Building a sustainable hydrogen economy The concept of the hydrogen economy (HE), in which hydrogen would replace the carbon-based fossil fuels of the twentieth century was first mooted in the 1970s. Today, HE is seen as a potential solution to the dual global crises of climate change and dwind
2011-12-08 00:00:00
Switchgrass as bioenergy feedstock Scientists examined current knowledge about the potential contributions of bioenergy production from switchgrass to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Their findings, published in GCB Bioenergy, conclude that the use of switchgrass bioenergy can contribute t
2011-12-08 00:00:00
“Looking for a Climate Champion” <div class='node-body'><p>DURBAN, South Africa - Civil society said negotiations are going backwards with no nation willing to step up and lead the way forward here at the United Nations climate change conference Wednesday.</p>
2011-12-07 21:49:28
Canadian Youth Take a Stand in Durban <div class='node-body'><p>The high-level negotiations phase at the UN's climate change conference in Durban, South Africa, began today. Environment ministers and high ranking politicians from around the world gave their openi
2011-12-07 16:55:33
US believers favor international action on climate change, nuclear risk: UMD poll A majority of Americans professing belief in God favor cooperative international efforts to combat climate change and the spread of nuclear weapons - branding it a moral obligation - says a new University of Maryland study. The nearly 1,500 Americans surv
2011-12-07 00:00:00
How sustainable is nuclear power for the UK? Nuclear power could contribute significantly to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the UK but this would lead to considerable impacts on natural resources and the environment, a report from the University of Manchester claims.
2011-12-07 00:00:00
Scientists reveal where growing conditions today mirror future climates With climate change posing a threat to food production around the world, scientists are developing a form of virtual time travel that can offer farmers in many countries a glimpse of their future by identifying regions where growing conditions today match
2011-12-07 00:00:00
World 'Heading for 3.5 C Warming': Study <div class='node-body'><p>DURBAN, South Africa — Current pledges for curbing carbon emissions will doom the world to global warming of 3.5 C, massively overshooting the UN target of 2 C, researchers reported at the climate
2011-12-06 16:34:38
Kyoto Protocol on Life Support <div class='node-body'><p><span>DURBAN, South Africa - The United States has become the major stumbling block to progress at the mid point of negotiations over a new international climate regime say civil society and many of th
2011-12-06 13:22:14
Insecticides an increasing problem in future for streams in Europe Europe's streams will in future be more heavily polluted with insecticides than before. This is the conclusion of a study by the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research for which scientists compared the situation of 1990 with climate and land use chan
2011-12-06 00:00:00
Is climate change altering humans' vacation plans? Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found peak attendance in US national parks that have experienced climate change is happening earlier, compared to 30 years ago.
2011-12-06 00:00:00
VIDEO: Fight to protect Congo's rainforest One of proposals being considered there is whether countries should be paid to protect the forests which play a such a crucial role in absorbing greenhouse gases.
2011-12-05 21:36:15
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Break Growth Records <div class='node-body'><p>Global carbon dioxide emissions hit a record 9.1 billion tonnes in 2010, after a year of the highest growth ever, a new study has found.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield fi
2011-12-05 19:17:43
Protesters Held at Climate Talks <div class='node-body'><p>Half a dozen green campaigners have been arrested as the second week of UN climate talks began in South Africa when they staged a protest against what they said were big businesses stifling progress on tackl
2011-12-05 13:41:52
PNNL talks climate, wind and carbon at AGU The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will present research related to climate change, wind power, carbon sequestration and more at the 2011 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, which runs Dec. 5=9.
2011-12-05 00:00:00
People matter in climate change models Climate change does not discriminate among regions or their inhabitants, but the continued growth of the human population will most likely contribute to the ill-effects of climate change. US researchers writing in the International Journal of System of Sy
2011-12-05 00:00:00
Global warming 'not slowing down,' say researchers Researchers have added further clarity to the global climate trend, proving that global warming is showing no signs of slowing down and that further increases are to be expected in the next few decades.
