Blogging the End of the World™
(Reuters) – A glacier in Greenland slides up to 220 percent faster toward the sea in summer than in winter and global warming could mean a wider acceleration that would raise sea levels, according to a study published Sunday. A group of experts led by Ian Bartholomew at Edinburgh University in Scotland said the […]
By Brian Merchant, Brooklyn, New York on 05. 9.10 The debate over whether or not oil from the massive slick in the Gulf of Mexico would wash ashore on the mainland is over: It already has, and I’ve got the pictures to prove it. The hundreds-of-miles-wide spill has been well documented, but so far no […]
By HARRY R. WEBER and RAY HENRY, Associated Press WritersSunday, May 9, 2010 (05-09) 17:41 PDT ON THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) — A day after icy slush clogged the massive box they hoped would contain an out-of-control oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico, BP officials on Sunday said they may try again — […]
Quite a lot bigger than the estimate being uncritically quoted throughout the media of 210,000 gallons (5,000 barrels) per day. That was the last “official” estimate made by NOAA and accepted by the Coast Guard back on April 29 (see timeline below). Before that, the Coast Guard estimates ranged from 336,000 gallons (8,000 barrels) per […]
Today’s MODIS satellite image from NASA shows plenty of oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico from the ongoing BP / Deepwater Horizon spill — slicks and sheen cover about 4,384 square miles (11,355 km 2) although clouds, haze and turbidity (again…) are possibly obscuring portions of the slick. Fresh-looking oil is still moving southeast […]
By Maya Rodriguez / Eyewitness News www.wwltv.com Posted on May 9, 2010 at 5:46 PM NEW ORLEANS — As the oil spill moves further west of the Mississippi River, efforts are now underway near Grand Isle to protect the back bays and inland marshes. Part of that Herculean effort involves holding back the tide near Elmer’s […]
The experimental containment dome was successfully positioned over the leaking riser pipe last night, but then had to be removed after a large volume of ice-like methane hydrate crystals accumulated inside of the structure. These crystal hydrates blocked the flow of oil and threatened to lift the dome off the sea floor. The 4-story containment […]
By Matthew MoorePublished: 1:25PM BST 09 May 2010 The world’s biodiversity is threatened by the economic growth of countries like China, India and Brazil, the study will say. While Western countries are increasingly aware of the need to protect endangered species, the developing world’s appetite for raw materials is destroying vulnerable ecosystems, the report’s […]
By Christine Lepisto, Berlin on 05. 9.10 A German zoo, the Serengeti-Park Hodenhagen, has sold three lions to a South African park known for offering inexperienced hunters the opportunity to join professionals in a hunt. Under CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), African lions are endangered […]
By The Associated PressMay 09, 2010, 9:10AM It could be at least a day before BP can make another attempt at putting a lid on a well spewing thousands of gallons of crude into the Gulf of Mexico, as a big containment box meant to siphon the oil away sat idle and encased in ice […]
