Welcome to the environmentalresearchweb newswire. This week we bring you details of the Arctic river ice that's becoming less reliable, a rise in the amount of land growing crops for export, how local knowledge can minimize the impact of offshore wind farms, and more. Simply click on the headlines below to read the full stories.

Interest in climate change has waned, Google Trends reveals
21 May, 2014
Web search data show searches for terms “global warming” and “climate change” peaked in 2007.

Dispute arises over rejected climate-science paper
20 May, 2014
University of Reading physicist's claims rejected by journal publisher

Producing beef emits 28 times as much greenhouse gas as growing wheat – with VIDEO
19 May, 2014
Cutting food subsidies could be key to reducing meat industry’s emissions

Human litter found in Europe's deepest ocean depths
16 May, 2014
Seabed survey reveals depth of marine litter problem by mapping waste in Atlantic and Arctic oceans and Mediterranean (from the Guardian)

Fast solar wind boosts lightning rates
15 May, 2014
Discovery – and link to Sun’s 27 day cycle – could improve thunderstorm forecasting