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1### [Hundreds of Threatened Species Not on Official U.S. List, Research Shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111212132632.htm)
1### [Genetics of Endangered African Monkey Suggest Troubles from Warming Climate](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120229105203.htm)
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3Many of the animal species at risk of extinction in the United States have not made it onto the country's official Endangered Species ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111212132632.htm)
3A rare and endangered monkey in an African equatorial rainforest is providing a look into our climatic future through its DNA. Its ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120229105203.htm)
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5### [Law Enforcement Vital for Great Ape Survival: Greatest Decrease in African Great Ape Populations in Areas With No Protection from Poaching](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111208101251.htm)
5### [Nowhere to Hide: Tigers Threatened by Human Destruction of Groundcover](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120228140502.htm)
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7A recent study shows that, over the last two decades, areas with the greatest decrease in African great ape populations are those ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111208101251.htm)
7A new study is the first of its kind to systematically investigate the use of different land cover types for tiger habitat. ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120228140502.htm)
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9### [Global Carbon Emissions Reach Record 10 Billion Tons, Threatening 2 Degree Target](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111204144648.htm)
9### [CFC Substitutes: Good for the Ozone Layer, Bad for Climate?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120224110737.htm)
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11Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels have increased by 49 percent in the last two decades, according to ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111204144648.htm)
11The Montreal Protocol led to a global phase-out of most substances that deplete the ozone layer, such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). A happy side-effect of the ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120224110737.htm)
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13### [Insecticides an Increasing Problem in Future for Streams in Europe](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111206131402.htm)
13### ['Storm of the Century' May Become 'Storm of the Decade'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120223133216.htm)
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15Europe's streams will in future be more heavily polluted with insecticides than before. The risks for streams caused by the use of ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111206131402.htm)
15Researchers report that projected increases in sea level and storm intensity brought on by climate change would make devastating storm surges -- the deadly and ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120223133216.htm)
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17- [Hundreds of Threatened Species Not on Official U.S. List, Research Shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111212132632.htm)
18- [Law Enforcement Vital for Great Ape Survival: Greatest Decrease in African Great Ape Populations in Areas With No Protection from Poaching](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111208101251.htm)
19- [Global Carbon Emissions Reach Record 10 Billion Tons, Threatening 2 Degree Target](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111204144648.htm)
20- [Insecticides an Increasing Problem in Future for Streams in Europe](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111206131402.htm)
17- [Genetics of Endangered African Monkey Suggest Troubles from Warming Climate](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120229105203.htm)
18- [Nowhere to Hide: Tigers Threatened by Human Destruction of Groundcover](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120228140502.htm)
19- [CFC Substitutes: Good for the Ozone Layer, Bad for Climate?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120224110737.htm)
20- ['Storm of the Century' May Become 'Storm of the Decade'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120223133216.htm)
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44 ### [Global Forests Are Overlooked as Water Suppliers, Study Shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111215094923.htm)
44 ### [Sea Level Rise to Alter Economics of California Beaches: Certain Beaches Will Shrink, Others Remain Large](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120228114306.htm)
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46 December 16, 2011 - The forests of the world supply a significant amount of moisture that creates rain. A new study reveals how this important contribution of forests to the hydrologic cycle is often overlooked in water ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111215094923.htm)
46 February 28, 2012 - Rising sea levels are likely to change Southern California beaches in the coming century, but not in ways you might expect. While some beaches may shrink or possibly disappear, others are poised to ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120228114306.htm)
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55 ### [Small Reactors Could Figure Into US Energy Future](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111213190154.htm)
55 ### [Reduction in U.S. Carbon Emissions Attributed to Cheaper Natural Gas](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120227111206.htm)
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57 December 14, 2011 - A new study concludes that small modular reactors may hold the key to the future of U.S. nuclear power ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111213190154.htm)
57 February 27, 2012 - Lower emission from power plants in 2009 was driven by competitive pricing of natural gas versus coal, researchers ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120227111206.htm)
