Squeezing Africa Dry: Behind Every Land Grab Is a Water Grab <div class='node-body'><p><em>Food cannot be grown without water. In Africa, one in three people endure water scarcity and climate change will make things worse. Building on Africa’s highly sophisticated indigenous wa
2012-06-11 17:35:38
Global warming threat seen in fertile soil of northeastern US forests Vast stores of carbon in U.S. forest soils could be released by rising global temperatures, according to a study by UC Irvine and other researchers in today's online Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C.
2012-06-11 00:00:00
Research shows humans are primary cause of global ocean warming over past 50 years New research by a team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists and international collaborators shows that the observed ocean warming over the last 50 years is consistent with climate models only if the models include the impacts of observed i
2012-06-11 00:00:00
Arctic getting greener Recent years' warming in the Arctic has caused local changes in vegetation, reveals new research by biologists from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and elsewhere published in the prestigious journals Nature Climate Change and Ecology Letters.
2012-06-11 00:00:00
More people, more environmental stress In an article published in the journal Nature Climate Change, Michigan State University's Thomas Dietz and his colleague, Eugene Rosa of Washington State University, take a critical look at the various factors that have long been prime climate-change susp
2012-06-11 00:00:00
Oceans in Peril as World Oceans Day Marked <div class='node-body'><p>As <a href="http://worldoceansday.org/">World Oceans Day</a> is marked today, the planet's oceans in are peril from overfishing, pollution and climate change.</p>
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2012-06-08 15:17:16
University of Tennessee professors take big step to develop nuclear fusion power Imagine a world without man-made climate change, energy crunches or reliance on foreign oil. It may sound like a dream world, but University of Tennessee, Knoxville, engineers have made a giant step toward making this scenario a reality.
2012-06-08 00:00:00
Environmental benefit of biofuels is overestimated, new study reveals Two scientists are challenging the currently accepted norms of biofuel production. A commentary published today in GCB Bioenergy reveals that calculations of greenhouse gas emissions from bioenergy production are neglecting crucial information that has le
2012-06-08 00:00:00
VIDEO: Poland blocks EU emissions target The EU is eager to present a united front for negotiations on climate change with the UN, but Poland has blocked its carbon emissions targets.
2012-06-07 15:09:34
Mexico enacts climate legislation President Felipe Calderon signs a law making Mexico only the second country in the world to introduce binding targets on climate change.
2012-06-06 16:35:02
Sea temperatures less sensitive to CO2 13 million years ago In the modern global climate, higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are associated with rising ocean temperatures. But the seas were not always so sensitive to this CO2 "forcing," according to a new report. Around 5 to 13 million yea
2012-06-06 00:00:00
Today's climate more sensitive to carbon dioxide than in past 12 million years Until now, studies of Earth's climate have documented a strong correlation between global climate and atmospheric carbon dioxide; that is, during warm periods, high concentrations of CO2 persist, while colder times correspond to relatively low levels.
2012-06-06 00:00:00
Cornell researchers warn that Arctic ice melt is setting stage for severe winters A dramatic melt-off of Arctic sea ice due to climate change is hitting closer to home than millions of Americans might think - triggering a domino effect leading to increased odds of severe winter weather outbreaks in the Northern Hemisphere's middle lati
2012-06-06 00:00:00
Botswana, climate and tourism Botswana's Okavango Delta is a sensitive ecosystem that could be affected detrimentally by climate change. Given the Delta's prominence in the country's tourist industry, such negative impacts could wreak havoc on its economy and affect the lives of its i
2012-06-06 00:00:00
Geoengineering could disrupt rainfall patterns A geoengineering solution to climate change could lead to significant rainfall reduction in Europe and North America, a team of European scientists concludes. The researchers studied how models of the Earth in a warm, CO2-rich world respond to an artifici
2012-06-06 00:00:00
Scientists uncover evidence of impending tipping point for Earth A group of 22 scientists worldwide argue that the Earth is frighteningly close to a tipping point that would send the globe irreversibly into a state that could spell disaster for humans. The group, led by UC Berkeley's Anthony Barnosky, note that human p
2012-06-06 00:00:00
Stanford researchers help predict the oceans of the future with a mini-lab Scientists from the Stanford and elsewhere joined to create a mini-lab in Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The device can simulate predicted future ocean conditions - such as rising carbon dioxide levels - and their effects on ecosystems such as coral.
