Beyond climate models: Rethinking how to envision the future with climate change Professor Stephen Sheppard will present at the symposium Beyond Climate Models: Rethinking How to Envision the Future with Climate Change Friday, February 17, 1:30-4:30 p.m. at the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in Vancouve
2012-02-17 00:00:00
Phytoplankton key to a healthy planet Each year, phytoplankton are responsible for converting about 45 gigatons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to organic carbon. Of this, approximately 16 gigatons is transferred to the waters of the deep ocean in a process commonly referred to as a &qu
2012-02-17 00:00:00
As ice melts in Far North, opportunities abound to advance Canada's oceanic laws Thinning ice resulting from climate change in the Arctic is happening far faster than experts previously imagined. With it come new global shipping routes and growing interest in natural resource development and regional tourism. These changes, says a lea
2012-02-17 00:00:00
Sprawling and powerful 'community models' shaping future of regional and global science Where the earliest ideas might have been conveyed in something as simple as a cave painting, modern-day scientists are wrestling with phenomena as big and complicated as intercontinental air pollution, desertification and global warming. Experts drawn fro
2012-02-17 00:00:00
Climate change leads to pollution of indigenous people's water supplies Indigenous people around the world are among the most vulnerable to climate change and are increasingly susceptible to the pathogen loads found in potable water after heavy rainfall or rapid snow melt.
2012-02-17 00:00:00
UI researcher notes importance of particulate matter on climate, health When it comes to predicting climate change, researchers need to take into account the effects of particles in the air. That's the message presented by University of Iowa researcher Vicki Grassian Friday, Feb. 17, at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American
2012-02-17 00:00:00
Europe needs a 'RESCUE' revolution Resolving the world's major challenges whether climate change, environmental pollution, urbanization, our aging population or resource scarcity requires a sweeping shift in our approach to sustainability research and education, a group of leading scientis
2012-02-16 00:00:00
Marine protected areas: changing climate could require change of plans Marine protected areas may turn out to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. As a result of changing conditions, marine species have been on the move with observed shifts of as much as three kilometers per year over the past 50 years, and forecasts of
2012-02-16 00:00:00
Documents Reveal Plans, Funders and Goals of 'Climate Denial' Machine <div class='node-body'><p>The DeSmogBlog, which has long covered the impacts global warming and fossil fuel industry-backed misinformation campaigns, on Tuesday released internal documents from the Heartland Institute -- "th
2012-02-15 14:39:37
Climate change threatens tropical birds Climate change spells trouble for many tropical birds - especially those living in mountains, coastal forests and relatively small areas - and the damage will be compounded by other threats like habitat loss, disease and competition among species. That is
2012-02-15 00:00:00
Time of year important in projections of climate change effects on ecosystems Based on more than 25 years of data from the National Science Foundation Konza Prairie Long-Term Ecological Research site in Kansas -- one of 26 such NSF LTER sites across the globe -- ecologists looked at how droughts and heat waves affect grass growth d
2012-02-15 00:00:00
Extreme summer temperatures occur more frequently Extreme summer temperatures are already occurring more frequently in the United States, and will become normal by mid-century if the world continues on a business as usual schedule of emitting greenhouse gases. By analyzing observations and results obtain
2012-02-15 00:00:00
Low-carbon technologies 'no quick-fix', say researchers A drastic switch to low carbon-emitting technologies, such as wind and hydroelectric power, may not yield a reduction in global warming until the latter part of this century, research published today suggests.