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66 ### [Global Sea Surface Temperature Data Provides New Measure of Climate Sensitivity Over the Last Half Million Years](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111206082754.htm)
66 ### [Low Levels of Fallout from Fukushima, U.S. Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120222133728.htm)
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68 December 6, 2011 - Scientists have developed important new insight into the sensitivity of global temperature to changes in Earth's radiation balance over the last half million ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111206082754.htm)
68 February 22, 2012 - Fallout from the 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power facility in Japan was measured in minimal amounts in precipitation in the United States in about 20 percent of 167 sites sampled in a nationwide ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120222133728.htm)
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77 ### [Return of the Persian Leopard In Afghanistan's Central Highlands](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111205140519.htm)
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79 December 5, 2011 - Recent camera trap images from the rocky terrain of Afghanistan's central highlands have revealed a surprise: A Persian leopard, an apex predator long thought to have disappeared from the region, ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111205140519.htm)
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88 ### [New Projection Shows Global Food Demand Doubling by 2050](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111121194043.htm)
81 ### [Conservation Risk Highest Off Coasts of Canada, Mexico, Peru and New Zealand](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120220142643.htm)
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90 December 1, 2011 - Global food demand could double by 2050, according to a new projection. Producing that amount of food could significantly increase levels of carbon dioxide and nitrogen in the environment and cause ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111121194043.htm)
83 February 20, 2012 - Researchers have identified conservation "hot spots" around the world where the temptation to profit from overfishing outweighs the appetite for ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120220142643.htm)
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99 ### [Caribbean Fisheries Highly Vulnerable to Climate Change, Need to Adapt](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111123133035.htm)
92 ### [Yosemite's Alpine Chipmunks Take Genetic Hit from Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120219143319.htm)
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101 November 30, 2011 - A new study predicts severe negative impacts, including loss and alteration of habitats, smaller and less-diverse fish stocks, and coral bleaching, and urges prompt action to help fisheries ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111123133035.htm)
94 February 19, 2012 - Global warming has driven Yosemite's alpine chipmunks to higher ground, prompting a startling decline in the species' genetic diversity, according to a new study. The genetic erosion occurred in the ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120219143319.htm)
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103 ### [New Hope for Threatened Freshwater Dolphins in Asia](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120216133924.htm)
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105 February 16, 2012 - The Government of Bangladesh recently declared three new wildlife sanctuaries for endangered freshwater dolphins in the world's largest mangrove ecosystem - the Sundarbans, according to the ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120216133924.htm)
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112 November 30, 2011 - The Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium has begun injecting carbon dioxide for the first million-tonne demonstration of carbon sequestration in the United States. The CO2 will be ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111128120527.htm)
116 February 16, 2012 - Climate change spells trouble for many tropical birds -- especially those living in mountains, coastal forests and relatively small areas -- and the damage will be compounded by other threats like ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120216094724.htm)
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123 November 28, 2011 - A new report suggests that up to one fifth of global energy could be provided by biomass (plants) without damaging food production. The report reviews more than 90 global ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111125161027.htm)
127 February 14, 2012 - Society could considerably reduce its carbon footprint if more of us switched to a vegetarian diet, according to new ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120214100813.htm)
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136 ### [Even Moderate Air Pollution Can Raise Stroke Risks](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120213185119.htm)
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134 November 28, 2011 - People who believe there is a lot of disagreement among scientists about global warming tend to be less certain that global warming is happening and less supportive of climate policy, researchers ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111121115102.htm)
138 February 13, 2012 - Air pollution, even at levels generally considered safe by federal regulations, increases the risk of stroke by 34 percent, researchers have ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120213185119.htm)
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143 ### [New Insight Into Climate Change in the Pacific](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111129103322.htm)
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145 November 28, 2011 - A new report presents the most comprehensive scientific analysis to date of climate change in the Pacific ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111129103322.htm)
149 February 10, 2012 - Invasive species which have the potential to destroy biodiversity and influence global change could be tracked and controlled in the same way as wanted criminals, according to new ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120210111256.htm)
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