Doppler-on-Wheels Posted: 11 Feb 2015 09:09 PM PST Jan. 26, 2015. The day computer models forecast one of the most intense snowstorms in history. Meteorologists call The post Mission impossible? New England’s snowstorm ‘bomb’ from inside a Doppler-on-Wheels has been published on Technology Org.

Monster hurricanes struck U.S. Northeast during prehistoric periods of ocean warming Posted: 11 Feb 2015 09:07 PM PST Intense hurricanes possibly more powerful than any storms New England has experienced in recorded history frequently pounded the The post Monster hurricanes struck U.S. Northeast during prehistoric periods of ocean warming has been published on Technology Org.

Study Shows No Damage to Soils from Grazing of Cover Crops Posted: 11 Feb 2015 08:24 PM PST A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist in North Carolina has found a way to encourage more growers The post Study Shows No Damage to Soils from Grazing of Cover Crops has been published on Technology Org.

Effects of Water-Use Development on Yellowstone River Streamflow Analyzed Posted: 11 Feb 2015 08:22 PM PST A new fact sheet published by the U.S. Geological Survey describes the cumulative hydrologic effects of water-resource development The post Effects of Water-Use Development on Yellowstone River Streamflow Analyzed has been published onTechnology Org.

New Study Looks at How People Cope with Vog Posted: 11 Feb 2015 08:21 PM PST A new study to examine how people who live downwind of Kīlauea Volcano cope with volcanic gas emissions, The post New Study Looks at How People Cope with Vog has been published on Technology Org.

Methane emissions from natural gas industry higher than previously thought Posted: 11 Feb 2015 08:11 PM PST World leaders are working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but it’s unclear just how much we’re emitting. In The post Methane emissions from natural gas industry higher than previously thought has been published onTechnology Org.