2012-06-06 00:00:00
24 Policies to End the Earth Emergency <div class='node-body'><p><span class="texto1">UXBRIDGE, Canada - Ecologically ignorant policies are largely responsible for the interlinked crises that are unraveling the planet's life support system.</spa
2012-06-05 11:25:12
Survey: Latin American and Asian cities lead way in planning for global warming The cities that are most active in preparing for climate change are not necessarily the biggest or wealthiest. Instead, they are often places buffeted by natural disasters and increasing changes in temperature or rainfall.
2012-06-05 00:00:00
Health and ethics must be included in future climate change talks Human health and health ethics considerations must be given equal status to economic considerations in climate change deliberations and furthermore, the health community, led by health ministers and the World Health Organization, must play a central role
2012-06-05 00:00:00
Climate change remains an urgent public health concern Top-down advocacy on health and climate at the UN level needs to be mirrored by bottom-up public health actions that bring health and climate co-benefits according to international experts writing in this week's PLoS Medicine.
2012-06-05 00:00:00
Nuclear and coal-fired electrical plants vulnerable to climate change European and US scientists project that thermoelectric power generating capacity -- which supplies the vast majority of the nation's electrical supply -- will decrease by between 4 and 16 percent in the US and 6 to 19 percent in Europe from 2031 to 2060 d
2012-06-03 00:00:00
US and European energy supplies vulnerable to climate change - Nature Climate Change Higher water temperatures and reduced river flows in Europe and the United States in recent years have resulted in reduced production, or temporary shutdown, of several thermoelectric power plants, resulting in increased electricity prices and raising con
2012-06-03 00:00:00
Maize diversity discoveries may help ease world's hunger pangs Researchers at the University of California, Davis, report that ancient farmers had a stronger impact on the evolution of maize, or corn, than modern plant breeders have had on the grain -- now one of the world's top production crops. The findings, togeth
2012-06-03 00:00:00
For an Ailing Planet, the Cure Already Exists <div class='node-body'><p>The planet's climate recently reached a new milestone of 400 parts per million (ppm) of carbon dioxide in the Arctic.</p>
<p>The last time Earth saw similar levels of climate-heating carb
2012-06-01 19:40:04
Some butterfly species particularly vulnerable to climate change A recent study of the impact of climate change on butterflies suggests that some species might adapt much better than others, with implications for the pollination and herbivory associated with these and other insect species.
2012-06-01 00:00:00
Standing trees better than burning ones for carbon neutrality The search for alternatives to fossil fuels has prompted growing interest in the use of wood, harvested directly from forests, as a carbon-neutral energy source. But a new study by researchers at Duke and Oregon State universities finds that leaving fores
2012-05-31 00:00:00
Singing in the rain: Technology improves monitoring of bird sounds Researchers have created a new computer technology that can listen to multiple bird sounds at one time to identify which species are present and how they may be changing as a result of habitat loss or climate change. It's one of the first of its type, and
2012-05-31 00:00:00
Geoengineering: A whiter sky One idea for fighting global warming is to increase the amount of aerosols in the atmosphere, scattering incoming solar energy away from the Earth's surface. But scientists theorize that this solar geoengineering could have a side effect of whitening the
2012-05-31 00:00:00
Drug companies moving toward green goals Many pharmaceutical companies in a new survey are making progress in embracing the guiding principles of green chemistry, which seek to minimize the use of potentially hazardous substances in producing medications, reduce the generation of waste and opera
2012-05-31 00:00:00
Weather patterns can be used to forecast rotavirus outbreaks By correlating weather factors like temperature, rain, and snowfall, Elena Naumova, Ph.D., professor of civil and environmental engineering at Tufts School of Engineering, is able to predict the timing and intensity of rotavirus, a disease that causes ext
2012-05-31 00:00:00
Report: 'Leading' Companies Mislead Public on Climate Change Policies <div class='node-body'><p>Today, the Union of Concerned Scientists released an analysis of 28 'leading' US companies who publicly express concern about climate change but, behind closed doors, support thinktanks and o
2012-05-30 19:55:18
Buffer zone call for wind farms Wind farms should be further from homes to protect people from noise in some circumstances, a group of AMs says.