2011-12-05 00:00:00
When the heat's on, fish can cope Australian scientists have discovered that some tropical fish have a greater capacity to cope with rising sea temperatures than previously thought - by adjusting over several generations.The discovery, by researchers at the ARC Center of Excellence for Co
2011-12-05 00:00:00
Study finds climate changes faster than species can adapt The ranges of species will have to change dramatically as a result of climate change between now and 2100 because the climate will change more than 100 times faster than the rate at which species can adapt, according to a newly published study by Indiana
2011-12-05 00:00:00
Global Carbon Project annual emissions summary Global carbon dioxide emissions increased by a record 5.9 per cent in 2010 following the dampening effect of the 2008-2009 Global Financial Crisis, according to scientists working with the Global Carbon Project.
2011-12-05 00:00:00
UN climate talks face challenges New research shows the challenges ministers face in trying to curb global warming at the UN climate talks in Durban.
2011-12-04 18:27:39
US Inaction on Climate is "Criminal", Activists Say <div class='node-body'><p>WASHINGTON - The United States' delegation at the 17th annual Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UN FCC) in Durban, South Africa has come un
2011-12-04 15:46:47
Protests at climate change summit Thousands of demonstrators march in Durban demanding faster action on climate change, as the annual UN summit on the issue reaches its half-way point.
2011-12-04 00:10:09
New reports identify impacts of climate change on world's highest mountains Findings from the most comprehensive assessment to date on climate change, snow and glacier melt in Asia's mountainous Hindu Kush-Himalayan region -- site of Mount Everest and many of the world's tallest peaks -- highlight the region's extreme vulnerabil
2011-12-04 00:00:00
Global carbon emissions reach record 10 billion tons -- threatening 2 degree target Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels have increased by 49 percent in the last two decades, according to the latest figures by an international team, including researchers at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University o
2011-12-04 00:00:00
Riot Police Block Most Affected by Climate Change from Entering Climate Conference <div class='node-body'><p>DURBAN, South Africa — Bearing the message that their livelihoods were in peril, hundreds of women farmers tried Friday to gatecrash UN climate talks in Durban, where they were peacefully held back
2011-12-02 22:33:23
VIDEO: Attenborough warns on climate change Legendary natural history documentary maker Sir David Attenborough has spoken out about the dangers of climate change.
2011-12-02 17:01:25
VIDEO: South Korea's drive for green energy Can South Korea's drive for renewable energy help the country meet ambitious targets on greenhouse gas emissions and boost economic growth?
2011-12-01 23:51:30
Drinking the Radioactive Kool-Aid: Countries Switching From Coal to Nuclear <div class='node-body'><p>DURBAN - South Africa, the host of U.N. global climate talks, is faced with a conundrum -- it wants to wean itself off of coal-powered plants seen as primate culprits of greenhouse gas emissions and find a c
2011-12-01 21:35:15
Ticking Greenhouse Gas Time Bomb: Melting Permafrost <div class='node-body'><p>WASHINGTON - Massive amounts of greenhouse gases trapped below thawing permafrost will likely seep into the air over the next several decades, accelerating and amplifying global warming, scientists warn.<
2011-12-01 15:13:51
Drop in carbon dioxide levels led to polar ice sheet, study finds A drop in carbon dioxide appears to be the driving force that led to the Antarctic ice sheet's formation, according to a recent study led by scientists at Yale and Purdue universities of molecules from ancient algae found in deep-sea core samples.
2011-12-01 00:00:00
Plunge in CO2 put the freeze on Antarctica Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels plunged by 40 percent before and during the formation of the Antarctic ice sheet 34 million years ago, according to a new study. The finding helps solve a long-standing scientific puzzle and confirms the power of CO2 to d
2011-12-01 00:00:00
Study of wolves will help scientists predict climate effects on endangered animals Scientists studying populations of gray wolves in the USA's Yellowstone National Park have developed a way to predict how changes in the environment will impact on the animals' number, body size and genetics, amongst other biological traits.
