Dramatic Developments At Kilauea Volcano: Scientists Work To Keep Public Safe And Informed

Explosive eruptions and noxious gas emissions at Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii this week have prompted scientists to work around the clock to understand what will happen next and how to keep the public out of harm's way.Scientists are monitoring gas emissions and seismic activity at Kilauea, which on March 19 experienced its first explosive eruption since 1924.

Apathy About Global Warming May Be Result Of Increased Knowledge

The more you know the less you care - at least that seems to be the case with global warming. A telephone survey of 1, 093 Americans by two Texas A&M University political scientists and a former colleague indicates that trend, as explained in their recent article in the peer-reviewed journal Risk Analysis.

Amazonian Small Farmers Threatened By Climate Change

A six-year study of Amazonian small farmers and their responses to climate change shows the farmers are vulnerable to natural catastrophes and risky land use practices, say Indiana University Bloomington anthropologists Eduardo Brondizio and Emilio Moran.

U.S. Secretary Of Health And Human Services And Honduran Ministers Meet On Food Safety

Following a meeting in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Honorable Mike Leavitt; the Honorable H~A ctor Hern~A! ndez Amador, Honduran Minister of Agriculture and Livestock; the Honorable Elsa Palou Garc~A a, M.

Potential Public Health Threat From Heavy Metals In The Peak District, UK

Bacteria that consume heavy metals have been found in some of the most contaminated parts of the Peak District in the Southern Pennines and may be changing the pollutants into more toxic forms that could leak out into reservoirs, scientists heard at the Society for General Microbiology's 162nd meeting at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.