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Nature Notes News - UPDATED July 8, 2009 3:53 PM Each NEWS posting below contains one or more active links. Click on the link(s) for the full story. = Audio File. Listen to the report = Video File. Watch to the report —> Report your East Brunswick Hawk, Falcon, Owl and Eagle SIGHTINGS here! News for Thursday, July 9th, 2009 Arctic ice thins dramatically between 2004 and 2008 ENN As species disappear, diseases may prosper ENN Scientists exploring the Arctic feel something ‘afoot’ CNN Senate takes up landmark climate bill EarthTimes Mangrove animals threatened worldwide ScienceDaily Emissions at U.S. power plants actually fall ENN Great Barrier Reef could disappear in 20 years ENN All About Birds; a great website from Cornell birds.cornell.edu Join “Firefly Watch” mos.org News for Monday, July 6th, 2009 * European birds in huge decline. We are not immune to this! BBC And songbird decline points out need to protect boreal forests. CBC See amazing video of volcano from space Huffington Post - Can the Mississippi Delta survive? NPR - How do some seeds plant themselves? Rachets, of course! LiveScience Large Arctic carbon deposits may worsen climate change. ScienceDaily Nitrates-environmental causes for Alzheimers/Parkinson’s ScienceDaily Arctic species may not cope well with warmer weather ScienceDaily Major int’l companies urge environmental action at G-8 ENN News for Friday, July 3rd, 2009 State of the Birds (in the US) American Bird Conservancy - New EPA standards for large ships ENN Tropical weather moving north (climate change anyone?) ENN With many environmental issues US ranks very low in G8 ENN Politicians to reconsider oil drilling off of Florida - NPR El Nino may be changing to make hurricanes deadlier for us Science Daily Outdoor cats bad for birds. Coyotes bad for outdoor cats abcbirds EPA wants to restrict toxic pesticides in endangered species habitat ENN Why is Congressman Rush Holt on the Front Page? You’ll know soon why this page is (still) being worked on. mailto:rwolfert@comcast.net?subject=Raptor%20sightingmailto:njnaturenotes@comcast.net?subject=Raptor%20sightinghttp://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/40179http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/40184http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/07/07/arctic.explorer.climate.change/index.htmlhttp://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276529,us-senate-takes-up-landmark-climate-bill-for-first-time.htmlhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090701082905.htmhttp://www.enn.com/pollution/article/40171http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/40175http://www.birds.cornell.edu/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=1189https://www.mos.org/fireflywatch/http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8125000/8125339.stmhttp://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/12/songbirds-boreal-forest-protect-ontario.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/03/sarychev-volcano-eruption_n_225408.htmlhttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106246280&ft=1&f=1025http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/090705-seeds-rachet.htmlhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090630132005.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090705215239.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090630074951.htmhttp://www.enn.com/business/article/40165http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwALuXTkZ-Qhttp://www.enn.com/pollution/article/40154http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/40156http://www.enn.com/climate/article/40158http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106107417&ft=1&f=1025http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090702140835.htmhttp://www.abcbirds.org/newsandreports/releases/090702.htmlhttp://www.enn.com/press_releases/3032shapeimage_8_link_0shapeimage_8_link_1shapeimage_8_link_2shapeimage_8_link_3shapeimage_8_link_4shapeimage_8_link_5shapeimage_8_link_6shapeimage_8_link_7shapeimage_8_link_8shapeimage_8_link_9shapeimage_8_link_10shapeimage_8_link_11shapeimage_8_link_12shapeimage_8_link_13shapeimage_8_link_14shapeimage_8_link_15shapeimage_8_link_16shapeimage_8_link_17shapeimage_8_link_18shapeimage_8_link_19shapeimage_8_link_20shapeimage_8_link_21shapeimage_8_link_22shapeimage_8_link_23shapeimage_8_link_24shapeimage_8_link_25shapeimage_8_link_26shapeimage_8_link_27

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A mixed bag over the next few days with more sun than clouds. Small chance of rain.



Rich


 

   Updated, Monday, July 6, 2009

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