VIDEO: Stalled climate talks 'will impact' on health The chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Rajendra Pachauri, speaks about the consequences on health and the environment if climate talks in Durban stall.
2011-07-25 08:53:42
Climate-change-induced wildfires may alter Yellowstone forests Climate change in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem will increase the frequency of wildfires and alter the composition of the forests by 2050, according to a team of ecologists who modeled the effects of higher temperatures on fire occurrence.
2011-07-25 00:00:00
Study: Climate change to increase Yellowstone wildfires dramatically An increase in wildfires due to climate change could rapidly and profoundly alter the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, according to a new study by UC Merced Professor Anthony Westerling. The study suggests that rising temperatures caused by climate change c
2011-07-25 00:00:00
Novel gene increases yeast's appetite for plant sugars For thousands of years, bakers and brewers have relied on yeast to convert sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide. Yet, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers eager to harness this talent for brewing biofuels have found when it comes to churning throu
2011-07-25 00:00:00
Hot topic Does weather really change beliefs on climate change? If so, who's to blame?
2011-07-22 16:33:38
Dirty air Seeing climate change through the sulphate smog
2011-07-21 18:10:21
UN Says Climate Change Threatens World Security <div class='node-body'><p>Climate change could exponentially increase the scale of natural disasters while at the same time threatening world security, a senior UN official told the UN Security Council Wednesday.</p>
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2011-07-21 14:49:12
Climate change 'threatens peace' Climate change poses a major threat to global security, a senior UN official warns, as the Security Council agrees a statement.
2011-07-21 04:20:40
Climate of change? Signs emerge of developing countries' divisions over climate change
2011-07-20 15:21:08
80 percent of world climate data are not computerized In order to gain a better knowledge of climate variations, such as those caused by global warming, and be able to tackle them, we need to understand what happened in the recent past. This is the conclusion of a research study led by the Rovira i Virgili U
2011-07-20 00:00:00
How dairy farms contribute to greenhouse gas emissions US Department of Agriculture scientists have produced the first detailed data on how large-scale dairy facilities contribute to the emission of greenhouse gases. This research was conducted by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists at the ARS Nort
2011-07-19 00:00:00
Study finds some desert birds less affected by wildfires and climate change A new Baylor University study has found that some bird species in the desert southwest are less affected, and in some cases positively influenced, by widespread fire through their habitat. In fact, the Baylor researchers say that fire actually helps some
2011-07-19 00:00:00
Viscount warned off Lords claim UKIP climate change spokesman and deputy leader Viscount Monckton is told to stop calling himself a member of the House of Lords.
2011-07-18 17:08:33
House Republicans Chop Clean Water, Air, Wildlife Funding <div class='node-body'><p>WASHINGTON - The Republican-led House Appropriations Committee has approved a restrictive spending bill for Fiscal Year 2012 that allows uranium mining on public lands adjacent to the Grand Canyon, prohibits
2011-07-15 13:12:38
Acidifying oceans could hit California mussels, a key species Ocean acidification, a consequence of climate change, could weaken the shells of California mussels and diminish their body mass, with serious implications for coastal ecosystems.
2011-07-14 00:00:00
Fast-shrinking Greenland glacier experienced rapid growth during cooler times Large, marine-calving glaciers have the ability not only to shrink rapidly in response to global warming, but to grow at a remarkable pace during periods of global cooling, according to University at Buffalo geologists working in Greenland.
2011-07-14 00:00:00
Wood products part of winning carbon-emissions equation, researchers say The amount of carbon dioxide taken out of the atmosphere by forests could be quadrupled in 100 years by harvesting regularly and using the wood in place of steel and concrete that devour fossil fuels during manufacturing, producing carbon dioxide.
2011-07-14 00:00:00
Climate adaptation of rice Rice -- which provides nearly half the daily calories for the world's population -- could become adapted to climate change and some catastrophic events by colonizing its seeds or plants with the spores of tiny naturally occurring fungi, just-published US
2011-07-13 00:00:00
Bold new approach to wind 'farm' design may provide efficiency gains Conventional wisdom suggests that because we're approaching the theoretical limit on individual wind turbine efficiency, wind energy is now a mature technology. But California Institute of Technology researchers revisited some of the fundamental assumptio
2011-07-13 00:00:00
Wind-turbine placement produces tenfold power increase, Caltech researchers say The power output of wind farms can be increased at least tenfold simply by optimizing the placement of turbines on a given plot of land, say Caltech researchers conducting a unique field study at an experimental two-acre wind farm in northern Los Angeles
2011-07-13 00:00:00
New research reveals soil microbes accelerate global warming More carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes soil to release the potent greenhouse gases methane and nitrous oxide, new research published in this week's edition of Nature reveals.
