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| 1 | _**Tuesday, January 21, 2014**_ | |
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| 3 | ### [Changing Landscapes Not Global Warming to Blame for Increased Flood Risk](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140121092913.htm) | |
| 3 | - ### [Polar Bear Diet Changes as Sea Ice Melts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140122104025.htm) | |
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| 5 | A timely article considers the findings of an international report on flood risk, and the possible linkage with climate ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140121092913.htm) | |
| 5 | Jan. 22, 2014 � At least some polar bears in the western Hudson Bay population are using flexible foraging strategies while on land, such as prey-switching and eating a mixed diet of plants and animals, as they ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140122104025.htm) | |
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| 7 | ### [Great Lakes Evaporation Study Dispels Misconceptions, Points to Need for Expanded Monitoring Program](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140121092741.htm) | |
| 7 | - ### [Small Towns Team Up to Power Down](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140122102540.htm) | |
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| 9 | The recent Arctic blast that gripped much of the nation will likely contribute to a healthy rise in Great Lakes water levels in 2014, new re ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140121092741.htm) | |
| 9 | Jan. 22, 2014 � Building on success in Chestertown, Md., the Center for Environment & Society at Washington College is partnering with four more towns on the Eastern Shore to help them significantly reduce ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140122102540.htm) | |
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| 11 | ### [Climate Change: Promising Future for Cotton in Cameroon?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140120090418.htm) | |
| 11 | - ### [Climate Change Research Is Globally Skewed](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140122091736.htm) | |
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| 13 | While climate change threatens most crops in Africa, its impact could be less on cotton cultivation in Cameroon. A new study shows that the expected ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140120090418.htm) | |
| 13 | Jan. 22, 2014 � The supply of climate change knowledge is biased towards richer countries - those that pollute the most and are least vulnerable to climate change - and skewed away from the poorer, fragile and ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140122091736.htm) | |
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| 15 | ### [Get Used to Heat Waves: Extreme El Nino Events to Double](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140119142454.htm) | |
| 15 | #### Wednesday, February 5, 2014 | |
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| 17 | Extreme weather events fueled by unusually strong El Ninos, such as the 1983 heatwave that led to the Ash Wednesday bushfires in Australia, are likely to ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140119142454.htm) | |
| 17 | - [Water supply availability 'to dominate U.S. natural resource management'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140205125411.htm) | |
| 18 | - [Uncovering the drivers of honey bee colony declines and losses](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140205103653.htm) | |
| 19 | - [Environmental impacts of the financial crisis evident](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140205075819.htm) | |
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| 21 | #### Tuesday, February 4, 2014 | |
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| 23 | - [Climate change threatens to cause trillions in damage to world's coastal regions if they do not adapt to sea-level rise](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140204131549.htm) | |
| 24 | - [Where do lizards in Qatar live? First distribution maps for the state](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140204123630.htm) | |
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| 26 | #### Monday, February 3, 2014 | |
| 24 | 27 | |
| 25 | - ### [More to Biofuel Production Than Yield](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140113154221.htm) | |
| 28 | - [New maps highlight habitat corridors in the tropics](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140203155203.htm) | |
| 29 | - [Reported oil sands emissions greatly underestimated, report shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140203154934.htm) | |
| 30 | - [Are invasive plants a problem in Europe? Controversial views among invasion biologists](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140203101029.htm) | |
| 31 | - [Vulnerability to future phosphorus shortage: Key ingredient to modern farming](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140203083830.htm) | |
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| 27 | January 13, 2014 - When it comes to biofuels, corn leads the all-important category of biomass yield. However, focusing solely on yield comes at a high price. Researchers now show that looking at the big picture allows ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140113154221.htm) | |
| 33 | #### Friday, January 31, 2014 | |