2012-02-15 00:00:00
'Climate Deniers' Follow 'Creationists' to Undermine Public Education <div class='node-body'><p>The Heartland Institute, a right-wing think tank funded by the Koch brothers, Microsoft, and other top corporations, is planning to develop a “<a href="http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/u
2012-02-14 20:50:00
New Lib Dem MEP for West Midlands takes up seat in European Parliament <img align="right" src="siteFiles/resources/images/MEPs/Phil Bennion/PhilBennion-200.JPG" alt="" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" />The Staffordshire farmer and econo
2012-02-14 09:27:00
The indiscretions of a champagne bubble paparazzi The innermost secrets of champagne bubbles are about to be unveiled in the Springer journal EPJ ST. This fascinating work is the brainchild of Gerard Liger-Belair, a scientist tackling champagne bubbles from both a physics and a chemistry perspective. To
2012-02-14 00:00:00
AGU: Journal Highlights Feb. 14 2012 Featured in this release are research papers on the following topics: "Heart Lake holds water for Yellowstone's hydrothermal diversity theory," "Martian carbon dioxide clouds tied to atmospheric gravity waves," "Effects of sea spr
2012-02-14 00:00:00
Super high-resolution carbon estimates for endangered Madagascar By combining airborne laser technology, satellite mapping, and ground-based plot surveys, a team of researchers has produced the first large-scale, high-resolution estimates of carbon stocks in remote and fragile Madagascar. The group has shown that it is
2012-02-14 00:00:00
Coral survival's past is key to its future To predict the extinction risk of reef-building corals, researchers, led by Robert van Woesik, professor of biological sciences, are examining past events to gain insight into how these corals today may fare through climate change.
2012-02-14 00:00:00
New GSA Bulletin science online ahead of print Feb. 6, 2012 New science published in GSA Bulletin includes evidence from Ellesmere Island that the end-Permian mass extinction may not have been a synchronous, global event; an understanding of how weak faults are formed by weak minerals; a study of the Mull Granite
2012-02-13 00:00:00
Fish of Antarctica threatened by climate change A Yale-led study of the evolutionary history of Antarctic fish and their "anti-freeze" proteins illustrates how tens of millions of years ago a lineage of fish adapted to newly formed polar conditions -- and how today they are endangered by a ra
2012-02-13 00:00:00
Big fish reveal shelter secrets on reefcam The choices big fish make on where to shelter could have a major influence on their ability to cope with climate change, say scientists from the ARC Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies.In research aimed at understanding the process of fish populat
2012-02-12 00:00:00
Is 'Prescription for Disaster' Our 'Most Optimistic' Climate Future? <div class='node-body'><p>New climate information from French scientists indicate that global warming of 2 C is the "most optimistic" scenario. Yet this is the amount of warming James Hansen has referred to as a &am
2012-02-11 16:38:32
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2012-02-10 14:25:00
Ocean microbe communities changing, but long-term environmental impact is unclear As oceans warm due to climate change, water layers will mix less and affect the microbes and plankton that pump carbon out of the atmosphere - but researchers say it's still unclear whether these processes will further increase global warming or decrease
2012-02-09 00:00:00
VIDEO: Converting solar energy into new fuels Researchers in Glasgow are working on a way to remove greenhouse gas from the atmosphere and put oil back under the North Sea.
2012-02-08 10:25:41
NIST provides octagonal window of opportunity for carbon capture A collaborative research team from NIST and the University of Delaware has gathered new insight into the performance of a material called a zeolite that may filter carbon dioxide far more efficiently than current industrial "scrubbers" do.
2012-02-08 00:00:00
The Millions Funding Geoengineering <div class='node-body'><p>As scientists search for a plan to deal with climate change, some have pushed for a controversial approach known as geoengineering, a technological fix for climate change that involves efforts such as reflec
2012-02-06 13:40:08
4 brand new Scoops launch for Go Green Week! It's Go Green Week and this year for meat free Monday groups across the UK are holding loads of events including the launch of several new Scoops.
2012-02-06 13:21:07
Penn researchers uncover a mechanism to explain dune field patterns In a study of the harsh but beautiful White Sands National Monument in New Mexico, University of Pennsylvania researchers have uncovered a unifying mechanism to explain dune patterns. The new work represents a contribution to basic science, but the findin
2012-02-06 00:00:00
Political leaders play key role in how worried Americans are by climate change More than extreme weather events and the work of scientists, it is national political leaders who influence how much Americans worry about the threat of climate change, new research finds. In a study of public opinion from 2002 to 2010, researchers found
2012-02-06 00:00:00
What drives public opinion on climate change? The researchers reveal that the driving factor that most influences public opinion on climate change is the mobilizing efforts of advocacy groups and elites. The study conducted an empirical analysis of the factors affecting US public concern about the th
2012-02-06 00:00:00
Scientists: Arctic Melting Leading to Europe's Freeze <div class='node-body'><p>The unusual cold weather in eastern Europe has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of vulnerable people living in areas unprepared for the freezing conditions. Extreme weather events have been increasingly ev
2012-02-05 15:20:11
VIDEO: MPs urge PM to cut wind farm subsidy More than 100 Conservative MPs have written to David Cameron calling on him to slash subsidies for onshore wind turbines.