2012-05-30 05:35:48
New materials could slash energy costs for CO2 capture A detailed analysis of more than four million absorbent minerals has determined that new materials could help electricity producers slash as much as 30 percent of the "parasitic energy" costs associated with removing carbon dioxide from power pl
2012-05-30 00:00:00
Isle 'will become bird sanctuary' The Isle of Lewis will become a bird sanctuary with no human occupants living on it if wind farms are opposed, a landowner says.
2012-05-29 09:16:48
Old aerial photos supply new knowledge on glaciers in Greenland The glaciers in southeast Greenland are retreating rapidly with the ongoing global climate change. But now research from the University of Copenhagen shows that the glaciers can recuperate within a short timeframe if temperatures are to drop. The results
2012-05-29 00:00:00
Is California preparing for climate change? A majority of California's coastal planners and resource managers now view the threats from climate change as sufficiently likely that practical steps on the ground need to be taken to protect against growing threats, according to results from a new surve
2012-05-29 00:00:00
Climate change led to collapse of ancient Indus civilization, study finds A new study combining the latest archaeological evidence with state-of-the-art geoscience technologies provides evidence that climate change was a key ingredient in the collapse of the great Indus or Harappan civilization almost 4000 years ago. The study
2012-05-28 00:00:00
Computer model pinpoints prime materials for efficient carbon capture The electric power industry expects eventually to implement carbon capture of emissions in order to reduce greenhouse gases, yet today's best technology eats up 30 percent of a plant's power. UC Berkeley's Berend Smit worked with industry scientists to cr
2012-05-27 00:00:00
Yale study concludes public apathy over climate change unrelated to science literacy Are members of the public divided about climate change because they don't understand the science behind it? If Americans knew more basic science and were more proficient in technical reasoning, would public consensus match scientific consensus?A study pub
2012-05-27 00:00:00
Global CO2 Emissions at Record High <div class='node-body'><p>The International Energy Agency (IEA) reported yesterday that global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions hit a record high in 2011 and that the probability of reducing the average global temperature increase to 2
2012-05-25 17:33:16
Gourmet butterflies speed north A new study led by scientists in the Department of Biology at the University of York has shown how a butterfly has changed its diet, and consequently has sped northwards in response to climate change.
2012-05-24 00:00:00
'Killer Summer Heat': How Climate Change Is Killing Us <div class='node-body'><p>A new report released today from NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) shows how climate change is killing us as heat-related deaths in the U.S. are set to rise to 150,000 by the end of the century due to
2012-05-23 17:37:41
Seagrasses can store as much carbon as forests Seagrasses are a vital part of the solution to climate change and, per unit area, seagrass meadows can store up to twice as much carbon as the world's temperate and tropical forests.
2012-05-23 00:00:00
El Niño weather and climate change threaten survival of baby leatherback sea turtles When critically endangered leatherback turtle hatchlings dig out of their nests, they enter a world filled with threats to survival. Now, Drexel University researchers have found that the climate conditions at the nesting beach affect the early survival o
2012-05-23 00:00:00
VIDEO: How do we stop lights going out? Consumers could see an extra £105 per year on their bills by 2030, to help pay for a new generation of nuclear power stations and wind farms.