2011-12-01 00:00:00
US Refusal to Negotiate Carbon Emissions Cuts Risks Derailing Summit <div class='node-body'><p>The letter, signed by 16 different organisations and sent to the US Secretary of State, said that while President Barack Obama pledged in November 2008 to "engage vigorously in these negotiations, a
2011-11-30 16:21:31
Abrupt permafrost thaw increases climate threat As the Arctic warms, greenhouse gases will be released from thawing permafrost faster and at significantly higher levels than previous estimates, according to survey results from 41 international scientists published in the Nov. 30 issue of Nature.Permafr
2011-11-30 00:00:00
A revolutionary new 'dry ink' for laser printers and photocopy machines: Prized Science Imagine a "super-toner" for copiers and laser printers that produces higher-quality, sharper color images more economically and that reduces emissions of carbon dioxide -- the main greenhouse gas. A research team at the Xerox Corporation invente
2011-11-30 00:00:00
British butterfly is evolving to respond to climate change As global temperatures rise and climatic zones move polewards, species will need to find different environments to prevent extinction. New research, published today in the journal Molecular Ecology, has revealed that climate change is causing certain spec
2011-11-30 00:00:00
Supercomputers take a cue from microwave ovens As sophisticated as modern climate models are, one critical component continues to elude their precision -- clouds. Clouds modulate the climate. Experts agree that getting their effect on the climate system correct is critical to increasing confidence in
2011-11-30 00:00:00
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2011-11-29 18:08:29
Walnut trees may not be able to withstand climate change Warmer, drier summers and extreme weather events considered possible as the climate changes would be especially troublesome -- possibly fatal -- for walnut trees, according to research at Purdue University.
2011-11-29 00:00:00
Industrialization weakens important carbon sink Australian scientists have reconstructed the past six thousand years in estuary sedimentation records to look for changes in plant and algae abundance. Their findings, published in Global Change Biology, show an increase in microalgae relative to seagrass
2011-11-29 00:00:00
Climate change stunting growth of century-old Antarctic moss shoots A paper to appear in the January issue of Global Change Biology shows how the dominant plants in Antarctica have been affected by modern climate change. In a handful of coastal Antarctic "oases" void of permanent ice cover, lush moss beds grow
2011-11-29 00:00:00
Higher petrol taxes don't hurt the poor Increased petrol taxation is a very effective instrument to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A common argument against such a measure is that it hits poor people the hardest. Yet a new study by researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden -- the la
2011-11-29 00:00:00
Climate Change Denial Still Runs Strong in US <div class='node-body'><p>On the US political stage, skepticism and denial of climate change are as popular as ever, and experts say that world talks which opened Monday in Durban, South Africa are unlikely to turn the tide.</p>
2011-11-28 13:22:22
Submarine springs offer preview of ocean acidification effects on coral reefs Observations at submarine springs found along the coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula are giving scientists a preview of the possible fate of coral reef ecosystems in response to ocean acidification. The naturally low pH in the water around the springs cr
2011-11-28 00:00:00
Marine biodiversity loss due to warming and predation: UBC researcher The biodiversity loss caused by climate change will result from a combination of rising temperatures and predation -- and may be more severe than currently predicted, according to a study by University of British Columbia zoologist Christopher Harley.
2011-11-28 00:00:00
Rich Nations Accused of Climate-Change 'Bullying' <div class='node-body'><p>Britain and other rich countries are using aid money as a lever to bully developing countries over climate change, according to a new report by an anti-poverty pressure group.</p>
<p>With interna
2011-11-27 16:41:31
Big emitters aim for climate delay The world's biggest greenhouse gas emitters including the US, India and Brazil hope to delay talks on a new climate deal at a UN summit.
2011-11-27 11:38:06
South Africa – Where Climate Change May Trigger a Toxic Timebomb <div class='node-body'><div>
<p>We meet Mariette Lieferink in a McDonalds near Gauteng, on the edge of Johannesburg, buying a dozen sickly sweet drinks. She's no one's idea of a leading environmental activist. S
2011-11-26 17:18:17
South Africa – Where Climate Change May Trigger a Toxic Timebomb <div class='node-body'><div>
<p>We meet Mariette Lieferink in a McDonalds near Gauteng, on the edge of Johannesburg, buying a dozen sickly sweet drinks. She's no one's idea of a leading environmental activist. S
2011-11-26 17:18:17
Climate sensitivity to CO2 probed Global temperatures could be less sensitive to changing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels than previously thought, a study suggests.
