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Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 14:13:46 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Effects of Urbanization Extend to the Global Scale
Effects of Urbanization Extend to the Global Scale
What shape could future cities take, and how will their human populations meet environmental and resource challenges?
A paper published this week in the journal Science, authored by Arizona State University (ASU) ecologist Nancy Grimm and colleagues, concludes that global change and the ecology of cities are closely linked. The research was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
"When we think of global change, images of melting ice caps ...
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Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 14:22:42 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Natural Ocean Thermostat Helps Protect Pacific Ocean Coral Reefs
Natural Ocean Thermostat Helps Protect Pacific Ocean Coral Reefs
Natural processes may prevent oceans from warming beyond a certain threshold, thereby helping to protect some of the world's largest coral reefs from the impacts of climate change, new research finds.
The research, by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo., and the Australian Institute of Marine Science, uncovered evidence that an ocean "thermostat" appears to be helping regulate sea-surface temperatures in a ...
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