2012-05-22 21:49:13
Financial tool considered climate change uncertainty to select land for conservation A tool commonly used by financial strategists to determine what shares to purchase to create a diversified stock portfolio was used to develop a diversified portfolio of another kind -- land to be set aside for conservation purposes given the uncertainty
2012-05-21 00:00:00
Toxic mercury, accumulating in the Arctic, springs from a hidden source Environmental scientists at Harvard have discovered that the Arctic accumulation of mercury, a toxic element, is caused by both atmospheric forces and the flow of circumpolar rivers that carry the element north into the Arctic Ocean. While the atmospheric
2012-05-21 00:00:00
Arctic melt releasing ancient gas Scientists identify thousands of sites in the Arctic where methane stored for millennia is bubbling out, potentially accelerating global warming.
2012-05-20 16:54:03
Councils 'must lower emissions' Local authorities across the UK should have a statutory duty to combat climate change, government advisors recommend.
2012-05-17 02:52:37
Action urged on city climate risk Urban areas need additional capacity to adapt to the range of threats posed by climate change, such as flooding and rising temperatures, studies show.
2012-05-16 15:43:39
Seabed test mimics carbon release Scientists begin a month-long experiment in Scottish waters to study the impact of a possible leak from an undersea carbon dioxide storage site.
2012-05-16 00:09:28
New advice on medication disposal: Trash beats take-back, new study suggests Returning extra medicine to the pharmacy for disposal might not be worth the extra time, money or greenhouse gas emissions, according to a University of Michigan study that is the first to look at the net effects of so-called take-back programs.
2012-05-16 00:00:00
Over One Million Say Shell No! to Arctic Drilling <div class='node-body'><p>Environmental groups delivered over a million signatures to the White House today demanding President Obama stop Shell's plans for oil drilling in the Arctic.</p>
<p>The groups highlighte
2012-05-15 20:23:05
Airlines report emissions to EU The vast majority of airlines are conforming to EU rules on reporting carbon dioxide emissions, despite a number of protests and lawsuits.
2012-05-15 11:22:10
Statistical analysis projects future temperatures in North America For the first time, researchers have been able to combine different climate models using spatial statistics - to project future seasonal temperature changes in regions across North America.
2012-05-15 00:00:00
French Environmentalists Want ‘Green’ Without the ‘N’ <div class='node-body'><p>PARIS - As France’s president-elect Francois Hollande prepares to form a new government, many environmentalists are calling for the appointment of an ecology minister with real power who can delive
2012-05-14 15:46:23
Nearly one-tenth of hemisphere's mammals unlikely to outrun climate change A safe haven could be out of reach for 9 percent of the Western Hemisphere's mammals, and as much as 40 percent in certain regions, because the animals just won't move swiftly enough to outpace climate change.
2012-05-14 00:00:00
Measuring CO2 to fight global warming If the world's nations ever sign a treaty to limit emissions of climate-warming carbon dioxide gas, there may be a way to help verify compliance: a new method developed by scientists from the University of Utah and Harvard.
2012-05-14 00:00:00
Americans support national clean-energy standard The average US citizen is willing to pay 13 percent more for electricity in support of a national clean-energy standard, according to Yale and Harvard researchers in Nature Climate Change.
2012-05-13 00:00:00
VIDEO: Norway tests carbon capture technology A hi-tech facility that could unlock the key to eliminating greenhouse gas emissions from power stations has just opened in Norway.
2012-05-11 05:56:58
Biodiversity loss ranks with climate change and pollution in terms of impacts to environment A recent study published by an international research team working at UC Santa Barbara's National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis has found that loss of biodiversity impacts the environment as significantly as climate change and pollution. Th
2012-05-09 00:00:00
EARTH: Volcanoes sparked, and prolonged, the Little Ice Age Volcanism is often implicated in periods of abrupt cooling. After the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines, for instance, global temperatures dropped by half a degree Celsius due to airborne particulate matter blocking solar radiation. Howev
2012-05-09 00:00:00
Huge wind farm backed by minister The highest-generating onshore wind farm in England and Wales is given the go-ahead for development in south Wales.
2012-05-08 18:14:35
Support for climate change action drops, Stanford poll finds Americans' support for government action on global warming remains high but has dropped during the past two years, according to a new survey by Stanford researchers in collaboration with Ipsos Public Affairs.
