Environment & Geology

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Popular Mechanics March 2007 Tyghe Trimble	Using Nukes To Extract Oil: Time Machine 1960 Forty-seven years ago the Atomic Energy Commission's Plowshare Program looked into using nuclear bombs for energy and industrial purposes.
Geotimes March 2007 Katherine Unger	Indian Ocean to Face Extreme Weather New evidence from climate patterns of the distant past suggests that Indonesia and other regions bordering the Indian Ocean may experience devastating weather extremes, from powerful monsoons to lengthy droughts.
Geotimes March 2007 Carolyn Gramling	New Madrid Fault Dying? A series of devastating earthquakes that altered the course of the Mississippi River in the early 19th century may have been among the last gasps of an old, dying fault system, a controversial new study suggests.
Geotimes March 2007 Nicole Branan	Volcanic Signatures Reveal Climate Clues Besides providing a new tool to look at the climate impact of past volcanic eruptions, a new study also brings atmospheric scientists a step closer to unraveling the chemistry that sulfur aerosols undergo while they are in the stratosphere, which could help improve climate models.
Geotimes March 2007 Sally Adee	Anti-Icers Make Airport Runoff Toxic Runoff from airports located near bodies of water -- including 45 of the 50 busiest airports in the United States -- could spell trouble for aquatic ecosystems.
Geotimes March 2007 Kathryn Hansen	Penguin Poop Adds to Climate Picture The thick layers of penguin guano and nest debris that have stacked up over millennia in Antarctica are adding to the climate picture, indicating that the Ross Ice Shelf began advancing earlier than previously thought.
Geotimes March 2007 Carolyn Gramling	Nitrogen Cycle in Oceans Surprises Researchers Once thought to occur half a world apart, two key parts of the global nitrogen cycle are actually occurring side by side, according to a new study.
Geotimes March 2007 Carolyn Gramling	Climate Report Points Finger at Fossil Fuels The world is warming, and the burning of fossil fuels is very likely to blame, according to a new report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Geotimes March 2007 Kathryn Hansen	Mineral Crumbles Under Nuclear Heat When it comes to storing nuclear waste, it turns out that zircon can't take the heat. A new, high-resolution look at the mineral -- previously thought to be a model material for storing nuclear waste -- reveals that it is quick to succumb to radiation damage.
Geotimes March 2007 Kathryn Hansen	Black Diamonds Have E.T. Origins Carbonado, or black, diamonds look more like basalt than their traditional colorless counterparts. New research indicates that carbonado diamonds might have formed in space.
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