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World's climate map gets an update

A century-old system of categorizing the world's climates has been updated to include modern weather data, thereby providing researchers with a tool to better verify results of their computer simulations.

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1. Scientists reveal first-ever global map of total human effects on oceans
   02-14-2008 · EurekAlert!
   More than 40 percent of the world's oceans are heavily affected by human activities, and few if any areas remain untouched, according to the first global-scale study of human influence on marine ecosystems. By overlaying maps of 17 different activities such as fishing, climate change, and pollution, the researchers have produced a composite map of the toll that humans have exacted on the seas.
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2. Global map shows new patterns of extinction risk
   11-01-2006 · EurekAlert!
   The most detailed world map of mammals, birds and amphibians ever produced shows that endangered species from these groups do not inhabit the same geographical areas, says new research published today.
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3. Why are Danes the world's happiest nation?
   12-21-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Earlier this year, Denmark came top in a world map of happiness (the UK ranked 41st out of 178 nations). And for more than 30 years it has ranked first in European satisfaction surveys. So what makes Danes so content?Researchers in this week's Christmas issue of the BMJ decided to find out why life satisfaction in Denmark substantially exceeds that in Sweden and Finland, the two countries most similar to Denmark.
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4. First map of threats to marine ecosystems shows all the world's oceans are affected
   02-14-2008 · EurekAlert!
   As vast and far-reaching as the world's oceans are, every square kilometer is affected by human activities, according to a study in the journal Science by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and others.
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5. LSU professor helps India prepare for impact of global warming
   04-13-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Robert Twilley, associate vice chancellor of research and economic development at LSU, director of the Coastal Systems and Society Initiative and professor of coastal sciences, recently joined an international science team tasked with helping India, one of the countries facing the most dramatic consequences of world climate change. The team is developing an environmental observation system for India to help reduce risks and provide clear policies to guide the many coastal regions of the continent.
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6. Robotic ankle research gets off on the right foot
   07-23-2007 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
   An Army veteran who lost part of his leg in Iraq walked with more spring in his step Monday as he unveiled the world's first robotic ankle -- an important advance for lower-limb amputees that was developed by a team at MIT.
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7. David Southwood recognised for helping put European space on world map
   09-17-2007 · European Space Agency (ESA)
   The Council of European Aerospace Societies (CEAS) has awarded David Southwood, ESA's Director of the Scientific Programme, its gold medal in recognition of superb service that has helped put European space industry on the world map.
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8. Map is first to track global human influences on ocean ecosystems
   02-14-2008 · EurekAlert!
   The first global map of human influences on marine ecosystems has been constructed by a team of researchers, including a Stanford University scientist among the principal investigators, by gathering and interpreting massive amounts of data from the professional literature and from researchers around the world. This study suggests that about 41 percent of oceans bear a serious human "footprint " and that few blue spots on our planet are likely pristine.
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9. International journal group updates guidelines on registration of clinical trials
   06-04-2007 · EurekAlert!
   The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) updates its policy for registration of clinical trials, in an editorial appearing today on the organization's Web site and on the Web sites of participating journals. The update aligns ICMJE policy with the World Health Organization Clinical Trials Platform (WHO ICTRP).
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10. Regional nuclear war could devastate large cities and disrupt the global climate
    12-11-2006 · EurekAlert!
    A small-scale, regional nuclear war could produce as many direct fatalities as all of World War II and disrupt the global climate for a decade or more, impacting nearly everyone on Earth, reports a team of scientists from UCLA, the University of Colorado at Boulder and Rutgers. The new results represent the first comprehensive quantitative assessment of the consequences of a nuclear conflict between small or emerging nuclear states.
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