2011-11-25 01:14:40
Industry leaders and academics debate how to reduce the UK's carbon output How can businesses help the environment by cutting carbon output, and continue to thrive? Academics and industry leaders discussed this with the Energy and Climate Change minister at an Imperial conference - News
2011-11-25 01:01:03
A how-to guide to slashing California's greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 A new study analyzes the infrastructure and technology changes needed to cut California's greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. Energy efficiency, decarbonized electricity generation, and the electrification of cars and other end-
2011-11-24 00:00:00
Climate sensitivity to CO2 more limited than extreme projections The rate of global warming from doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide may be less than the most dire estimates of some previous studies - and, in fact, may be less severe than projected by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report in 2007. Res
2011-11-24 00:00:00
UN Chief Slams Rich Nations' Plans to Delay Climate Change Treaty <div class='node-body'><p>The United Nations' environment chief has slammed plans by the world's richest nations to put off a global treaty on climate change to 2020, saying the proposals were "very high risk
2011-11-23 21:03:12
Emissions divide 'can be bridged' The gap between where greenhouse gas emissions are headed and where they need to be for climate targets can be bridged cheaply, says a UN analysis.
2011-11-23 17:03:21
Carbon mitigation strategy uses wood for buildings first, bioenergy second New study is first to focus on the extra carbon savings that can be squeezed from trees when wood not suitable for long-term building materials is used for bioenergy: Depending on the process used, ethanol from woody biomass emits less greenhouse gas than
2011-11-22 00:00:00
New projection shows global food demand doubling by 2050 Scientists David Tilman and Jason Hill of the University of Minnesota and colleagues found that producing the amount of food needed could significantly increase levels of carbon dioxide and nitrogen in the environment, and may cause the extinction of nume
2011-11-22 00:00:00
GOP Deniers Block Creation Of Climate Service <div class='node-body'><p>Science-averse Republicans have once again <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/congress-nixes-national-climate-service/2011/11/18/gIQAxYvIgN_story.html" rel="nofo
2011-11-21 21:28:23
GOP Deniers Block Creation Of Climate Service <div class='node-body'><p>Science-averse Republicans have once again <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/congress-nixes-national-climate-service/2011/11/18/gIQAxYvIgN_story.html" rel="nofo
2011-11-21 21:28:23
Rich Nations 'Give Up' on New Climate Treaty Until 2020 <div class='node-body'><p>Governments of the world's richest countries have given up on forging a new treaty on climate change to take effect this decade, with potentially disastrous consequences for the environment through g
2011-11-21 13:00:34
Climate concern as HFCs use grows A rise in the use of "ozone-friendly" HFCs prompts experts to voice concerns that the potent greenhouse gases could pose problems in the future.
2011-11-21 12:32:20
No let up in greenhouse gas rise Concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere rose to yet another high in 2010, according to the UN's weather agency.
2011-11-21 12:11:27
Laser removal may be advantageous for treating precancerous skin lesions Carbon dioxide laser ablation may have a role as an alternative treatment for a common precancerous skin lesion known as lentigo maligna when surgery or radiation therapy is not feasible, according to a report in the November/December issue of the Archive
2011-11-21 00:00:00
Limited options for meeting 2°C warming target, warn climate change experts We will only achieve the target of limiting global warming to within two degrees of pre-industial temperatures if carbon dioxide emissions begin to fall within the next two decades and eventually decrease to zero.
2011-11-20 00:00:00
Climate change effect on release of CO2 from peat far greater than assumed Writing in Nature Geosciences, Dr Nathalie Fenner and Professor Chris Freeman of Bangor University explain how the drought causes an increase in the rate of release of CO2 for possibly as long as a decade. It was originally assumed that most of the CO2 wa
2011-11-20 00:00:00
Extreme Weather Set to Worsen With Climate Change: IPCC <div class='node-body'><p>KAMPALA - An increase in heat waves is almost certain, while heavier rainfall, more floods, stronger cyclones, landslides and more intense droughts are likely across the globe this century as the Earth&#
2011-11-18 13:54:38
Extreme Weather Set to Worsen With Climate Change: IPCC <div class='node-body'><p>KAMPALA - An increase in heat waves is almost certain, while heavier rainfall, more floods, stronger cyclones, landslides and more intense droughts are likely across the globe this century as the Earth&#
2011-11-18 13:54:38
VIDEO: Pinpointing man-made weather Scientists believe they are getting better at working out the effects of man-made climate change as Newsnight's Science editor Susan Watts reports.