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| 35 | - [To calculate long-term conservation pay off, factor in people](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140131130803.htm) | |
| 36 | - [Nine steps to save waterways and fisheries identified by researchers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140131093551.htm) | |
| 30 | 37 | |
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| 38 | #### Thursday, January 30, 2014 | |
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| 40 | - [Enhancing mussel conservation, pearl production](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140130164315.htm) | |
| 41 | - [Climate study projects major changes in vegetation distribution by 2100](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140130121322.htm) | |
| 34 | 42 | |
| 35 | _Number of stories in archives: 150,351_ | |
| 43 | #### Wednesday, January 29, 2014 | |
| 36 | 44 | |
| 45 | - [Study measures how well Asian carp prevention effort will work](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140129165411.htm) | |
| 46 | - [Modeling buildings by the millions: Building codes in China tested for energy savings](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140129135006.htm) | |
| 47 | ||
| 48 | #### Tuesday, January 28, 2014 | |
| 49 | ||
| 50 | - [New online platform gives public opportunities to shape future of NYC](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140128153818.htm) | |
| 51 | ||
| 52 | #### Wednesday, January 22, 2014 | |
| 53 | ||
| 54 | - [White, green or black roofs? Report compares economic payoffs](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140122134400.htm) | |
| 55 | - [Polar bear diet changes as sea ice melts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140122104025.htm) | |
| 56 | - [Ecological impacts of human responses to climate anticipated](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140122104021.htm) | |
| 57 | - [Small towns team up to power down](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140122102540.htm) | |
| 58 | - [Climate change research is globally skewed](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140122091736.htm) | |
| 59 | ||
| 60 | #### Tuesday, January 21, 2014 | |
| 61 | ||
| 62 | - [Study: Electric drive vehicles have little impact on US pollutant emissions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140121143856.htm) | |
| 63 | - [Changing landscapes not global warming to blame for increased flood risk](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140121092913.htm) | |
| 64 | - [Great lakes evaporation study dispels misconceptions, points to need for expanded monitoring program](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140121092741.htm) | |
| 65 | ||
| 66 | #### Monday, January 20, 2014 | |
| 67 | ||
| 68 | - [Made in China for us: Air pollution tied to exports](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140120173450.htm) | |
| 69 | - [Climate change: Promising future for cotton in Cameroon?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140120090418.htm) | |
| 70 | ||
| 71 | #### Sunday, January 19, 2014 | |
| 72 | ||
| 73 | - [Get used to heat waves: Extreme El Nino events to double](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140119142454.htm) | |
| 74 | ||
| 75 | #### Thursday, January 16, 2014 | |
| 76 | ||
| 77 | - [EU could cut emissions by 40 percent at moderate cost](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140116113311.htm) | |
| 78 | - [Waterfowl poisoning halved by lead shot prohibition in Spain](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140116091105.htm) | |
| 79 | ||
| 80 | #### Monday, January 13, 2014 | |
| 81 | ||
| 82 | - [More to biofuel production than yield](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140113154221.htm) | |
| 83 | - [Enforcement and anti-poaching measures set to fail](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140113125148.htm) | |
| 84 | ||
| 85 | #### Sunday, January 12, 2014 | |
| 86 | ||
| 87 | - [Climate Engineering: What do the public think?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140112190807.htm) | |
| 88 | ||
| 89 | #### Thursday, January 9, 2014 | |
| 90 | ||
| 91 | - [Funding problems threaten U. S. disaster preparedness](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140109124950.htm) | |
| 92 | - [EU policy is driving up demand for pollination faster than honeybee numbers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140109103640.htm) | |
| 93 | - [Europe to suffer from more severe and persistent droughts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140109091926.htm) | |
| 94 | ||
| 95 | #### Tuesday, January 7, 2014 | |
| 96 | ||
| 97 | - [Minimizing water use, maintaining productivity](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140107092819.htm) | |
| 98 | ||
| 99 | #### Monday, January 6, 2014 | |
| 100 | ||
| 101 | - [Suburban sprawl cancels carbon footprint savings of dense urban cores](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140106133259.htm) | |
| 102 | ||
| 103 | #### Sunday, January 5, 2014 | |
| 104 | ||
| 105 | - [Population stability 'hope' in species' response to climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140105182808.htm) | |
| 106 | ||
| 107 | #### Friday, January 3, 2014 | |
| 108 | ||
| 109 | - [Political scientist's new book examines role of private enterprise in environmental preservation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140103121250.htm) | |
| 110 | ||
| 111 | #### Wednesday, January 1, 2014 | |
| 112 | ||