2012-02-05 09:07:26
PM urged to cut wind farm subsidy More than 100 Conservatives are among MPs who have written to the prime minister calling on him to slash subsidies for onshore wind turbines.
2012-02-05 05:34:42
Tree rings may underestimate climate response to volcanic eruptions Some climate cooling caused by past volcanic eruptions may not be evident in tree-ring reconstructions of temperature change because large enough temperature drops lead to greatly shortened or even absent growing seasons, according to climate researchers,
2012-02-05 00:00:00
Land-cover changes do not impact glacier loss A new study shows that land-cover changes, in particular deforestation, in the vicinity of glaciers do not have an impact on glacier loss. However, the study, in which Innsbruck climate researcher were directly involved, also shows that deforestation decr
2012-02-05 00:00:00
Heat and cold damage corals in their own ways, Scripps study shows Around the world coral reefs are facing threats brought by climate change and dramatic shifts in sea temperatures. While warming has been the primary focus for scientists and ocean policy managers, cold can also cause significant damage. Scientists at Scr
2012-02-02 00:00:00
Wall Street Journal Slammed for Giving Platform to Climate Change Deniers <div class='node-body'><p>In response to an op-ed printed late last week in the Wall Street Journal, signed by sixteen 'scientists' and entitled, '<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405297
2012-02-01 19:42:18
Global experts question claims about jellyfish populations Blooms, or proliferation, of jellyfish have shown a substantial, visible impact on coastal populations -- clogged nets for fishermen, stinging waters for tourists, even choked intake lines for power plants -- and recent media reports have created a percep
2012-02-01 00:00:00
New ACS Podcast: Easing concerns about a catastrophic release of greenhouse gases The latest episode in the American Chemical Society's award-winning "Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions" podcast series puts forth the reassuring finding that concerns about global warming having a domino effect -- unleashing 600 billion tons
2012-02-01 00:00:00
MIT study: Driving the green A new MIT study shows that electric vehicles are not just environmentally friendly, but also have the potential to improve the bottom line for many kinds of businesses.
2012-02-01 00:00:00
Tropical cyclones to cause greater damage Tropical cyclones will cause $109 billion in damages by 2100, according to Yale and MIT researchers in a paper published in Nature Climate Change.
2012-02-01 00:00:00
'Right path' for climate change Wales is on the right path towards tackling climate change but more work needs to be done by the Welsh government to target additional emissions, a report says.
2012-01-31 07:44:35
Columbia engineers map energy use in NYC buildings Many cities are trying to lower their energy consumption and carbon footprint by reducing associated greenhouse gas emissions. A Columbia Engineering study will help planners and policy makers understand the local dynamics of building energy use in New Yo
2012-01-31 00:00:00
Ancient DNA holds clues to climate change adaptation Thirty-thousand-year-old bison bones discovered in permafrost at a Canadian goldmine are helping scientists unravel the mystery about how animals adapt to rapid environmental change.
2012-01-31 00:00:00
Little Ice Age's volcanic origin The Little Ice Age began in the 1300s due to the cooling effect of big volcanic eruptions and was sustained by changes in Arctic ice, scientists conclude.
