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the oceans can't absorb enough carbon dioxide to stop the rise

Carbon Dioxide Outpacing Sinks

Galloping fossil fuel emissions are outrunning the oceans' ability to absorb them.

Flashback: Images From the Week's News

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Take a look back at the top stories of the past week in the Discovery News Flashback Slide Show. Read more

Hubble Star

Carbon Dioxide: sources outpacing sinks

Posted by  John D. Cox  Thu Nov 19, 2009 02:09 PM ET   |   0

Galloping increases in human fossil fuel emissions now appear to be outrunning the ability of the world's oceans to absorb them. The first year-by-year accounting of the oceans' role as a carbon sink shows that, even as they soak up ... Read more

Saving The Sharks That Bit Us

Posted by  Larry O'Hanlon  Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:36 PM ET   |   0

A new guest post from shark advocate and shark attack victim Debbie Salamone of the Pew Campaign to End Overfishing in the Southeast: My fellow shark attack victims and I are celebrating today because the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee voted ... Read more

Winds Blow Stronger Over Warming Lake...

Posted by  Jessica Marshall  Thu Nov 19, 2009 04:42 AM ET   |   0

Increasingly blustery weather over the lake may be changing ecosystems and spreading air pollution. Read more

Lake Superior

Cigarette Butts Toxic to Fish

Posted by  Michael Reilly  Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:00 AM ET   |   0

Need another reason to quit smoking? Read more

Cigarette Butts

Army Corps Liable For Katrina Flooding

Posted Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:59 PM ET   |   0

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina, a decision that could make the federal government vulnerable to billions of dollars in... Read more

hurricane katrina

More Garbage Patches Waiting to Be Found

Posted by  Sarah Dowdey  Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:17 AM ET   |   0

You've likely heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch -- two enormous bodies of trash trapped in a swirling confluence of currents. The Pacific patch has gotten a lot of press this year from the planned expedition of banking heir ... Read more

Could Cheap Algae Oil Power Our Energy...

Posted by  Cristen Conger  Wed Nov 18, 2009 07:00 AM ET   |   0

Algae oil production on land is expensive, but the costs could go down if brought out to sea. Read more

Algae Oil Biofuel Energy

Natural Super Glue Found on Asparagus Spears

Posted by  Jennifer Viegas  Wed Nov 18, 2009 05:43 AM ET   |   0

The amazingly strong substance is created by a beetle so it can affix its eggs onto the vegetable. Read more

asparagus

Ida Stirs Up The Gulf : Big Pic

Posted Tue Nov 17, 2009 09:45 PM ET   |   0

Tropical Storm Ida left in her wake some murky waters in the Gulf of Mexico. Read more

muddy waters in the wake of tropical storm ida

Fall Colors From Space : Big Pic

Posted Tue Nov 17, 2009 09:40 PM ET   |   0

It's late fall, but the colors of the season in New England are still visible from space. Read more

fall colors are vibrant even from space

Despite Recession, Carbon Pollution Swells

Posted Tue Nov 17, 2009 03:30 PM ET   |   0

Developing nations are spurring rising pollution levels in the face of a global economic slowdown. Read more

Carbon Emissions Recession Economy

Sponge Bob Solves Reef Conundrum

Posted by  Larry O'Hanlon  Tue Nov 17, 2009 08:01 AM ET   |   0

Why are warm tropical waters so clear? Because they lack nutrients. But then how do those amazing coral reefs manage to thrive in such places? Well, sponges, of all things, may be the secret according to this article in Conservation ... Read more

Sea Monsters Real & Imagined

Posted Tue Nov 17, 2009 07:42 AM ET   |   0

Sea monsters real and imagined. Loch Ness Monster move aside. There are far stranger thing in the seas. Read more

fact or fancy? this monster is a fact!

The message from Moaning Cavern

Posted by  John D. Cox  Mon Nov 16, 2009 01:13 PM ET   |   0

Melting Arctic sea ice isn't just about polar bears: If temperatures continue to warm over the far north, a new study suggests, California could be in for a long dry spell. A new profile of the climate at the end ... Read more

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