| 113 | - [Climatological software developed for massive use](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140101130718.htm) | |
| 114 | ||
| 115 | #### Tuesday, December 31, 2013 | |
| 116 | ||
| 117 | - [Solution to cloud riddle reveals hotter future: Global temperatures to rise at least 4 degrees C by 2100](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131231094442.htm) | |
| 118 | - [Major reductions in seafloor marine life from climate change by 2100](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131231094347.htm) | |
| 119 | ||
| 120 | #### Monday, December 30, 2013 | |
| 121 | ||
| 122 | - [DNA barcoding to monitor marine mammal genetic diversity](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131230135048.htm) | |
| 123 | ||
| 124 | #### Friday, December 20, 2013 | |
| 125 | ||
| 126 | - [Not just Koch brothers: New study reveals funders behind climate change denial effort](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131220154511.htm) | |
| 127 | - [Efforts to curb climate change require greater emphasis on livestock](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131220114039.htm) | |
| 128 | ||
| 129 | #### Thursday, December 19, 2013 | |
| 130 | ||
| 131 | - [Telecoupling science shows China's forest sustainability packs global impact](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131219154553.htm) | |
| 132 | - [Coastal ocean aquaculture can be environmentally sustainable](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131219131231.htm) | |
| 133 | ||
| 134 | #### Wednesday, December 18, 2013 | |
| 135 | ||
| 136 | - [Seven distinct African crocodile species, not just three, biologists show](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131218130150.htm) | |
| 137 | - [Low-cost countries not best conservation investment](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131218100221.htm) | |
| 138 | ||
| 139 | #### Tuesday, December 17, 2013 | |
| 140 | ||
| 141 | - [Hack the planet? Geoengineering research, ethics, governance explored](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131217155335.htm) | |
| 142 | - [Saving Fiji's coral reefs linked to forest conservation upstream](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131217155329.htm) | |
| 143 | ||
| 144 | #### Monday, December 16, 2013 | |
| 145 | ||
| 146 | - [Recognizing the elephant in the room: Future climate impacts across sectors](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131216154856.htm) | |
| 147 | - [Climate change puts 40% more people at risk of absolute water scarcity, study says](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131216154853.htm) | |
| 148 | - [Global warming: Four degree rise will end vegetation 'carbon sink', research suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131216154851.htm) | |
| 149 | - [Assessing the impact of climate change on a global scale](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131216154402.htm) | |
| 150 | - [Drought and climate change: an uncertain future?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131216154400.htm) | |
| 151 | - [Lost freshwater may double climate change effects on agriculture](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131216154330.htm) | |
| 152 | - [Piece-by-piece approach to emissions policies can be effective, study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131216142422.htm) | |
| 153 | - [Pollination, land degradation: Top priorities for assessment by new UN intergovernmental body](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131216103011.htm) | |
| 154 | - [Climate change threatens genetic diversity, future of world's caribou](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131216095540.htm) | |
| 155 | - [Green innovator: Turning chicken feathers and plant fiber into eco-leather, bio-based circuit boards](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131216094656.htm) | |
| 156 | ||
| 157 | #### Sunday, December 15, 2013 | |
| 158 | ||
| 159 | - [World e-waste map reveals national volumes, international flows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131215093738.htm) | |
| 160 | ||
| 161 | #### Friday, December 13, 2013 | |
| 162 | ||
| 163 | - [Saving the Great Plains water supply](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131213135427.htm) | |
| 164 | - [Better climate predictions for West Africa](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131213093430.htm) | |
| 165 | ||
| 166 | #### Thursday, December 12, 2013 | |
| 167 | ||
| 168 | - [New approaches in landscape monitoring](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131212103321.htm) | |
| 169 | - [Scientists map food security, self-provision of major cities](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131212100055.htm) | |
| 170 | ||
| 171 | #### Wednesday, December 11, 2013 | |
| 172 | ||
| 173 | - [Indigenous hunting with fire helps sustain Brazil's savannas](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131211183758.htm) | |
| 174 | - [What climate change means for federally protected marine species](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131211132859.htm) | |
| 175 | - [Carbon capture technology could be vital for climate targets](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131211104240.htm) | |
| 176 | - [New recommendations promote nature conservation in Barents Region](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131211093726.htm) | |