2012-01-30 16:49:45
New Study: Climate Change Threatens World's Wheat Crop <div class='node-body'><p>A study released Sunday afternoon finds that wheat crop yields could plunge due, in part, to climate change.</p>
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2012-01-30 00:28:46
New probiotic bacteria shows promise for use in shellfish aquaculture The use of probiotic bacteria, isolated from naturally occurring bacterial communities, is gaining in popularity in the aquaculture industry as the preferred, environmentally friendly management alternative to the use of antibiotics and other antimicrobia
2012-01-30 00:00:00
The Arctic is already suffering the effects of a dangerous climate change Two decades after the United Nations established the Framework Convention on Climate Change in order to "prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system", the Arctic shows the first signs of a dangerous climate change. A te
2012-01-30 00:00:00
What do killer whales eat in the Arctic? Killer whales are the top marine predator. The increase in hunting territories available to killer whales in the Arctic due to climate change and melting sea ice could seriously affect the marine ecosystem balance. New research published in BioMed Centra
2012-01-29 00:00:00
Dirty Biofuels: Leaked Data Shows Some Worse Than Fossil Fuels <div class='node-body'><p>According to leaked data from the European Commission obtained by EuroActiv, greenhouse gas emissions from some biofuels are higher than those from fossil fuels, when Indirect Land Usage Change (ILUC) is fac
2012-01-27 18:41:02
VIDEO: Air pollution alert first for Scotland Scotland is to become the first part of the UK to offer a pollution alert system which could be incorporated into weather forecasts.
2012-01-27 14:42:55
Space Weather Center to add world's first 'ensemble forecasting' capability Goddard's Space Weather Laboratory recently received support under NASA's Space Technology Program Game Changing Program to implement "ensemble forecasting," a computer technique already used by meteorologists to track potential paths and impact
2012-01-27 00:00:00
80 percent of 'irreplaceable' habitats in Andes unprotected Hundreds of rare, endemic species in the Central Andes remain unprotected and are increasingly under threat from development and climate change, according to a Duke University-led international study.
2012-01-27 00:00:00
Nick Clegg's tax cut speech at the Resolution Foundation Today I want to make clear that I want the Coalition to go further and faster in delivering the full £10,000 allowance.<br />
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2012-01-26 10:19:00
First report on UK climate impact Climate change this century poses both risks and opportunities, according to the first comprehensive government assessment of its type.
2012-01-26 05:08:41
Scientists aboard Iberian coast ocean drilling expedition report early findings Mediterranean bottom currents and the sediment deposits they leave behind offer new insights into global climate change, the opening and closing of ocean circulation gateways and locations where hydrocarbon deposits may lie buried under the sea.
2012-01-25 00:00:00
AUDIO: Is cheap fossil fuel 'good news'? Tony Juniper, freelance writer and green campaigner, and Lord Lawson, chairman and founder of Global Warming Policy Foundation debate whether the shift in focus away from renewable energy and back onto fossil fuels is a good thing.
2012-01-24 10:36:47
Climatic warming-induced change in timings of 24 seasonal divisions in China since 1960 Changes of seasonal cycles are important to social and economic activities, agricultural planning in particular. Qian et al. quantified changes in the timings of 24 seasonal divisions conventionally known in China as the "24 Solar Terms," based
2012-01-24 00:00:00
Turtles' mating habits protect against effects of climate change The mating habits of marine turtles may help to protect them against the effects of climate change. The study shows how the mating patterns of a population of endangered green turtles may be helping them deal with the fact that global warming is leading t
2012-01-24 00:00:00
Win a year's worth of free renewable energy Looking for an activity for Go Green Week? Get students switched on to renewable energy and be in with a chance to win our fab prizes.
2012-01-23 17:28:24
New study sheds light on evolutionary origin of oxygen-based cellular respiration Researchers at the RIKEN SPring-8 Center in Harima, Japan have clarified the crystal structure of quinol dependent nitric oxide reductase, a bacterial enzyme that offers clues on the origins of our earliest oxygen-breathing ancestors. In addition to their
2012-01-22 00:00:00
Geoengineering and global food supply Carbon dioxide emissions have been increasing over the past decades, causing the Earth to get hotter and hotter. There are concerns that a continuation of these trends could have catastrophic effects. This has led some to explore drastic ideas for combati
2012-01-22 00:00:00
Unprecedented, man-made trends in ocean's acidity Recent carbon dioxide emissions have pushed the level of seawater acidity far above the range of the natural variability that existed for thousands of years, affecting the calcification rates of shell-forming organism. These findings by an international t
2012-01-22 00:00:00
Satellite observes spatiotemporal variations in mid-upper tropospheric methane over China As a principal greenhouse gas, atmospheric methane is important to atmospheric chemical processes and climate change. In Vol. 56 of the Chinese Science Bulletin, a paper identified spatiotemporal variations of methane in the mid-upper troposphere over Chi
2012-01-20 00:00:00
Ecologists gain insight into the likely consequences of global warming A new insight into the impact that warmer temperatures could have across the world has been uncovered by scientists at Queen Mary, University of London. The research, published in the journal Global Change Biology today, found that the impact of global wa
2012-01-20 00:00:00
Carbon dioxide is 'driving fish crazy' Rising human carbon dioxide emissions may be affecting the brains and central nervous system of sea fishes with serious consequences for their survival, an international scientific team has found.Carbon dioxide concentrations predicted to occur in the oce
2012-01-20 00:00:00
Transition Wiki launched - get ideas for Go Green Week The Transition Ideas Wiki is an interactive resource which helps your share and find ideas for carbon-cutting projects on your campus. Check out some ideas to help your Go Green Week go off with a bang.
