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Saturday 04 July
How global warming shrank St Kilda's sheepThe Independent | 03 Jul 2009It was the curious case of the shrinking sheep. For nearly a quarter of a century the wild Soay sheep on the windswept Scottish island of Hirta have been getting smaller when evolution should have made them bigger.
Scheme fund switch urgedPlanningResource | 03 Jul 2009The government should reject road schemes from regional funding allocations in favour of low-carbon projects, the Campaign for Better Transport has said.
England | Urban Planning Ancient Supervolcano's Eruption Caused Decade Of Severe WintersScienceDaily.com | 02 Jul 2009Previous studies have suggested that Indonesia's Toba supervolcano, when it erupted about 74,000 years ago, triggered a 1,000-year episode of ice sheet advance, and also may have produced a short-lived "volcanic winter," which drastically reduced the human population at the time. Researchers have now found that none of the models to simulate the supervolcanic eruption initiate glaciation.
Climate Change King Crabs Go Deep To Avoid Hot WaterScienceDaily.com | 02 Jul 2009Researchers have drawn together 200 years' worth of oceanographic knowledge to investigate the distribution of a notorious deep-sea giant - the king crab. The results reveal temperature as a driving force behind the divergence of a major seafloor predator; globally, and over tens of millions of years of Earth's history.
Climate Change Jury retires to consider verdict in Drax hijack trialGuardian Unlimited | 02 Jul 2009Final statement from the 22 defendants asked jury to 'look beyond the confines of this court' and 'make a judgment based not just on law, but on justice'The jury considering the case of the hijacking of a coal train by climate campaigners retired today after a final statement from the 22 defendants which the judge - who has repeatedly ruled political evidence inadmissible – described as "eloquent and sincere".
England Time for action on climate changeGuardian Unlimited | 02 Jul 2009Our children will denounce us in years to come if bold and ambitious action isn't taken to protect the planetTwo hundred children, a horde of farm animals and a bishop being followed by camera crews and journalists in an ark down the Thames might sound like a media circus.
England Plants Save The Earth From An Icy DoomScienceDaily.com | 02 Jul 2009When glaciers advanced over much of the Earth's surface during the last ice age, what kept the planet from freezing over entirely? This has been a puzzle to climate scientists because leading models have indicated that over the past 24 million years geological conditions should have caused carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere to plummet, possibly leading to runaway "icehouse" conditions. Now researchers report on the missing piece of the puzzle -- plants.
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