The agency is seeking to better monitor greenhouse gases released through farming, which is responsible for about 10 percent of national emissions.
Tag: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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To Ease Global Warming, the Whitest of Paints
Scientists at Purdue have created a white paint that, when applied, can reduce the surface temperature on a roof and cool the building beneath it.
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Scientists Choose Crawford Lake to Represent Start of Anthropocene Epoch
A scientific panel has picked Crawford Lake, Ontario, to represent the Anthropocene, a proposed, and hotly contested, new chapter in geologic time.
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Vermont Floods Show U.S. Lags in Adapting to Climate Change
The lack of a comprehensive national rainfall database and current flood maps hampers the ability to prepare for storms intensified by climate change.