2012-01-19 11:36:29
The biodiversity crisis: Worse than climate change Biodiversity is declining rapidly throughout the world. The challenges of conserving the world's species are perhaps even larger than mitigating the negative effects of global climate change. This is the main conclusion from scientists from University of
2012-01-19 00:00:00
Climate change invites alien invaders - Is Canada ready? A comprehensive multi-disciplinary synthesis just published in Environmental Reviews reveals the urgent need for further investigation and policy development to address significant environmental, social and economic impacts of invasive alien species and c
2012-01-19 00:00:00
Researchers outline food security-climate change road map in Science While last month's climate negotiations in Durban made incremental progress toward helping farmers adapt to climate change and reduce agriculture's climate footprint, a group of international agriculture experts, writing in the Jan. 20 issue of Science ma
2012-01-19 00:00:00
Appeal for hedgehog climate study UK wildlife charities are asking for people's help with a study to see whether hedgehogs are being affected by climate change.
2012-01-18 01:34:52
Climate balancing: Sea-level rise vs. surface temperature change rates Engineering our way out of global climate warming may not be as easy as simply reducing the incoming solar energy, according to a team of University of Bristol and Penn State climate scientists. Designing the approach to control both sea level rise and ra
2012-01-18 00:00:00
Power generation is blowing in the wind By looking at the stability of the atmosphere, wind farm operators could gain greater insight into the amount of power generated at any given time. Power generated by a wind turbine largely depends on the wind speed. In a wind farm in which the turbines e
2012-01-17 00:00:00
From field to biorefinery: Computer model optimizes biofuel operations Research into biofuel crops such as switchgrass and Miscanthus has focused mainly on how to grow these crops and convert them into fuels. But many steps lead from the farm to the biorefinery, and each could help or hinder the growth of this new industry.
2012-01-17 00:00:00
Goodbye, Fish: Rising CO2 Direct Threat to Sea Life <div class='node-body'><p>New research shows the disastrous consequences the world's rising carbon dioxide levels are having on ocean life.</p>
<p>A team of researchers from the Australian Research Council Centre
2012-01-16 19:36:01
Managing private and public adaptation to climate change New research has found that individuals and the private sector have an important role to play in the provision of public policies to help society adapt to the impacts of climate change.
2012-01-13 00:00:00
Largest bird alters its foraging due to climate change Wandering albatrosses have altered their foraging due to changes in wind fields in the southern hemisphere during the last decades. Since winds have increased in intensity and moved to the south, the flight speed of albatrosses increased and they spend le
2012-01-12 00:00:00
Researchers discover particle which could 'cool the planet' Scientists have shown that a new molecule in the Earth's atmosphere has the potential to play a significant role in offsetting global warming by cooling the planet.
2012-01-12 00:00:00
Diverse ecosystems are crucial climate change buffer Preserving diverse plant life will be crucial to buffer the negative effects of climate change and desertification in in the world's drylands, according to a new landmark study.
2012-01-12 00:00:00
Concern over seed dispersal risks Drivers of biodiversity loss, such as habitat fragmentation and climate change, are undermining seed dispersal networks around the globe, warn researchers.