2012-05-08 00:00:00
European mountain plant population shows delayed response to climate change A modeling study from the European Alps suggests that population declines to be observed during the upcoming decades will probably underestimate the long-term effects of recent climate warming on mountain plants. A European team of ecologists around Stefa
2012-05-07 00:00:00
Gaseous emissions from dinosaurs may have warmed prehistoric earth Sauropod dinosaurs could in principle have produced enough of the greenhouse gas methane to warm the climate many millions of years ago, at a time when the Earth was warm and wet. That's according to calculations reported in the May 8 issue of Current Bio
2012-05-07 00:00:00
Plants disappear as a result of climate changes Climate changes mean that species are disappearing from European mountain regions. This is shown by new research involving biologists from the University of Gothenburg, the results of which are now being publishing in the journals Nature and Science.
2012-05-07 00:00:00
'Broken Earth Day': Connecting Climate Change to Wild Weather <div class='node-body'><p>In New Mexico, firefighters stand in the remains of the Santa Fe Forest, which was burned last summer during the state’s worst wildfire in history. In Pakistan, a group of women hold dots in front
2012-05-04 20:53:12
Study: Biodiversity Loss Impacts as Great as Climate Change Impacts <div class='node-body'><p>Loss of biodiversity has as profound an effect as climate change, pollution and other major forms of environmental stress on ecosystems, according to a study released this week.</p>
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2012-05-04 16:51:25
Scientists: Deep Ocean Beneath Antarctic Responding Rapidly to Climate Change <div class='node-body'><p>New research by Australian scientists suggests that up to 60 percent of "Antarctic Bottom Water", the dense water formed around the edges of Antarctica that seeps into the deep sea and spre
2012-05-04 15:14:55
US Corporations Sponsor Carbon Scam in Europe <div class='node-body'><p>BRUSSELS - Major publicly traded U.S. corporations, including Dow Chemical, ConocoPhillips, Chevron and Cabot Corporation, have secured multi-million-dollar dubious carbon credits to compensate for their gre
2012-05-03 16:16:46
Scientists core into California's Clear Lake to explore past climate change One of the oldest lakes in the world, Clear Lake in northern California has deep sediments that contain a record of the climate and local plants and animals going back perhaps 500,000 years. UC Berkeley scientists are drilling cores from the sediments to
2012-05-03 00:00:00
Caltech researchers use stalagmites to study past climate change By analyzing stalagmites, a team of Caltech researchers has determined that the climate signature in the tropics through four glacial cycles looks different in some ways and similar in others when compared to the climate signature at high latitudes. The r
2012-05-03 00:00:00
Ecosystem effects of biodiversity loss rival climate change and pollution Loss of biodiversity appears to affect ecosystems as much as climate change, pollution and other major forms of environmental stress, according to results of a new study by an international research team.
2012-05-02 00:00:00
Study shows experiments underestimate plant responses to climate change Experiments may dramatically underestimate how plants will respond to climate change in the future. That's the conclusion of an analysis of 50 plant studies on four continents, published this week in an advance online issue of the journal Nature, which fo
2012-05-02 00:00:00
First-of-its-kind study reveals surprising ecological effects of earthquake and tsunami The reappearance of long-forgotten habitats and the resurgence of species unseen for years may not be among the expected effects of a natural disaster. Yet that's exactly what researchers have found on the sandy beaches of south central Chile, after an 8.
2012-05-02 00:00:00
Better plants for biofuels An article in F1000 Biology Reports published today argues that recent advances in knowledge mean that plant-derived biofuels could meet about 30 percent of the global demand for liquid transportation fuels, drastically reducing the amounts of greenhouse
2012-05-02 00:00:00
Dry heat increases bark beetle bite Climate change appears to be good news for destructive bark beetles, according to a new study by Lorenzo Marini from the University of Padova in Italy, and his team. Their work, published online in Springer's Climatic Change, shows that there were more at
2012-05-02 00:00:00
Study shows experiments underestimate plant responses to climate change Experiments may dramatically underestimate how plants will respond to climate change in the future. That's the conclusion of an analysis of 50 plant studies on four continents, published this week in an advance online issue of the journal Nature.
