FOSSIL FUELS MAY DECREASE EARTH'S NATURAL CAPACITY TO STORE CARBON
Date: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 @ 20:26:43 UTC
Topic: General
August 02 - Rising fossil fuel emissions may actually decrease the Earth's natural capacity to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, according to a newly published study--which means that the warming of Earth's climate could accelerate even faster than scientists have anticipated.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news5582.html
EVOLUTIONARY ACCIDENT PROBABLY CAUSED THE WORST SNOWBALL EARTH EPISODE, STUDY SHOWS, August 02
For several years geologists have been gathering evidence indicating that Earth has gone into a deep freeze on several occasions, with ice covering even the equator and with potentially devastating consequences for life. The theory, known as "Snowball Earth," has been lacking a good explanation for what triggered the global glaciations.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news5576.html
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