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Scientific American, November 20 CO2 emissions rise as natural sinks slow, but how can scientists precisely track this greenhouse gas, especially in advance of a potential global treaty to reduce its emissions? Seas Are Struggling To Absorb Emissions New York Times, November 18 The Earth’s oceans, which have absorbed carbon dioxide from fuel emissions since the dawn of the industrial era, have recently grown less efficient at sopping it up, new research suggests. Tree Ring Science And Tomorrow’s Water Scientific American, November 18 Tree ring expert Kevin Anchukaitis, of the tree ring lab at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, part of Columbia University's Earth Institute, talks about the information available in tree rings. And Colin Chartres, the director general of the International Water Management Institute, talks to Lynn Peeples about water issues. Copenhagen Climate Change Talks Stall As Co2 Emissions Rise Christian Science Monitor, November 18 The Copenhagen summit on climate change is looking less likely to produce a binding CO2 emissions reduction agreement as a new study finds that global carbon dioxide emissions increased 29 percent in the past nine years. Study: Ponds Source Of Arsenic In Bangladesh Associated Press, November 16 Ponds dug for fish rearing and storing water for agriculture in Bangladesh are a primary source of arsenic-contaminated drinking water which has caused widespread poisoning in the densely populated South Asian nation, according to a study released Sunday. Lamont-Doherty geochemist Lex van Geen comments on new study. Lake Vostok And Other Subglacial Lakes John Batchelor Syndicated Radio Show, November 14 Robin Bell, Columbia University, Lake Vostok and Other Subglacial Lakes. |