Group items tagged earths - World at Risk - Year 12 Edexcel Geography

NASA Study Goes to Earth's Core for Climate Insights - 2 views

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Simon Harrison on 01 Sep 11

NASA Study Goes to Earth's Core for Climate Insights The latest evidence of the dominant role humans play in changing Earth's climate comes not from observations of Earth's ocean, atmosphere or land surface, but from deep within its molten core.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">NASA Study Goes to Earth's Core for Climate Insights The latest evidence of the dominant role humans play in changing Earth's climate comes not from observations of Earth's ocean, atmosphere or land surface, but from deep within its molten core.</div>

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Rio+20 Earth summit: scientists call for action on population | Environment | The Guardian - 0 views

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Rio+20 Earth summit: walkout at 'green economy' talks | Environment | guardian.co.uk - 0 views

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Large Asteroid to Buzz Earth Tonight-Watch It Live - 0 views

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Giant asteroid passes near Earth - 0 views

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An asteroid that is 400m (1,300ft) wide has passed by Earth, much to the delight of astronomers.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">An asteroid that is 400m (1,300ft) wide has passed by Earth, much to the delight of astronomers.</div>

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Earth's environment getting worse, not better, says WWF ahead of Rio+20 - 1 views

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Twenty years on from the Rio Earth summit, the environment of the planet is getting worse not better, according to a report from WWF. Swelling population, mass migration to cities, increasing energy use and soaring carbon dioxide emissions mean humanity is putting a greater squeeze on the planet's resources then ever before.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Twenty years on from the Rio Earth summit, the environment of the planet is getting worse not better, according to a report from WWF. Swelling population, mass migration to cities, increasing energy use and soaring carbon dioxide emissions mean humanity is putting a greater squeeze on the planet's resources then ever before.</div>

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Approaching Asteroid May Get Close Enough to Smash Satellites - 1 views

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Richard A. Lovett A newly discovered asteroid called 2012 DA14 will pass so close to Earth in February that it might hit a communications satellite, scientists say. "That's very unlikely, but we can't rule it out," said Paul Chodas, a planetary astronomer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Richard A. Lovett A newly discovered asteroid called 2012 DA14 will pass so close to Earth in February that it might hit a communications satellite, scientists say. "That's very unlikely, but we can't rule it out," said Paul Chodas, a planetary astronomer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California.</div>

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Simon Harrison on 11 Jun 12

Richard A. Lovett A newly discovered asteroid called 2012 DA14 will pass so close to Earth in February that it might hit a communications satellite, scientists say. "That's very unlikely, but we can't rule it out," said Paul Chodas, a planetary astronomer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Richard A. Lovett A newly discovered asteroid called 2012 DA14 will pass so close to Earth in February that it might hit a communications satellite, scientists say. "That's very unlikely, but we can't rule it out," said Paul Chodas, a planetary astronomer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California.</div>

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Government defends David Cameron decision not to attend Rio+20 earth summit | Environme... - 0 views

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Earth is warming, study concludes - 0 views

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Climate change

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Simon Harrison on 31 Oct 11

A study by an independent scientific project, set up in the wake of the "Climategate" email affair, concludes the Earth really is warming.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A study by an independent scientific project, set up in the wake of the "Climategate" email affair, concludes the Earth really is warming.</div>

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Berkeley Earth tracks climate change - video - 0 views

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Berkeley Earth's land surface temperature data from 1800 to 2009, showing overall warming since the industrial revolution

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Berkeley Earth's land surface temperature data from 1800 to 2009, showing overall warming since the industrial revolution</div>

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Fracking 'probable' cause of Lancashire quakes - 0 views

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Controversial 'fracking' technique to extract gas from the ground was the 'highly probable' cause of earth tremors, report finds A controversial "fracking" technique to extract gas from the ground was the "highly probable" cause of earth tremors which hit Lancashire's Fylde coast earlier this year, a report concluded today.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Controversial 'fracking' technique to extract gas from the ground was the 'highly probable' cause of earth tremors, report finds A controversial "fracking" technique to extract gas from the ground was the "highly probable" cause of earth tremors which hit Lancashire's Fylde coast earlier this year, a report concluded today.</div>

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Large Wildfires Across West 7 Times More Common Than 40 Yrs Ago « Fire Earth - 4 views

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Billion-Dollar Disasters 2012 « Fire Earth - 1 views

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Thousands Evacuated as Cyclone EVAN Batters Fiji « Fire Earth - 1 views

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Cyclone Tropical storms

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Million Plus Displaced by Floods in Nigeria « Fire Earth - 0 views

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Flood hazards

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New Hampshire Declared Major Disaster Area « Fire Earth - 2 views

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NASA measure ice thickness at the North Pole - 1 views

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Arctic

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Simon Harrison on 25 Jun 12

› View 1980 image › View 2012 image This interactive illustrates how perennial sea ice has declined from 1980 to 2012. The bright white central mass shows the perennial sea ice while the larger light blue area shows the full extent of the winter sea ice including the average annual sea ice during the months of November, December and January.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">› View 1980 image › View 2012 image This interactive illustrates how perennial sea ice has declined from 1980 to 2012. The bright white central mass shows the perennial sea ice while the larger light blue area shows the full extent of the winter sea ice including the average annual sea ice during the months of November, December and January.</div>

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