2011-07-13 00:00:00
Climate Change Could Kill One in 10 Species by End of the Century <div class='node-body'><p>Climate change is speeding up the rate at which animals and plants are becoming extinct. By the end of the century, one in 10 species could be on the verge of extinction because of the effects of global warm
2011-07-12 12:36:07
Study: People at risk for panic buffered from stressor by high levels of physical activity People at risk for experiencing panic attacks respond with less anxiety to a panic-inducing stressor if they have been regularly engaging in high levels of physical activity, suggests a new study. High levels of physical activity appeared to buffer agains
2011-07-12 00:00:00
Switch from corn to grass would raise ethanol output, cut emissions Growing perennial grasses on the least productive farmland now used for corn ethanol production in the US would result in higher overall corn yields, more ethanol output per acre and better groundwater quality, researchers report in a new study. The switc
2011-07-12 00:00:00
Biofilters reduce carbon footprint of old landfill sites Researchers in the US are testing biofilter systems as a viable alternative to releasing methane from passive landfill vents into the atmosphere. The technology could reduce the overall impact of old landfills on global warming. Details are reported in th
2011-07-11 00:00:00
Decline in species shows climate change warnings not exaggerated One in 10 species could face extinction by the year 2100 if current climate change impacts continue. This is the result of University of Exeter research, examining studies on the effects of recent climate change on plant and animal species and comparing t
2011-07-11 00:00:00
Climate change reducing ocean's carbon dioxide uptake How deep is the ocean's capacity to buffer against climate change? As one of the planet's largest single carbon absorbers, the ocean takes up roughly one-third of all human carbon emissions, reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide and its associated global
2011-07-10 00:00:00
Climate change may alter conditions for growth of oak trees in Euskadi Neiker-Tecnalia has carried out a study on trends in the future distribution of habitats of Basque woodlands, pointing out that climate change may alter the conditions necessary for the growth of a tree as representative of the Basque lands as the oak.
2011-07-08 00:00:00
Global investments in green energy up nearly a third to $211 billion Wind farms in China and small-scale solar panels on rooftops in Europe were largely responsible for last year's 32 percent rise in green energy investments worldwide according to the latest annual report on renewable energy investment trends issued by the
2011-07-07 00:00:00
With climate changes, polar bear and brown bear lineages intertwine Polar bears' unique characteristics allow them to survive in one of the most extreme environments on Earth, but that survival is now threatened as rising temperatures and melting ice reshape the Arctic landscape. Now it appears that the stress of climate
2011-07-07 00:00:00
Weather looks worse for shuttle Weather remains the primary concern ahead of Friday's planned launch of the last shuttle mission, with the forecast deteriorating to a 70% chance of "no-go" conditions.
2011-07-06 18:06:17
Selling Nature to Save Nature, and Ourselves <div class='node-body'><p>THE HAGUE - Avoiding the coming catastrophic nexus of climate change, food, water and energy shortages, along with worsening poverty, requires a global technological overhaul involving investments of 1.9 tri
2011-07-06 13:14:12
Climate change forces early spring A University of Alberta study shows that climate change over the past 70 years has pushed some of the province's native wildflowers and trees into earlier blooming times, making them more vulnerable to damaging frosts, and ultimately, threatening reproduc
2011-07-06 00:00:00
Natural iron fertilization influences deep-sea ecosystems off the Crozet Islands Geo-engineering schemes aimed at tackling global warming through artificial iron fertilization of the oceans would significantly affect deep-sea ecosystems, according to research involving scientists from the United Kingdom's National Oceanography Centre
2011-07-06 00:00:00
Future fire -- still a wide open climate question CSIRO's Dr Melita Keywood says it is likely that fire will become an increasingly important driver of atmospheric change as the world warms.
2011-07-06 00:00:00
Storms could spoil shuttle launch The countdown begins for Friday's scheduled final launch of a US space shuttle, but weather forecasters say there is a 60% chance that stormy weather will result in a delay.
