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Climate Change
Leading Companies Take White House Climate Pledge
Alcoa, Cargill, General Motors, Microsoft, and nine other major U.S. companies have committed to cut greenhouse gases as part of a new White House program.
Dissolved Organic Matter in the Ocean Carbon Cycle
Controversy leads to a better understanding of carbon cycling through a massive pool of organic matter dissolved in the Earth's oceans.
Simulating a Warmer, Drier Arctic
Field experiments examine the effect of rising temperatures and drying soils on carbon dynamics in the Arctic.
What Climate Information Is Most Useful for Predicting Floods?
Basing forecasts on data that preserve variations over space yield more reliable predictions than using standard numerical measures of climatic cycles' intensity.
Coping with Future Water Woes in the Western United States
Water Scarcity in the West: Past, Present, and Future; Davis, California, 6–7 April 2015
A University-Government Partnership for Oceanographic Research
After 44 years of coordinating the U.S. academic research fleet and facilities, the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) gears for the future.
The Future of Antarctic Subglacial Lake Exploration
Antarctic Subglacial Lake Exploration: First Results and Future Plans; Chicheley Hall, U. K.; 30–31 March 2015
Tailpipe Study: Newer Trucks Emit More Black Carbon
A surprising increase is reported in Europe regarding the global warming agent as tougher emissions standards are unveiled in the United States for trucks.
Pope Calls for Action on Climate Change, Environmental Degradation
Papal encyclical urges strong efforts to protect the environment and the world's poor.