2012-05-02 00:00:00
Global warming: New research emphasizes the role of economic growth It's a message no one wants to hear: to slow down global warming, we'll either have to put the brakes on economic growth or transform the way the world's economies work.That's the implication of an innovative University of Michigan study examining the evo
2012-05-01 00:00:00
Inexpensive, abundant starch fibers could lead to ouchless bandages A process that spins starch into fine strands could take the sting out of removing bandages, as well as produce less expensive and more environmentally friendly toilet paper, napkins and other products, according to Penn State food scientists.
2012-05-01 00:00:00
Call for clarity on wind turbines Campaigners call for a limit on how many onshore wind farms will be built in England, but the industry says opponents already have enough of a voice.
2012-04-30 09:32:25
Student-devised process would prep Chinese shale gas for sale Rice University chemical engineering students design an environmentally friendly process for turning shale gas extracted from China's Sichuan Basin into a range of profitable products.
2012-04-30 00:00:00
Global warming refuge discovered near at-risk Pacific island nation of Kiribati Scientists predict ocean temperatures will rise in the equatorial Pacific by the end of the century, wreaking havoc on coral reef ecosystems.But a new study shows that climate change could cause ocean currents to operate in a way that mitigates warming ne
2012-04-30 00:00:00
Portable gas sensors improve atmospheric pollution measurements Different types of compact, low-power portable sensors under development by three independent research groups may soon yield unprecedented capabilities to monitor ozone, greenhouse gases, and air pollutants. The three teams will each present their work at
2012-04-30 00:00:00
Wind farms affect local weather Wind farms can affect weather in their immediate locality, raising night-time temperatures on the ground, researchers confirm.
2012-04-29 22:47:02
Pacific islands may become refuge for corals in a warming climate, study finds Scientists have predicted that ocean temperatures will rise in the equatorial Pacific by the end of the century, wreaking havoc on coral reef ecosystems. But a new study by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution scientists shows that climate change could ca
2012-04-29 00:00:00
'Warming hole' delayed climate change over eastern United States Climate scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have discovered that particulate pollution in the late 20th century created a "warming hole" over the eastern United States -- that is, a cold patch where the effects o
2012-04-26 00:00:00
Oil palm surging source of greenhouse gas emissions Continued expansion of industrial-scale oil palm plantations on the island of Borneo will become a leading cause of greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 unless strong forest and peatland protections are enacted and enforced, according to a National Academy of
2012-04-26 00:00:00
Agency plea over climate warning Leading energy ministers have been told the world is on track for a temperature increase of 6C unless they change priorities.
2012-04-25 18:18:42
Trump 'lured' into opening resort Tycoon Donald Trump has said he was "lured" into building a £1bn golf resort in Scotland with assurances that a nearby wind farm would not go ahead.
2012-04-25 14:40:27
Geophysicists employ novel method to identify sources of global sea level rise As the Earth's climate warms, a melting ice sheet produces a distinct pattern of sea level change known as its sea level fingerprint. Now, a group of geophysicists from the University of Toronto, Harvard and Rutgers Universities have found a way to identi
2012-04-24 00:00:00
Public 'back wind farm subsidies' More Britons than not regard subsidies for wind power as a good deal, an opinion poll suggests on the eve of a major clean energy conference.
2012-04-23 08:32:58
Climate change, biofuels mandate would cause corn price spikes A study from Purdue and Stanford university researchers predicts that future climate scenarios may cause significantly greater volatility in corn prices, which would be intensified by the federal biofuels mandate.
2012-04-23 00:00:00
Research is ensuring stormwater systems are designed for the future A Kansas State University team is researching how climate change is affecting rainfall and weather patterns to help with future adaptation and mitigation strategies. The researchers are updating rainfall distribution data to ensure current stormwater mana
2012-04-23 00:00:00
Towards an agroforestry policy in Indonesia Indonesia, the third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world, most of which come from deforestation, is setting out to reverse the trend. One of the ways it plans to do so is to create a national strategy to put more trees on farms, a practice kn
2012-04-23 00:00:00
New South Asia network to tackle 'massive' climate adaptation challenge Today, recognizing the knowledge gap between the existing evidence of climate change and adaptation on the ground, researchers in Asia launched a novel learning platform to improve agricultural resilience to changing weather patterns, and to reduce emissi
2012-04-23 00:00:00
Diversity aided mammals' survival over deep time The first study of how mammals in North America adapted to climate change in "deep time" found that families with greater diversity were more stable and maintained larger ranges than less diverse families.