2012-01-10 07:55:00
Algae for your fuel tank The available amount of fossil fuels is limited and their combustion in vehicle motors increases atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. The generation of fuels from biomass as an alternative is on the rise. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, Johannes A. Lerche
2012-01-10 00:00:00
Dramatic links found between climate change, elk, plants, and birds Climate change in the form of reduced snowfall in mountains is causing powerful and cascading shifts in mountainous plant and bird communities through the increased ability of elk to stay at high elevations over winter and consume plants, according to a
2012-01-10 00:00:00
Fracking Nonsense: The Job Myth of Gas Drilling <div class='node-body'><p>Natural gas companies are trying to sell fracking as the solution to all of the economic ills ailing this country. Supposedly fracking can bring the economy out of its current stagnation by creatin
2012-01-09 22:36:04
AUDIO: Will global warming prevent an ice age? Dr Luke Skinner of the department of Earth Sciences at the University of Cambridge explains why the current levels of carbon dioxide could have prevented another ice-age.
2012-01-09 09:41:47
Carbon emissions 'defer Ice Age' The next Ice Age is due within 1,500 years, researchers calculate - but greenhouse gas emissions mean it will not happen then.
2012-01-09 06:20:02
New cores from glacier in the Eastern European Alps may yield new climate clues Researchers are beginning their analysis of what are probably the first successful ice cores drilled to bedrock from a glacier in the Eastern European Alps. With luck, that analysis will yield a record of past climate and environmental changes in the reg
2012-01-09 00:00:00
Team finds a better way to gauge the climate costs of land use changes Those making land use decisions to reduce the harmful effects of climate change have focused almost exclusively on greenhouse gases -- analyzing, for example, how much carbon dioxide is released when a forest is cleared to grow crops. A new study in Natur
2012-01-08 00:00:00
Climate change is altering mountain vegetation at large scale Climate change is having a more profound effect on alpine vegetation than at first anticipated, according to a study carried out by an international group of researchers and published in Nature Climate Change. The first ever pan-European study of changing
2012-01-08 00:00:00
Climate-Related Severe Weather Made 2011 Costliest Year on Record: Reports <div class='node-body'><p>Though it would be impossible to calculate the full financial cost of a rapidly warming world or asign perfect blame to the cause of any one specific weather event, that should not keep - and has not kept -
2012-01-06 19:43:26
Africa's rainforests 'resilient' Tropical forests in Africa may be more resilient to future climate change than the Amazon and other regions, say scientists.
2012-01-06 17:50:41
The nuclear, biological and climate threat - 2011 reviewed In this special issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, published by SAGE, experts reflect on 2011 and highlight what to look out for in 2012 in the areas of nuclear energy, nuclear weapons, biosecurity, and climate change. Topics that have made t
2012-01-06 00:00:00
Climate changes outlook for seals Warming oceans and melting sea ice may have a major impact on harp seals, the doe-eyed animals that are the prime target for Canada's annual seal hunt.
2012-01-05 09:02:13
New report reviews plan for US Global Change Research Program The draft ten-year strategic plan for the US Global Change Research Program -- which shapes and coordinates climate and related global environmental change research efforts of numerous agencies and departments across the federal government -- is "evo
2012-01-05 00:00:00
Dialysis treatments go green Solar power can help offset high utility costs and make hemodialysis treatments more environmentally friendly, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology.
2012-01-05 00:00:00
Earth's massive extinction: The story gets worse Scientists have uncovered a lot about the Earth’s greatest extinction event that took place 250 million years ago when rapid climate change wiped out nearly all marine species and a majority of those on land. Now, they have discovered a new culprit l
2012-01-05 00:00:00
Ecologists call for screening imported plants to prevent a new wave of invasive species A recent analysis led by ecologist Bethany Bradley at the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggests that climate change predicted for the United States will boost demand for imported drought- and heat-tolerant landscaping plants from Africa and the Mid
2012-01-04 00:00:00
New materials remove CO2 from smokestacks, tailpipes and even the air Scientists are reporting discovery of an improved way to remove carbon dioxide -- the major greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming -- from smokestacks and other sources, including the atmosphere. Their report on the process, which achieves some
2012-01-04 00:00:00
Climate change models may underestimate extinctions Predictions of the loss of animal and plant diversity around the world are common under models of future climate change. But a new study shows that because these climate models don't account for species competition and movement, they could grossly underes
2012-01-03 00:00:00
Chris Huhne: Renewables bring £2.5bn boost to economy Latest research from the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) shows that so far this financial year companies have announced plans for almost £2.5bn of investment in renewable energy projects in the UK, with the potential to create al
2011-12-29 13:14:00
The Unsustainable Political Deficiencies of Environmentalism <div class='node-body'><p>RIO DE JANEIRO - The environmental movement won the ideological battle with the growth of awareness on climate change. Environmentalists are no longer seen as "loonies" or granola-eating hi
2011-12-27 20:33:05
Taking the pulse of Ngozumpa Climate change in the Nepalese Himalayas means many glaciers are being eroded, leading to the production of large lakes that pose a future flood hazard.
