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On July 26, 2010, people living along Talmadge Creek in Marshall, Michigan awoke to a sharp, sickening smell. Those who followed their noses to the creek witnessed an environmental horror.
An official with the Giant Mine remediation project says if wildfire were to reach the site — there's no risk the 237-thousand tonnes of water-soluble arsenic trioxide buried underground would leach into the environment.
Warming Trends: Google Earth Shows Climate Change in Action, a History of the World Through Bat Guano and Bike Riding With Monarchs A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations, books, cultural events and other developments from the global warming frontier. Related An updated Google Earth feature shows climate change in action over the last four decades. Launched in collaboration with U.S. and European government agencies, Google Earth Timelapse contains 37 years worth of changes to Earth’s surface, many related to the climate crisis. In the Amazon, for example, the tool sho...
Experts scooped out four-inch slices of guano from a pile more than six feet tall Biochemical markers reveal shifts in the bats' diet over thousands of years They were able to mark dry periods in 1350 BC and during the Middle Ages Chemical signatures from nuclear testing and leaded gasoline were also found The guano at the top was so wet, samples had to be taken with an eyedropper
4,300 Years of Bat Poop From The Depths of a Jamaican Cave Have Revealed Earth's Past 14 APRIL 2021 You may not give a pile of bat poop gathered over 4,300 years a second look – but to a group of scientists, it's provided an intriguing insight into how bat diets and therefore climate conditions have shifted over thousands of years. Taller than the average man (2 meters or 6-and-a-half feet), the pile of poop (also known as guano) records history in clear layers, much like sediments under a lake. By analyzing the layers back through time, the scientists have been able to figure out cha...