| 177 | - [Urban sprawl threatens water quality, climate protection, and land conservation gains](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131211070502.htm) | |
| 178 | ||
| 179 | #### Tuesday, December 10, 2013 | |
| 180 | ||
| 181 | - [Playing around with rural futures in Birmingham, Nebraska](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131210091250.htm) | |
| 182 | ||
| 183 | #### Monday, December 9, 2013 | |
| 184 | ||
| 185 | - [New long-lived greenhouse gas discovered: Highest global-warming impact of any compound to date](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131209124101.htm) | |
| 186 | - [Environmental subsidies do not sufficiently decrease nutrient load from agriculture](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131209105020.htm) | |
| 187 | - [Researchers find forests with bigger potential for carbon credit](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131209085555.htm) | |
| 188 | ||
| 189 | #### Thursday, December 5, 2013 | |
| 190 | ||
| 191 | - [An ecosystem-based approach to protect the deep sea from mining](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131205102325.htm) | |
| 192 | ||
| 193 | #### Wednesday, December 4, 2013 | |
| 194 | ||
| 195 | - [Industrial age helps some coastal regions capture carbon dioxide, surprise finding shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131204130918.htm) | |
| 196 | - [Five distinct humpback whale populations identified in North Pacific](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131204091612.htm) | |
| 197 | - [More extreme weather events likely: Climate projections of unparalleled accuracy for the whole of Europe](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131204091144.htm) | |
| 198 | ||
| 199 | #### Tuesday, December 3, 2013 | |
| 200 | ||
| 201 | - [Development near Oregon, Washington public forests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131203161735.htm) | |
| 202 | - [Tipping points: Where may abrupt impacts from climate change occur?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131203124739.htm) | |
| 203 | - [Continuing with pledge pathways to 2030 could push climate goals out of reach](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131203110318.htm) | |
| 204 | ||
| 205 | #### Monday, December 2, 2013 | |
| 206 | ||
| 207 | - [Microplastics make marine worms sick](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131202121447.htm) | |
| 208 | ||
| 209 | #### Thursday, November 28, 2013 | |
| 210 | ||
| 211 | - [Preventing, remediating degradation of soils in Europe through land care](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131128133919.htm) | |
| 212 | ||
| 213 | #### Wednesday, November 27, 2013 | |
| 214 | ||
| 215 | - [EU fishing fleets reap profits while taxpayers foot the bill](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131127225449.htm) | |
| 216 | - [World population mapping helps combat poverty, poor health](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131127110347.htm) | |
| 217 | ||
| 218 | #### Monday, November 25, 2013 | |
| 219 | ||
| 220 | - [Methane emissions vastly surpass previous estimates](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131125164442.htm) | |
| 221 | - [The reality behind Europe's response to climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131125101108.htm) | |
| 222 | ||
| 223 | #### Sunday, November 24, 2013 | |
| 224 | ||
| 225 | - [Even if emissions stop, carbon dioxide could warm Earth for centuries](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131124200552.htm) | |
| 226 | ||
| 227 | #### Friday, November 22, 2013 | |
| 228 | ||
| 229 | - [Expert assessment: Sea-level rise could exceed one meter in this century](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131122103853.htm) | |
| 230 | ||
| 231 | #### Wednesday, November 20, 2013 | |
| 232 | ||
| 233 | - [Financial decision-makers need weather and climate information to manage risks](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131120100621.htm) | |
| 234 | ||
| 235 | #### Tuesday, November 19, 2013 | |
| 236 | ||
| 237 | - [Quantifying Earth's worth to public health](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131119141953.htm) | |
| 238 | ||
| 239 | #### Monday, November 18, 2013 | |
| 240 | ||
| 241 | - [Coal continues to dominate global carbon emissions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131118193131.htm) | |
| 242 | - [Global carbon emissions set to reach record 36 billion tons in 2013](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131118193127.htm) | |
| 243 | ||
| 244 | #### Sunday, November 17, 2013 | |
| 245 | ||
| 246 | - [Environmental toxins linked to heart defects](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131117155456.htm) | |
| 247 | ||
| 248 | #### Friday, November 15, 2013 | |
| 249 | ||
| 250 | - [Success of climate talks vital for 2�C target](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131115104702.htm) | |
| 251 | ||
| 252 | #### Thursday, November 14, 2013 | |
| 253 | ||
| 254 | - [Key links between consumption, climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131114193245.htm) | |
| 255 | - [Has the idea of 'zero deforestation' lost its meaning](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131114142127.htm) | |
| 256 | - [First detailed map of global forest change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131114142123.htm) | |
| 257 | - [World's most irreplaceable protected areas identified](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131114142121.htm) | |
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