2011-07-05 17:07:01
Wildlife Fears Over British Billionaire's Plans for Arctic Mega-Mine <div class='node-body'><p>Britain's richest man is planning a giant new opencast mine 300 miles inside the Arctic Circle in a bid to extract a potential $23bn (£14bn) worth of iron ore.</p>
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2011-07-05 14:55:14
China’s Power Stations Generate ‘Future Spike’ in Global Warming <div class='node-body'><p>Sulphur pollutants from coal-fired power stations in China have tended to cool the global climate over the past decade in contrast to the warming effect resulting from rising concentrations of carbon dioxide
2011-07-05 13:30:57
Transport boost of over £150M to create growth and cut carbon Transport Minister, Norman Baker said: <br/>
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“All the winning schemes have one thing in common – they will help build strong
2011-07-05 12:48:00
Warming lull down to China's coal The pause in global warming from 1998 to 2008 was mainly caused by a sharp rise in China's coal use, a study suggests.
2011-07-05 08:16:15
Drought in East Africa the Result of Climate Change and Conflict <div class='node-body'><div>
<p>Prolonged drought in the Horn of Africa is the immediate cause of the severe food crisis already affecting around 10 million people in parts of Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia. Rains have f
2011-07-04 18:18:57
Antarctic krill help to fertilize Southern Ocean with iron A new discovery reveals that the shrimp-like creature at the heart of the Antarctic food chain could play a key role in fertilizing the Southern Ocean with iron -- stimulating the growth of phytoplankton (microscopic plant-like organisms). This process en
2011-07-04 00:00:00
Warming ocean layers will undermine polar ice sheets Warming of the ocean's subsurface layers will melt underwater portions of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets faster than previously thought, according to new University of Arizona-led research. The research, based on 19 state-of-the-art climate models
2011-07-03 00:00:00
Climate Change May Pose Biggest Security Threat <div class='node-body'><p>WASHINGTON - As a budget battle rages on in the U.S. Congress and President Barack Obama's military budget comes under increasingly harsh scrutiny, a report just released here by the Institute for Po
2011-07-02 15:18:48
Climate change threatens endangered freshwater turtle Restricted to only one river system in Australia, the Mary River turtle could suffer multiple problems under climate change. Researchers have shown that higher nest temperatures can cause reduced swimming abilities and a preference for dangerous shallow w
2011-07-02 00:00:00
Extreme Weather Link 'Can No Longer Be Ignored' <div class='node-body'><p>Scientists are to end their 20-year reluctance to link climate change with extreme weather – the heavy storms, floods and droughts which often fill news bulletins – as part of a radical d
2011-07-01 17:41:04
Climate change could turn oxygen-free seas from blessing to curse for zooplankton Zooplankton can use specialized adaptations that allow them to hide from predators in areas of the ocean where oxygen levels are so low that almost nothing can survive, but they may run into trouble as these areas expand due to climate change.
2011-07-01 00:00:00
Time For Climate Activists to Get Tough <div class='node-body'><p>Have we failed to slow global warming pollution in part because climate and environmental activists have been too polite and well behaved? Is it time to take to the streets, express some outrage, m
2011-06-30 19:31:00
'Gas-less' roo secret sniffed out Scientists identify a bacterium that could explain why kangaroos produce far less methane, an important greenhouse gas, than cows.
2011-06-30 18:00:51
Emissions 'need to fall quicker' The UK's greenhouse gas emissions are not falling fast enough to meet government targets, say the Committee on Climate Change.
2011-06-30 01:54:42
Climate change increases the risk of ozone damage to plants Ground-level ozone is an air pollutant that harms humans and plants. Both climate and weather play a major role in ozone damage to plants. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have now shown that climate change has the potential to signifi
2011-06-30 00:00:00
Climate change could turn oxygen-free seas from a blessing to a curse for zooplankton Zooplankton can use specialized adaptations that allow them to hide from predators in areas of the ocean where oxygen levels are so low almost nothing can survive -- but they may run into trouble as these areas expand under climate change. This work will
2011-06-30 00:00:00
Global Warming and the Science of Extreme Weather <div class='node-body'><p>Extreme floods, prolonged droughts, searing heat waves, massive rainstorms and the like don't just seem like they've become the new normal in the last few years—they <em>have&
2011-06-29 16:22:15
U of M researchers contribute to global plant database, expanding ecosystems research A new database of plants' traits will help scientists around the world learn more about how climate change is affecting ecosystems. The availability of plant trait data in the unified global database promises to support a paradigm shift in Earth system sc
2011-06-29 00:00:00
Culture influences people's response to climate change How people choose to consume resources and use contraception influences their responses to climate change, according to a team of psychologists.
