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| 1 | ### [More People, More Environmental Stress](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120611122554.htm) | |
| 1 | ### [US Wind Power Market Riding a Wave That Is Likely to Crest in 2012](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120814121119.htm) | |
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| 3 | Scientists have taken a critical look at the various factors that have long been prime climate-change suspects. One in particular: the role of population growth. ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120611122554.htm) | |
| 3 | Facing looming policy uncertainty beyond 2012, the US remained one of the fastest-growing wind power markets in the world in 2011 ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120814121119.htm) | |
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| 5 | ### [Ecologists Call for Preservation of Planet's Remaining Biological Diversity](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606164938.htm) | |
| 5 | ### [Protected Areas Allow Wildlife to Spread in Response to Climate Change, Citizen Scientists Reveal](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120813155243.htm) | |
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| 7 | Twenty years after the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, 17 ecologists are calling for renewed international efforts to curb the loss of ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606164938.htm) | |
| 7 | A new study has shown how birds, butterflies, other insects and spiders have colonized nature reserves and areas protected for ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120813155243.htm) | |
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| 9 | ### [Evidence of Impending Tipping Point for Earth](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606132308.htm) | |
| 9 | ### [Mission Discovers Record Depth for Lophelia Coral on Gulf of Mexico Energy Platforms](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120810130644.htm) | |
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| 11 | A group of 22 scientists worldwide argue that the Earth is frighteningly close to a tipping point that would send the globe irreversibly into a state ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606132308.htm) | |
| 11 | A team of federal and university scientists on a 10-day expedition in the Gulf of Mexico has discovered Lophelia coral ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120810130644.htm) | |
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| 13 | ### [Geoengineering Could Disrupt Rainfall Patterns](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606092715.htm) | |
| 13 | ### [Seafood, Wild or Farmed? The Answer May Be Both](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120806151403.htm) | |
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| 15 | A geoengineering solution to climate change could lead to significant rainfall reduction in Europe and North America, a team of European scientists ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606092715.htm) | |
| 15 | Most people think of seafood as either wild or farmed, but in fact both categories may apply to the fish you pick up from your grocery store. An article recommends ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120806151403.htm) | |
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| 17 | - [More People, More Environmental Stress](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120611122554.htm) | |
| 18 | - [Ecologists Call for Preservation of Planet's Remaining Biological Diversity](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606164938.htm) | |
| 19 | - [Evidence of Impending Tipping Point for Earth](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606132308.htm) | |
| 20 | - [Geoengineering Could Disrupt Rainfall Patterns](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606092715.htm) | |
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| 23 | - ### [Mapping the Future of Climate Change in Africa](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120802184019.htm) | |
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| 25 | August 2, 2012 - The African continent is especially vulnerable to the impact of climate change because it relies on rain-fed agriculture and many of its countries have a low adaptive capacity. The Climate Change and ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120802184019.htm) | |
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| 44 | ### [Divide the Antarctic to Protect Native Species, Propose Experts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120613102126.htm) | |
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| 46 | June 13, 2012 - Scientists have published the first continent-wide assessment of the Antarctic's biogeography, and propose that the landmass should be divided into 15 distinct conservation regions to protect the ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120613102126.htm) | |
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| 57 | June 11, 2012 - A new report identifies improvements to groundwater management from the Western United States to ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120611153236.htm) | |
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| 66 | ### [Global Investment in Renewable Energy Powers to Record $257 Billion](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120611092347.htm) | |
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| 68 | June 11, 2012 - Solar generation surged past wind power to become the renewable energy technology of choice for global investors in 2011. Solar attracted nearly twice as much investment as wind, driving the ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120611092347.htm) | |
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| 77 | ### [Latin American and Asian Cities Lead Way in Planning for Global Warming](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605130752.htm) | |
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| 79 | June 5, 2012 - The cities that are most active in preparing for climate change are not necessarily the biggest or wealthiest. Instead, they are often places buffeted by natural disasters and increasing changes in ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605130752.htm) | |
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| 88 | ### [Divided Public: Climate Survey Shows Skepticism and Alarm Rising Over the Past Decade](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605113630.htm) | |
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| 90 | June 5, 2012 - Two analyses highlight the growing polarization of public attitudes toward climate change, as well as the role "psychological distance" plays in levels of ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605113630.htm) | |
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| 99 | ### [Weather Patterns Can Be Used to Forecast Rotavirus Outbreaks](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120531200609.htm) | |
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| 101 | May 31, 2012 - By correlating weather factors like temperature, rain and snowfall, a professor of civil and environmental engineering is able to predict the timing and intensity of rotavirus, a disease that causes ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120531200609.htm) | |
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| 110 | ### [Highway Through Amazon Worsens Effects of Climate Change, Provides Mixed Economic Gains](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120531112618.htm) | |
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| 112 | May 31, 2012 - Paving a highway across South America is providing lessons on the impact of road construction ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120531112618.htm) | |
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| 123 | May 30, 2012 - Researchers are developing a better understand the impacts of chemicals used in pharmaceuticals and in personal care products, such as cosmetics, soaps, perfumes, deodorants and toothpastes (PPCPs), ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120530100253.htm) | |
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| 132 | ### [Is California Preparing for Climate Change?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120529133741.htm) | |
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| 134 | May 29, 2012 - A majority of California's coastal planners and resource managers now view the threats from climate change as sufficiently likely that practical steps on the ground need to be taken to protect ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120529133741.htm) | |
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| 143 | ### [Tracking Endangered Elephants With Satellite Technology](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120524092756.htm) | |
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| 145 | May 24, 2012 - GPS and satellite technology is helping experts develop a long term strategy to protect the endangered Malaysian ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120524092756.htm) | |
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