2011-12-26 00:29:16
Over 65 million years North American mammal evolution has tracked with climate change Climate changes profoundly influenced the rise and fall of six distinct, successive waves of mammal species diversity in North America over the last 65 million years, shows a novel statistical analysis led by Brown University evolutionary biologists. Warm
2011-12-26 00:00:00
Researchers evaluate conservation of island bird species in the context of climate change The island scrub-jay is the only island endemic passerine species in the continental United States. Although it is not classified as endangered, the species faces a number of threats to its long-term survival, and climate change is expected to exacerbate
2011-12-23 00:00:00
Sea cucumbers: Dissolving coral reefs? Coral reefs are extremely diverse ecosystems that support enormous biodiversity. But they are at risk. Carbon dioxide emissions are acidifying the ocean, threatening reefs and other marine organisms. New research led by Carnegie's Kenneth Schneider analyz
2011-12-22 00:00:00
Unnatural disasters Global wildlife is facing an unprecedented threat from natural disasters exacerbated by climate change, warn scientists in a paper published in Trends in Ecology and Evolution.Now scientists from the Zoological Society of London have come up with a method
2011-12-22 00:00:00
Forest health versus global warming: Fuel reduction likely to increase carbon emissions Forest thinning to help prevent or reduce severe wildfire will release more carbon to the atmosphere than any amount saved by successful fire prevention. There may be valid reasons to thin forests - such as restoration of forest structure or health, wildl
2011-12-20 00:00:00
Climate sensitivity greater than previously believed Many of the particles in the atmosphere are produced by the natural world, and it is possible that plants have in recent decades reduced the effects of the greenhouse gases to which human activity has given rise. One consequence of this is that the climat
2011-12-20 00:00:00
Every cloud has a silver lining: Weather forecasting models could predict brain tumor growth Ever wondered how meteorologists can accurately predict the weather? They use complex spatiotemporal weather models that track the motions of the atmosphere through time and space, and combine them with incoming data streams from weather stations and sate
2011-12-20 00:00:00
University of Nevada, Reno using new technology to record Antarctic Ocean, ice temperatures Half-mile long thermometers have been dropped through the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica that will give the world relevant data on sea and ice temperatures for tracking climate change and its effect on the glacial ice surrounding the continent. The study ba
2011-12-19 00:00:00
In hot water: Ice Age findings forecast problems The first comprehensive study of changes in the oxygenation of oceans at the end of the last Ice Age has implications for the future of our oceans under global warming.
2011-12-19 00:00:00
Climate Change May Modify Half Earth's Plants <div class='node-body'><p>PASADENA - By 2100, global climate change will modify plant communities covering almost half of Earth's land surface.</p>
<p>Climate change will also drive the conversion of nearly 40% of
2011-12-16 16:53:58
Rapid rise in wildfires in large parts of Canada? Large forest regions in Canada are apparently about to experience rapid change. Based on models, scientists can now show that there are threshold values for wildfires just like there are for epidemics. Large areas of Canada are apparently approaching this
2011-12-16 00:00:00
VIDEO: Do wind farms increase energy bills? Claims that investment in windfarms and low carbon technologies will dramatically increase household bills are untrue, according to independent energy advisers.
2011-12-15 07:23:23
Green tech 'won't mean big bills' Claims that the costs of wind farms and other low-carbon technology will lead to sharp rises in fuel bills are wrong, government advisers say.