2011-11-18 11:41:00
Separating signal and noise in climate warming In order to separate human-caused global warming from the "noise" of purely natural climate fluctuations, temperature records must be at least 17 years long, according to climate scientists. To address criticism of the reliability of thermometer
2011-11-17 00:00:00
Archeologists investigate Ice Age hominins' adaptability to climate change Computational modeling that examines evidence of how hominin groups evolved culturally and biologically in response to climate change during the last Ice Age also bears new insights into the extinction of Neanderthals. Details of the complex modeling expe
2011-11-17 00:00:00
UBC researchers provide recommendations for $100 billion in annual climate change aid University of British Columbia researchers are providing recommendations for managing a $100 billion annual commitment made by the international community at last year's United Nations climate conference to help the developing world respond to climate cha
2011-11-17 00:00:00
Scientists tackle the carbon conundrum Scientists have developed a new, integrated, ten-year science plan to better understand the details of Earth's carbon cycle. It identifies new research areas such as the role of humans as agents and managers of carbon cycling and climate change, the direc
2011-11-16 00:00:00
Global commission charts pathway for achieving food security in face of climate change Ahead of the UN global climate talks in Durban, South Africa, an independent, global commission of eminent scientists today released a set of recommendations to policy makers on how to achieve food security in the face of climate change. UK's Sir John Be
2011-11-16 00:00:00
Yale study shows deforestation causes cooling Deforestation, considered by scientists to contribute significantly to global warming, has been shown by a Yale-led team to actually cool the local climate in northern latitudes, according to a paper published today in Nature.
2011-11-16 00:00:00
Deforestation causes cooling in Northern US, Canada The impact of deforestation on global warming varies with latitude, according to new research from a team of scientists representing 20 institutions from around the world. The finding, which researchers say calls for new climate-monitoring strategies, wil
2011-11-16 00:00:00
Erratic, extreme day-to-day weather puts climate change in new light Princeton University researchers report the first climate study to focus on variations in daily weather conditions, which found that day-to-day weather has grown increasingly erratic and extreme, with significant fluctuations in sunshine and rainfall affe
2011-11-15 00:00:00
UN chief makes Dhaka climate plea UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urges world leaders to establish a climate fund to help countries worst affected by climate change.
2011-11-14 12:59:16
Climate change in Africa's river basins could impede continent's farm transformation efforts Climate change could significantly alter water flows in major river basins in Africa, presenting a new barrier to nascent efforts to better manage water for food production and to resolve potential cross-border water conflicts all over southern Africa, ac
2011-11-14 00:00:00
Ecological light scattering film for brand protection, packages and consumer products VTT Technical Research Center of Finland has developed printable holographic-like film technology for plastic-based and fibre-based packages, enabling cost-effective and environmentally friendly dynamic printing. This allows wrappings, mobile phones, CD j
2011-11-11 00:00:00
Trees on tundra's border are growing faster in a hotter climate Evergreen trees at the edge of Alaska's tundra are growing faster, suggesting that at least some forests may be adapting to a rapidly warming climate, says a new study.While forests elsewhere are thinning from wildfires, insect damage and droughts partial
2011-11-10 00:00:00
Irreversible Climate Change Looms Within Five Years <div class='node-body'><p>LONDON - Unless there is a "bold change of policy direction," the world will lock itself into an insecure, inefficient and high-carbon energy system, the International Energy Agency warned
2011-11-09 13:15:32
Groundbreaking study quantifies health costs of climate-change related disasters in the US Health costs exceeding $14 billion dollars, 21,000 emergency room visits, nearly 1,700 deaths, and 9,000 hospitalizations are among the staggering impacts of six climate change-related events in the United States during the last decade, according to a fir
2011-11-09 00:00:00
NOAA greenhouse gas index continues to climb NOAA's updated Annual Greenhouse Gas Index (AGGI), which measures the direct climate influence of many greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane, shows a continued steady upward trend that began with the Industrial Revolution of the 1880s.