2012-04-23 00:00:00
Northern Canada feels the heat - Climate change impact on permafrost zones As climate change in the near future is likely to bring raised temperatures at northern latitudes, the characteristics of permafrost could greatly change. Changes to permafrost could have serious impact on existing and future northern infrastructures such
2012-04-23 00:00:00
Arctic Methane in Vicious Cycle of Global Warming: Study <div class='node-body'><p>As the Arctic warms due to global warming, the Arctic Ocean itself may be releasing vast amounts of methane, contributing to even more global warming, according to a study published today in the journal Natu
2012-04-22 17:55:36
Salmond 'withheld' wind farm news First Minister Alex Salmond has been accused of withholding news that a major wind farm project in Scotland had been scrapped.
2012-04-19 19:19:16
Environmental Groups: New Fracking Rules Fall Short <div class='node-body'><p>The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its first regulations on air pollution from hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, on Wednesday, but environmental groups say the rules fall short. &nbs
2012-04-19 14:55:16
New CU-NOAA monitoring system clarifies murky atmospheric questions A University of Colorado Boulder-led team has developed a new monitoring system to analyze and compare emissions from man-made fossil fuels and trace gases in the atmosphere, a technique that likely could be used to monitor the effectiveness of measures r
2012-04-19 00:00:00
State of Himalayan glaciers less alarming than feared Several hundreds of millions of people in Southeast Asia depend, to varying degrees, on the freshwater reservoirs of the Himalayan glaciers. Consequently, it is important to detect the potential impact of climate changes on the Himalayan glaciers at an ea
2012-04-19 00:00:00
A study points to the importance of seeking new pine varieties resistant to climate change The radiata pine is the tree species par excellence in the Basque Country's forests. The lack of water is one of the factors having the greatest effect on its survival and productivity. Over the coming years, new varieties of the radiata pine that are mor
2012-04-19 00:00:00
Accelerating climate change exerts strong pressure on Europe's mountain flora A pan-European study published in Science shows that mountain plants across the continent are moving to higher altitudes. The paper is based on detailed surveys of 66 mountain summits in Europe. An international research group, led by the Austrian Academy
2012-04-19 00:00:00
Carbon capture 'needs certainty' Capturing and burying the greenhouse gas CO2 from power stations is viable - but long-term government support will be needed, a report says.
2012-04-18 23:12:53
Obama Echoes Bush, Sets Plan for Polar Bear Extinction <div class='node-body'><p>The Obama Administration issued a proposed rule yesterday that disregards the effects of greenhouse gases on polar bear habitat leading one conservation group to say that the rule echoes former President Geo
2012-04-18 17:34:39
Did Climate Change Activism Lead to Coup of Island President? <div class='node-body'><p>Mohamed Nasheed, the president of the Maldives who was ousted in a military coup in February, today suggested that his ouster was carried out by forces acting as a 'facade' for the former dic
2012-04-18 11:19:30
UK outsources pollution, MPs warn Carbon emissions from goods imported in the UK are rising faster than the domestic fall in greenhouse gases, MPs say.
2012-04-18 06:30:46
Analysis raises atmospheric, ecologic and economic doubts about forest bioenergy A large, global move to produce more energy from forest biomass may be possible and already is beginning in some places, but scientists say in a new analysis that such large-scale bioenergy production from forest biomass is unsustainable and will increase
2012-04-18 00:00:00
Rivers flowing into the sea offer vast potential as electricity source A new genre of electric power-generating stations could supply electricity for more than a half billion people by tapping just one-tenth of the global potential of a little-known energy source that exists where rivers flow into the ocean, a new analysis h
2012-04-18 00:00:00
UK low emission car sales soaring UK drivers are increasingly choosing fuel efficient cars with historically low carbon dioxide emissions, according to motor industry body SMMT.
