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  • CO2 spikes

    Largest Carbon Dioxide Spike in History Reported for 2010

    Posted on November 7, 2011 | No Comments
    The amount of global warming gases sent into the atmosphere made an unprecedented jump in 2010, according to the US Department of Energy’s latest world data on carbon dioxide emissions. The 512 million metric ton increase amounted to a near six percent rise between 2009...

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    Cyanobacteria Absorbs CO2 and Could Be a Used to Ward off Global Warming

    Posted on November 2, 2011 | No Comments
    Cyanobacteria, commonly known as blue green algae or bacteria, are unlike most bacteria. It photosynthesizes like algae and plants, making its own food using water and energy from light, with a by-product of oxygen. They are one of the earliest life forms to evolve on...

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    Using Modern and Historic Weather Data, IEDRO Shows Small Island Nations Ways to Increase Their Knowledge of Vegetation and Rainfall Applications

    Posted on October 18, 2011 | 2 Comments
    On August 19, 2011, IEDRO’s Manager of Site Operations, Teddy Allen, had a productive meeting with the National Foodcrop Farmers Association (NFFA) in the southern Caribbean island of Trinidad. To date, this group has never been approached by any climate or meteorology specialists to disseminate...

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    IEDRO Shows Those Who Need It the Most How to Use Rescued Data

    Posted on October 15, 2011 | No Comments
    In September, Teddy Allen, our Operations Manager, had a conversation with the head climate researcher at the International Research Institute (Columbia University), Simon Mason, and received a personal tutorial on how to operate their Climate Predictability Tool (CPT). The CPT uses spreadsheet data to produce statistical...

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  • reengineering

    Australia’s September 26, 2011 Symposium for Global Warming Solutions

    Posted on September 17, 2011 | No Comments
    by Dale Elizabeth Corey September 26, 2011 in Canberra, Australia, the Australian Academy of Science and the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering will be hosting a two-day science symposium. The symposium will be discussing geoengineering (climate engineering) for the first time. In Australia...

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  • climate-choices2

    Independent Scientific Nonprofit Advises Government about Climate Change

    Posted on September 4, 2011 | 10 Comments
    The Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (BASC) is a unit within the Division of Life and Earth Studies, a part of the National Research Council (NRC). But that name can be confusing, and one of several that you might hear.  The NRC is the...

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    Reanalysis Wiki/Blog Announced

    Posted on May 28, 2011 | No Comments
    The Reanalysis Intercomparison and Observations website announces the launch of its wiki/blog hybrid, http://reanalyses.org. From the hurricane that smashed into New York in 1938 to the impact of the Krakatoa eruption of 1883, the late 19th and 20th centuries are rich with examples of extreme...

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  • Balt Sun

    IEDRO Profiled in Three National Newspapers

    Posted on January 9, 2011 | No Comments
    The International Environmental Data Rescue Organization (IEDRO), a US-based, 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization whose volunteers rescue and digitize historic weather observations throughout the world, was recently profiled by the USA Today and the Baltimore Sun. The articles highlight IEDRO and its sister organizations’ work in saving...

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  • High Level Research Conference

    Extreme Environmental Events

    Posted on October 21, 2010 | 3 Comments
    European Science Foundation European Cooperation in Science and Technology High-Level Research Conference 13-17 December 2010 Selwyn College, Cambridge, United Kingdom Understanding the frequency and magnitude of extreme environmental events and their impacts is a critical aspect of climate prediction. This conference aims to bring together...

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    Volunteer and Holiday on the Galapagos Islands

    Posted on September 23, 2010 | 7 Comments
    September 2010 By Dot McKenzie IEDRO is dedicated to saving environmental data for the planet and it depends on volunteers to be successful.  Another organization in the Galapagos, the New Era Galapagos Foundation, also depends on volunteers for its success.  It has welcomed volunteers from all...

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