2011-11-09 00:00:00
Holm oaks will gain ground in northern forests due to climate change Holm oaks and other forests in lowland areas of Mediterranean mountains could expand by up to 350 percent due to global warming. In contrast, those forest formations that are more adapted to cold and humid conditions, such as beech and Sylvester pines, co
2011-11-08 00:00:00
Nene recovering! But climate change threatening future of Hawaii's forest birds The Wildlife Society's annual conference is from Nov. 5 to 10 on Waikoloa, Hawaii. USGS scientists are heavily involved in the conference's sessions, workshops and talks. "The nation's wildlife and ecosystems provide a bounty of economically valuable
2011-11-08 00:00:00
From polar bear denning, bats and wind energy, climate change and wildlife and more: The Wildlife Society's annual conference is from Nov. 5 to 10 on Waikoloa, Hawaii. USGS scientists are heavily involved in the conference's sessions, workshops and talks. "The nation's wildlife and ecosystems provide a bounty of economically valuable
2011-11-08 00:00:00
Long-Term carbon storage in Ganges basin may portend global warming worsening Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution scientists have found that carbon is stored in the soils and sediments of the Ganges-Brahmaputra basin for a surprisingly long time, making it likely that global warming could destabilize the pool of carbon there and i
2011-11-08 00:00:00
One if by land, Two if by sea? Climate change 'escape routes' One if by land, two if by sea? Results of a study published this week in the journal Science show how fast animal and plant populations would need to move to keep up with recent climate change effects in the ocean and on land. The answer: at similar rates
2011-11-07 00:00:00
Technologies for the city of tomorrow - Morgenstadt A city that obtains its power from renewable resources, where electric cars move quietly along the streets and which emits almost no carbon dioxide - German federal minister Mrs. Schavan and the president of Fraunhofer, Hans-Jörg Bullinger, shone a s
2011-11-07 00:00:00
Sea life 'must swim faster to survive' Fish and other sea creatures will have to travel large distances to survive climate change, international marine scientists have warned. Sea life, particularly in the Indian Ocean, the Western and Eastern Pacific and the subarctic oceans will face growing
2011-11-06 00:00:00
Greenhouse Gases Rise by Record Amount <div class='node-body'><p>The global output of heat-trapping carbon dioxide has jumped by a record amount, according to the US department of energy, a sign of how feeble the world's efforts are at slowing man-made global warm
2011-11-04 12:15:57
Biodiversity can promote survival on a warming planet Whether a species can evolve to survive climate change may depend on the biodiversity of its ecological community, according to a new mathematical model that simulates the effect of climate change on plants and pollinators.
2011-11-04 00:00:00
New study suggests EU biofuels are as carbon intensive as petrol University of Leicester research into greenhouse gas emissions from oil palm plantations provides robust measures now being used to inform international policies on greenhouse gas emissions.
2011-11-04 00:00:00
Action urged on ships' emissions Greenhouse gas emissions from shipping should be included in the UK's climate change budgets, the government's statutory advisers recommend.