2011-06-29 00:00:00
Farm animal disease to increase with climate change Scientists at the University of Liverpool have shown that recent climate change could have caused a serious infectious disease in farm animals to spread through Europe.
2011-06-29 00:00:00
European research effort improves understanding of impacts of aerosols on climate Atmospheric aerosol particles have been masking the true rate of greenhouse gas induced global warming during the industrial period. New investigations show that the aerosol cooling effect will be strongly reduced by 2030, as air pollution abatements are
2011-06-29 00:00:00
Global warming could alter the US premium wine industry in 30 years, says Stanford study Higher temperatures could significantly impact California and other premium wine-growing regions of the United States in the next 30 years, according to a new study led by Stanford University climate scientists.The scientists report that by 2040, the amou
2011-06-29 00:00:00
Storm Warnings: Extreme Weather Is a Product of Climate Change <div class='node-body'><p>In North Dakota the waters kept rising. Swollen by more than a month of record rains in Saskatchewan, the Souris River topped its all time record high, set back in 1881. The floodwaters poured into Minot, No
2011-06-28 20:29:07
Climate Skeptic Willie Soon Received $1m from Oil Companies, Papers Show <div class='node-body'><div>
<p>One of the world's most prominent scientific figures to be sceptical about climate change has admitted to being paid more than $1m in the past decade by major US <a href="http://w
2011-06-28 20:21:37
Gene flow may help plants adapt to climate change The traffic of genes among populations may help living things better adapt to climate change, especially when genes flow among groups most affected by warming, according to a UC Davis study of the Sierra Nevada cutleaved monkeyflower.
2011-06-28 00:00:00
City dwellers produce as much CO2 as countryside people do Most previous studies have indicated that people in cities have a smaller carbon footprint than people who live in the country. By using more complex methods of analysis than in the past, scientists at Aalto University in Finland have discovered that peop
2011-06-27 00:00:00
Prodigal plankton species makes first known migration from Pacific to Atlantic via Pole European scientists say the melting Arctic has opened a Northwest Passage for Pacific species to enter the Atlantic, including a tiny plankton, unseen in the Atlantic for 800,000 years -- a return unwelcome due to its impact on the marine food web.These a
2011-06-26 00:00:00
Emissions from energy use in the water sector are poorly understood Greater understanding is needed of greenhouse gas emissions from energy use in the water sector if it is to meet sustainability goals, according to researchers at the University of East Anglia.
2011-06-26 00:00:00
Carbon Markets Are Not Cooling the Planet <div class='node-body'><p><span>BONN, Germany - Carbon markets have been widely promoted as the only way to generate enough money to enable industries and countries to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions, which are largely re
2011-06-23 16:23:07
Climate Change: It's Bad and Getting Worse <div class='node-body'><p>The rate of ice loss in two of Greenland's largest glaciers has increased so much in the last 10 years that the amount of melted water would be enough to completely fill Lake Erie, one of the five Gr
2011-06-23 13:16:25
Lobbyist Jack Gerard: Big Oil's Big Man in Washington <div class='node-body'><p>WASHINGTON -- Jack Gerard has pretty much been in crisis mode since taking over as president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute in November 2008. Shortly after he arrived at the powerful oil-industr
2011-06-22 14:46:19
Nick Clegg Speech: Innovative Business in the Green Economy "I have to confess: this is my first trip to Brazil. But I have wanted to come here for many years.<br/>
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"Like all of your visitors, I’ve been struck by Brazil’s beauty, your hospitality. But, more tha
2011-06-21 15:26:00
Wind farm plans 'slap in face' First Minister Carwyn Jones says having the UK government decide on future wind farm plans is a 'slap in the face' for Wales.
