Global Warming- Habitat Restoration Can Drive Economic RecoveryBy Ben Weber, National Wildlife Federation. This article was originally posted on the Vanishing Paradise blog. Vanishing Paradise's Ben Weber. After years of habitat loss and abuse, the story of the Mississippi River Delta is starting to look a bit different. Following the 2010 Gulf oil spill, a monumental piece of legislation called the RESTORE Act is […]
- A bipartisan path forward to reform U.S. chemical safety lawHard-fought compromise legislation would better protect American families Sens. Lautenberg and Vitter introduce the Chemical Safety Improvement Act to strengthen health protections for consumers Wed, 2013-05-22 Contact: Richard Denison, 202-572-3348, rdenison@edf.org Sharyn Stein, 202-572-3396, sstein@edf.org (Washington, D.C. – May 22, 2013) Environmental […]
- Analysis: Judge poses questions to better understand BP’s liability in Gulf oil disasterBy Whit Remer, Policy Analyst, Environmental Defense Fund The National Wildlife Federation's David Muth speaks at a press event and rally for the 3-year memorial of the BP oil disaster. Though Phase I of the BP trial may be complete, both parties have a mountain of follow-up work, analysis, and then preparation to do for Phase II, which starts in Septem […]
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- State Of The Climate
- April 2013 WildfiresFor April 2013, 4,754 fires (2nd most on record) burned 48,419 acres (the most on record) , which is 10.2 acres burned/fire (the most on record). For January-April, 11,673 fires (the most on record) burned 141,544 acres (the most on record) , which is 12.1 acres burned/fire (the most on record). […]
- April 2013 Global AnalysisThe combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces for April 2013 was the 13th warmest on record, at 0.52°C (0.94°F) above the 20th century average of 13.7°C (56.7°F). The global land surface temperature was 0.71°C (1.28°F) above the 20th century average of 8.1°C (46.5°F), marking the 17th warmest April on record. For the ocean, the April g […]
- April 2013 TornadoesJanuary–April tornado counts According to data from the Storm Prediction Center, during April, there were 83 preliminary tornado reports. This is well below the 1991-2010 average of 155 for the month, and marked the slowest April in terms of tornadoes since 1992. The last April with fewer than 100 tornadoes was in 1993. April is typically one of the more act […]
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- EPA Begins Summer Monitoring to Protect Area Beaches, Coastal Waters and New York/New Jersey Harbor(New York, N.Y.) With the beginning of the beach season, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is beginning its beach and harbor protection program to safeguard beaches and bays in New Jersey and New York and protect the health of the people who enjoy them. This year’s program will include helicopter surveillance for floating debris, water quality samplin […]
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- Company to Upgrade Treatment and Pay Penalties after Discharge Violations at Western Pa. Oil and Gas Wastewater Treatment Facilities(PHILADELPHIA – May 22, 2013) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a Clean Water Act settlement with Fluid Recovery Services, LLC (FRS), which operates three wastewater treatment plants in western Pennsylvania. The settlement resolves discharge permit violations associated with the treatment of wastewater generated from oil and gas extraction […]
- Company to Upgrade Treatment and Pay Penalties after Discharge Violations at Western Pa. Oil and Gas Wastewater Treatment Facilities
- Ocean Temperatures
- Newbold PARecent Water Temperature: 74.1°F (23.4°C) Observation Date and Time: Wed, 22 May 2013 23:54:00 GMT […]
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- USDA and EPA Release New Report on Honey Bee Health (May 2, 2013)USDA and EPA Release New Report on Honey Bee Health... […]
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- Energy Research
- GrayQbTM: A new tool for contamination mappingNuclear facilities in the midst of cleanup due to normal routine or unexpected incident face a remarkable challenge ' how to safely determine the exact location of radioactive contamination. […]
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- Save at the Pump and Charge While You WorkSave at the Pump and Charge While You Work Take these steps to work toward plug-in electric vehicle charging at your workplace. […]
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- FDA expands alert to health care providers about lack of sterility assurance of all sterile drug products from NuVision PharmacyThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting health care providers of concerns about a lack of sterility assurance of all sterile drug products made and distributed by NuVision Pharmacy of Dallas, Texas. The FDA recommends that these products should not be administered to patients. […]
- FDA expands alert to health care providers about lack of sterility assurance of all sterile drug products from NuVision Pharmacy
- Consumer Health
- FDA’s MedWatch Safety Alerts: April 2013FDA’s MedWatch Safety Alerts alert consumers to problems with quality or safety of medical products. The April listing includes products such as anti-seizure medications, multivitamin supplements, mattress covers, blood glucose meters and compounded drugs. […]
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Arctic Ice Cap is “Heading for Oblivion”
The loss of Arctic ice is massively compounding the effects of greenhouse gas emissions, ice scientist Professor Peter Wadhams has told BBC Newsnight.
White ice reflects more sunlight than open water, acting like a parasol.
Melting of white Arctic ice, currently at its lowest level in recent history, is causing more absorption.
Prof Wadhams calculates this absorption of the sun’s rays is having an effect “the equivalent of about 20 years of additional CO2 being added by man”.
The Cambridge University expert says that the Arctic ice cap is “heading for oblivion”.
In 1980, the Arctic ice in summer made up some 2% of the Earth’s surface. But since then the ice has roughly halved in area.
“Thirty years ago there was typically about eight million square kilometres of ice left in the Arctic in the summer, and by 2007 that had halved, it had gone down to about four million, and this year it has gone down below that,” Prof Wadhams said.
And the volume of ice has dropped, with the ice getting thinner:
“The volume of ice in the summer is only a quarter of what it was 30 years ago and that’s really the prelude to this final collapse,” Prof Wadhams said.
Parts of the Arctic Ocean are now as warm in summer as the North Sea is in winter, Prof Wadhams said.
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