2011-11-03 01:51:15
The human cause of climate change: Where does the burden of proof lie? The debate may largely be drawn along political lines, but the human role in climate change remains one of the most controversial questions in 21st century science. Writing in WIREs Climate Change, Dr. Kevin Trenberth, from the National Center for Atmosph
2011-11-03 00:00:00
Climate change causing massive movement of tree species across the West A huge "migration" of trees has begun across much of the West due to global warming, insect attack, diseases and fire, and many tree species are projected to decline or die out in regions where they have been present for centuries, while others
2011-11-03 00:00:00
Maryland climate plan passes key tests in UMD studies Maryland's plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions 25 percent by 2020 meets a series of benchmark tests set by state lawmakers, concludes a new pair of studies by the University of Maryland Center for Integrative Environmental Research. The findings should h
2011-11-02 00:00:00
Texas A&M professor helping to unravel causes of Ice Age extinctions Did climate change or humans cause the extinctions of the large-bodied Ice Age mammals such as the woolly rhinoceros and woolly mammoth? Scientists have for years debated the reasons behind the Ice Age mass extinctions, which caused the loss of a third of
2011-11-02 00:00:00
Peatland carbon storage is stabilized against catastrophic release of carbon Concerns that global warming may have a domino effect -- unleashing 600 billion tons of carbon in vast expanses of peat in the Northern hemisphere and accelerating warming to disastrous proportions -- may be less justified than previously thought. That's
2011-11-02 00:00:00
Humans and climate contributed to extinctions of large ice-age mammals, new study finds Both climate change and humans were responsible for the extinction of some large mammals, according to research that is the first of its kind to use genetic, archeological, and climatic data together to infer the population history of large Ice-Age mammal
2011-11-02 00:00:00
Savannas, forests in a battle of the biomes, Princeton researchers find Climate change, land use and other human-driven factors could pit savannas and forests against each other by altering the elements found by Princeton University researchers to stabilize the two. Without this harmony, the habitats, or biomes, could increas
2011-10-31 00:00:00
Bigger birds in central California, courtesy of global climate change Birds are getting bigger in central California, and that was a big surprise for Rae Goodman and her colleagues. Goodman uncovered the trend while working as a graduate student for San Francisco State University biologist Gretchen LeBuhn, analyzing data fr
2011-10-31 00:00:00
Forests not keeping pace with climate change More than half of eastern US tree species examined in a massive new Duke University-led study aren't adapting to climate change as quickly or consistently as predicted.
2011-10-31 00:00:00
Hey, bacteria, get off of my boat! Opportunistic seaweed, barnacles, and bacterial films can quickly befoul almost any underwater surface, but researchers are now using advances in nanotechnology and materials science to design environmentally friendly underwater coatings that repel these
2011-10-31 00:00:00
Map Reveals Stark Divide in Who Caused Climate Change and Who's Being Hit <div class='node-body'><div><a href="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/guardian/Pix/pictures/2011/10/24/1319471501064/Climate-change-vulnerabil-001.jpg" title="View larger picture" rel="nofollow">
2011-10-28 11:59:26
Human-caused climate change major factor in more frequent Mediterranean droughts Wintertime droughts are increasingly common in the Mediterranean region, and human-caused climate change is partly responsible, according to a new analysis by NOAA scientists and colleagues at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Scienc
2011-10-28 00:00:00
Question Time with Chris Huhne Debate international climate change with the Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change and the Foreign Secretary William Hague on 8 November.
2011-10-27 10:56:09
Prehistoric greenhouse data from ocean floor could predict earth's future, MU study finds New research from the University of Missouri indicates that Atlantic Ocean temperatures during the greenhouse climate of the Late Cretaceous Epoch were influenced by circulation in the deep ocean. These changes in circulation patterns 70 million years ago
2011-10-27 00:00:00
Governments must plan for migration in response to climate change, researchers say Governments around the world must be prepared for mass migrations caused by rising global temperatures or face the possibility of calamitous results, say University of Florida scientists on a research team reporting in the Oct. 28 edition of Science.
2011-10-27 00:00:00
Seaweed records show impact of ocean warming As the planet continues to warm, it appears that seaweeds may be in especially hot water. New findings reported online on Oct. 27 in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, based on herbarium records collected in Australia since the 1940s suggest that
2011-10-27 00:00:00
Met Office 'needs top computers' A lack of computing power is limiting the improvements the Met Office can make to the accuracy of its weather forecasts, MPs are told.
2011-10-26 15:45:34
Hen harriers 'scupper' wind farm A major energy firm withdraws its planning application to develop a 29-turbine wind farm at Waterhead Moor near Largs.