2011-12-15 05:11:17
Blue marlin blues: Loss of dissolved oxygen in oceans squeezes billfish habitat A new scientific paper in Nature Climate Change shows that expanding "ocean dead zones" (areas of low oxygen) driven in part by climate change makes that science even more complex. The study included the use of satellite tags processed by Unive
2011-12-14 00:00:00
Removing sulfur from jet fuel cools climate A Yale study examining the impact of aviation on climate change found that removing sulfur from jet fuel cools the atmosphere. The study was published in the Oct. 22 issue of Geophysical Research Letters.
2011-12-14 00:00:00
Canada under fire over Kyoto exit France, China and Japan criticise Canada for formally withdrawing from the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, but Australia defends Ottawa's decision.
2011-12-13 18:40:30
Canada pulls out of Kyoto accord Canada will formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, the first nation to pull out of the treaty, the environment minister has said.
2011-12-13 07:21:16
VIDEO: Canada withdraws from Kyoto pact The Canadian government has announced it will formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, making it the first nation to do so.
2011-12-13 04:54:06
Iowa State engineers study how hills, nearby turbines affect wind energy production Iowa State University engineers are using wind tunnel tests to study how hills, valleys and the placement of wind turbines affect the performance of wind farms. While the wind power industry has data about offshore turbine performance over flat water, the
2011-12-13 00:00:00
Findings on biochar, greenhouse gas emissions and ethylene Adding a charred biomass material called biochar to glacial soils can help reduce emissions of the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide, according to US Department of Agriculture scientists.
2011-12-13 00:00:00
Scientists forecast crops that adapt to changing weather Crops that can cope with sudden fluctuations in the weather could be developed, thanks to fresh discoveries about the survival mechanisms of plants.
2011-12-13 00:00:00
As climate change sets in, plants and bees keep pace An analysis of bee collection data over the past 130 years shows that spring arrives about 10 days earlier than in the 1880s, and bees and flowering plants have kept pace by arriving earlier in lock-step.
2011-12-12 00:00:00
Climate change blamed for dead trees in Africa Trees are dying in Africa's Sahel, and human-caused climate change is to blame, according to a new study led by a scientist at UC Berkeley. Using climate change records, aerial and satellite images and field data, researchers found that one in five tree s
2011-12-12 00:00:00
The case of the dying aspens Over the past 10 years, the death of forest trees due to drought and increased temperatures has been documented on all continents except Antarctica. This can in turn drive global warming by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere
2011-12-12 00:00:00
Butterflies: 'Twice-punished' by habitat fragmentation and climate change New findings by Virginie Stevens, Jean Clobert, Michel Baguette and colleagues show that butterflies dispersal is strongly related to demography and ecological specialization. Butterfly with narrow tolerance to temperature are also those species that have
2011-12-09 00:00:00
Kyoto Protocol - Hopes for Tangible Results Remain Slim <div class='node-body'><p><span>DURBAN, South Africa - The last hours of the 17th United Nations climate change summit in Durban have begun. Since the arrival of almost 150 ministers and heads of state on Tuesday, negotiations
2011-12-08 20:31:57
Naomi Klein’s Inconvenient Climate Conclusions <div class='node-body'><p><a href="http://www.naomiklein.org/main" rel="nofollow">Naomi Klein</a>, the author of a string of provocative and popular books including “<a href="http://w
2011-12-08 20:09:06
Father of Climate Change: 2C Limit is Not Enough <div class='node-body'><p>SAN FRANCISCO - Talks to limit global temperature rises to 2C will not prevent the possibility of dangerous climate change, warns the scientist who first raised the alarm over global warming.</p>
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2011-12-08 12:08:04
New data allows for unique conflict research Which factors increase the risk for armed conflict and war? What circumstances make conflict resolution more likely to be successful? If work for peace is to bear fruit; these questions needs to be answered. Today, the Uppsala Conflict Data Program releas
2011-12-08 00:00:00
Paleoclimate record points toward potential rapid climate changes New research into the Earth's paleoclimate history by NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies director James E. Hansen suggests the potential for rapid climate changes this century, including multiple meters of sea level rise, if global warming is not
2011-12-08 00:00:00
Climate change driving tropical birds to higher elevations Tropical birds are moving to higher elevations because of climate change, but they may not be moving fast enough, according to a new study by Duke University researchers.
2011-12-08 00:00:00
