On June 5 and 6, millions of people worldwide will be able to spot Venus crossing the Sun’s face in what will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
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Venus to cross sun’s face in a lifetime event
Environment May 9, 2012
Water a cause for war in coming decades: US
Environment Mar 29, 2012
WASHINGTON – Drought, floods and a lack of fresh water may cause significant global instability and conflict in the coming decades, as developing countries scramble to meet demand from exploding populations while dealing with the effects of climate change, US intelligence agencies said in a report Thursday.
Global warming close to becoming irreversible
Environment Mar 29, 2012
LONDON – The world is close to reaching tipping points that will make it irreversibly hotter, making this decade critical in efforts to contain global warming, scientists warned on Monday.
US sets new carbon standard for power plants
Environment Mar 29, 2012
WASHINGTON – The United States on Tuesday set the first national standards on carbon emissions from power plants, taking aim at the burning of coal, which is considered a top culprit in climate change.
Sprawling cities pressure environment, planning
Environment Mar 29, 2012
LONDON – Expanding cities threaten to eat up a swath of land the size of France, Germany and Spain combined in less than 20 years, putting the world under even more environmental pressure, experts said at a climate conference on Tuesday.
China to get lunar soil
Environment Mar 17, 2012
Preparations are on in China to launch a moon mission and bring about two kilogram of lunar soil samples to Earth, People’s Daily reported Friday.
Space storm packs late punch, biggest since ’04
Environment Mar 12, 2012
WASHINGTON – A strong space weather storm packed a late punch overnight and ended up being the most significant geomagnetic event since 2004, US experts said Friday, warning more disruption was coming this weekend.
River flowing from China dries up in India
Environment Mar 6, 2012
GUWAHATI – A major river in India’s northeast that originates in Tibet has suddenly dried up, triggering speculation that China might be responsible, a local official told AFP on Thursday.
Oceans’ acidic shift may be fastest in 300 m years
Environment Mar 6, 2012
WASHINGTON- The world’s oceans are turning acidic at what could be the fastest pace of any time in the past 300 million years, even more rapidly than during a monster emission of planet-warming carbon 56 million years ago, scientists said on Thursday.
Five places where life may exist in solar system
Environment Mar 6, 2012
WASHINGTON – Life on Earth occupies some bizarre places from deep-sea hydrothermal vents to frigid and lightless lakes. While scientists hunt for hospitable planets circling other stars, the solar system has a few candidates.