2011-10-26 10:50:54
An online global map of coral and zooxanthellae data for climate change study is released Researchers at the Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology, an organized research unit in the University of Hawai'i at Manoa's School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology have developed a web application titled GeoSymbio that provides global geospatial b
2011-10-26 00:00:00
Growing something out of nothing Professor Amram Eshel of Tel Aviv University has found that forests of the hardy salt cedar tree, indigenous to old-world deserts, have the potential to significantly offset the amount of carbon dioxide that human communities produce. What's more, they ca
2011-10-26 00:00:00
Testing geoengineering Solar radiation management is a class of theoretical concepts for manipulating the climate in order to reduce the risks of global warming. But its potential effectiveness and risks are uncertain, and it is unclear whether tests could help narrow these unc
2011-10-26 00:00:00
Space debris, more efficient LEDs, and thinner, cheaper solar cells The Optical Society's Renewable Energy and the Environment Congress, being held Nov. 2 - 3, in Austin, Texas, will feature research presentations on the latest advances in optics and photonics as it relates to energy and the environment. Research presenta
2011-10-25 00:00:00
Glaciers in southwest China feel the brunt of climate change Significant increases in annual temperatures are having a devastating effect on glaciers in the mountainous regions of southwestern China, potentially affecting natural habitats, tourism and wider economic development.
2011-10-25 00:00:00
Durban May Be Last Chance to Stabilize Climate Under Two Degrees <div class='node-body'><p><span>CHANGWON, South Korea - The window to limit global warming to less than two degrees C is closing so fast it can be measured in months, a new scientific analysis revealed Sunday.</span></
2011-10-24 16:59:37
Taking the pulse of charge-separation processes Organic solar cells have the potential to convert sunlight into electrical energy in an economical and environmentally friendly fashion. The challenge is that they still work less efficiently than inorganic semiconductors. Ultrafast measurements on hybrid
2011-10-24 00:00:00
Production of biofuel from forests will increase greenhouse emissions The largest and most comprehensive study yet done on the effect of biofuel production from West Coast forests has concluded that an emphasis on bioenergy would increase carbon dioxide emissions from these forests at least 14 percent. The findings are cont
2011-10-23 00:00:00
Investors Worth $20 Trillion Urge Legally-Binding Climate Treaty <div class='node-body'><p>WASHINGTON, DC - Hundreds of the world's largest investors, representing more than $20 trillion in assets, earlier this week encouraged governments and international policy makers to take new legally
2011-10-21 14:15:44
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2011-10-21 10:44:00
November 2011 Geology highlights: New research posted Oct. 5 Another packed issue of GEOLOGY, The Geological Society of America's premier journal and the top-most cited geoscience journal in the world is online in pre-issue publication. Topics include the San Andreas Fault and SAFOD; the 1944 Tonankai earthquake, J
2011-10-21 00:00:00
Global Warming Study Finds No Grounds for Climate Skeptics' Concerns <div class='node-body'><p>Climate sceptics' criticisms of the evidence for global warming make no difference to the emerging picture of a warming world, according to the most comprehensive, independent review of historical te
2011-10-20 19:58:50
Companies call for climate action Leaders of nearly 200 major companies around the world call for tougher action on climate change, saying it will reduce prosperity if unchecked.
2011-10-20 08:23:48
Climate change migration warning Governments and aid agencies should help the world's poorest to move away from areas likely to be hit by flooding and drought, a UK report says.
2011-10-20 00:13:32
Space weather prediction model improves NOAA's forecast skill NOAA is now using a sophisticated forecast model that substantially improves predictions of space weather impacts on Earth. Better forecasts offer additional protection for people and the technology-based infrastructure we use daily.
2011-10-20 00:00:00
NOAA releases status on Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary marine resources NOAA scientists have found that pressure from increasing coastal populations, ship and boat groundings, marine debris, poaching, and climate change are critically threatening the health of the Florida Keys ecosystem.
2011-10-20 00:00:00
'Albedo effect' in forest disturbances can cause added warming, bonus cooling Wildfire, insect outbreaks and hurricanes destroy huge amounts of forest every year and increase the amount of carbon dioxide entering the atmosphere, but scientists are now learning more about another force that can significantly affect their climate imp
2011-10-19 00:00:00
