June 18, 2009
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Monitoring & Testing Newsletter June 18, 2009 |
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Everything about your favourite beach is now at your fingertips
How is the water quality at your favourite bathing spot? What do other beachgoers think? What does the beach look like? The European Environment Agency (EEA) and Microsoft environmental information portal `Eye on Earth` shows not only the latest information on water quality but also user ratings and comments, pictures and live webcam streaming. Every year, millions of Europeans spend their summer vacations by coastal or inland waters. Bathing water quality can be a key factor in deciding where to go. The Eye on Earth application `Water Watch` displays the latest information on bathing water ... |
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New report released describing climate change impacts on the US
Two researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), Evan Mills and Michael Wehner, contributed to the analysis of the effects of climate change on all regions of the United States, described in a major report released this week by the multi-agency U.S. Global Change Research Program. For the southwest region of the United States, which includes California, the report forecasts a hotter, drier climate with significant effects on the environment, agriculture and health. “Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States” covers such effects ... |
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