2012-04-17 23:01:16
NASA satellite movie shows Great Plains tornado outbreak from space Satellite data gives forecasters a leg up on severe weather. NASA has just released an animation of visible and infrared satellite data showing the development and movement of the Great Plains tornado outbreak, using data from NOAA's GOES-13 satellite. Th
2012-04-17 00:00:00
As Ice Cap Melts, Militaries Vie for Arctic Edge <div class='node-body'><p>While the corporate media continues to keep alive a false narrative that the world's scientists are still divided over global climate change - new reports show the military has moved beyond that deba
2012-04-16 15:15:44
Pollen levels are rising across Europe From Reykjavik to Thessaloniki, pollen levels are on the increase. A team of researchers headed by professor Annette Menzel at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen reports that pollen counts have already risen across Europe in recent years. Their findings
2012-04-16 00:00:00
Study: Historic Rise to Sea Levels in Pacific Ocean Linked to Climate Change <div class='node-body'><p>A rapid rise in sea levels in Southwest Pacific Ocean has ocurred, according to a new study, and researchers say human-made climate change is likely the cause for significant rises in the 20th century. Scien
2012-04-13 15:05:11
Ocean acidification linked with larval oyster failure in hatcheries A study by the scientists found that increased seawater carbon dioxide levels, resulting in more corrosive ocean water, inhibited the larval oysters from developing their shells and growing at a pace that would make commercial production cost-effective.
2012-04-13 00:00:00
Wind farms 'not big bird mincers' One of the biggest studies of wind farms' impact on birds suggests they leave many species unaffected, though cause problems to some.
2012-04-12 17:22:36
US in Flames: Global Warming, 'Perfect Recipe for Fire' <div class='node-body'><p>The US 'wildfire season' usually doesn't start until late spring, but a recent wave of early wildfires across the US portends a long and dangerous season of fire. Sources cite the unu
2012-04-12 15:14:19
Rapid climate change threatens Asia's Rice Bowl As Asia's monsoon season begins, leading climate specialists and agricultural scientists warned today that rapid climate change and its potential to intensify droughts and floods could threaten Asia's rice production and pose a significant threat to milli
2012-04-12 00:00:00
Southeast Asia's billion dollar cassava industry at high risk due to climate change Severe outbreaks of new, invasive pests triggered by rising temperatures could threaten Southeast Asia's multi-billion dollar cassava industry, as well as the livelihoods of the hundreds of thousands of small farmers that rely on the crop for income, acco
2012-04-12 00:00:00
Drastic changes needed to curb most potent greenhouse gas Meat consumption in the developed world needs to be cut by 50 percent per person by 2050 if we are to meet the most aggressive strategy, set out by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, to reduce one of the most important greenhouse gases, nitrou
2012-04-12 00:00:00
Resurfacing urban areas to offset 150 billion tons of CO2 Imagine a world where the rooftops and pavements of every urban area are resurfaced to increase the reflection of the sun's light rays. Well, this is exactly what a group of Canadian researchers have done in an attempt to measure the potential effects aga
2012-04-12 00:00:00
Under climate change, winners and losers on the coral reef As ocean temperatures rise, some species of corals are likely to succeed at the expense of others, according to a report published online on April 12 in the Cell Press journal Current Biology that details the first large-scale investigation of climate eff
2012-04-12 00:00:00
Nasa man rejects coal-fired power World climate change expert Dr James Hansen tells BBC Scotland the UK should not build any more coal-fired power stations.
2012-04-11 12:33:29
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2012-04-11 11:01:00
Cheaper Energy Bills and Green Growth Nick Clegg has announced that the big six energy companies – EDF, E.On, British Gas, Southern, Scottish Power and NPower, who supply 99 per cent of British homes with energy - will now write to customers every year to specifically tell them what
2012-04-11 10:43:00