2011-06-21 10:19:26
Where will grizzly bears roam? A new report by the Wildlife Conservation Society highlights the critical importance of 1.3 million acres of roadless, public lands in Montana's spectacular Crown of the Continent Ecosystem. The report recommends that most of these lands be preserved to p
2011-06-21 00:00:00
Surprises from the ocean: Marine plankton and ocean pH Oceans support vast populations of single-celled phytoplankton which, through photosynthesis, remove about half the carbon dioxide produced by burning fossil fuels. One group of phytoplankton, the coccolithophores, are known for their ability to build ch
2011-06-21 00:00:00
Cases Line Up Against Greenpeace <div class='node-body'><p>AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, June 20 (UPI) -- Eleven activists with Greenpeace appeared before a Dutch court as the group's executive director remained jailed for protesting arctic oil drilling.</p>
2011-06-20 19:50:26
Oceans in Distress Foreshadow Mass Extinction <div class='node-body'><p>PARIS – Pollution and global warming are pushing the world's oceans to the brink of a mass extinction of marine life unseen for tens of millions of years, a consortium of scientists warned
2011-06-20 18:05:54
Northern Illinois University scientists find simple way to produce graphene Scientists at Northern Illinois University say they have discovered a simple method for producing high yields of graphene, a highly touted carbon nanostructure that some believe could replace silicon as the technological fabric of the future.In a June com
2011-06-20 00:00:00
EARTH: Endangered snow: How climate change threatens west coast water supplies From Seattle to Los Angeles, anywhere from 50 to 80 percent of the water people use comes from mountain snow. Snow falls in the mountains in the winter, where it's stored as snowpack until spring and summer when it flows down the mountains into reservoirs
2011-06-20 00:00:00
Did climate change cause Greenland's ancient Viking community to collapse? Our changing climate usually appears to be a very modern problem, yet new research from Greenland published in Boreas, suggests that the AD 1350 collapse of a centuries old colony established by Viking settlers may have been caused by declining temperatur
2011-06-20 00:00:00
Salt marsh sediments help gauge climate-change-induced sea level rise A newly constructed, 2,000-year history of sea level elevations will help scientists refine the models used to predict climate-change-induced sea level rise, according to an international team of climate researchers. The record also shows that the past ce
2011-06-20 00:00:00
Climate change disasters could be predicted Climate change disasters, such as the melting of the Greenland ice sheet, dieback of the Amazon rainforest or collapse of the Atlantic overturning circulation, could be predicted according to University of Exeter research.Writing in the journal Nature Cli
2011-06-19 00:00:00
Atmospheric carbon dioxide buildup unlikely to spark abrupt climate change New research lends support to recent studies that suggest abrupt climate change is the result of alterations in ocean circulation uniquely associated with ice ages, not from atmospheric carbon dioxide.
2011-06-19 00:00:00
UMD-led EPOXI science team publishes latest comet findings in Science Comet Hartley 2 is in a hyperactive class of its own compared to other comets visited by spacecraft, says a new study in the journal Science. New, in-depth analysis of the images and data taken during the flyby of the comet last fall by NASA's Deep Impact
2011-06-16 00:00:00
Ocean's harmful low-oxygen zones growing, are sensitive to small changes in climate UCLA scientists report a connection between climate fluctuations and the habitability of marine ecosystems by modeling the expansion and contraction of low-oxygen zones that are dangerous for ocean life. The team found that the size of low-oxygen ocean re
2011-06-16 00:00:00
Calls for Wales wind farm review Councillors in Powys demand an urgent review of the Welsh Government's wind farm policy.
2011-06-15 05:49:26
What will climate change and sea level rise mean for barrier islands? A new survey of barrier islands published earlier this spring offers the most thorough assessment to date of the thousands of small islands that hug the coasts of the world's landmasses. The study, led by Matthew Stutz of Meredith College, Raleigh, N.C.,
2011-06-15 00:00:00
AGU journal highlights -- June 15, 2011 Featured in this release are research papers on the following topics: "How yearly cholera outbreaks propagate in the Bengal Delta"; "Surge in North Atlantic hurricanes due to better detectors, not climate change"; "Potential for
2011-06-15 00:00:00
Dating an ancient episode of severe global warming Using sophisticated methods of dating rocks, a team including University of Southampton researchers based at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, have pinned down the timing of the start of an episode of an ancient global warming known as the Pa
2011-06-15 00:00:00
Forests 'vital for climate goal' Europe's forests can play a key role in helping mitigate the impact of climate change, a report described as the most comprehensive of its kind concludes.
2011-06-14 15:29:36
Action: keep climate change in school curriculum A government adviser reviewing the national curriculum is recommending that climate change be excluded from the science curriculum. Take our email action now
2011-06-13 17:10:38
Explosion in Jellyfish Numbers May Lead to Ecological Disaster, Warn Scientists <div class='node-body'><div>
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<p>Global warming has long been blamed for the huge rise in the world's jellyfish population. But new research suggests that they, in turn, may be worsening the problem by produc
2011-06-13 15:17:28
The energy debate: Coal vs. nuclear A Rutgers and Vanderbilt study of consumers' attitudes toward coal and nuclear energy sources finds that factors other than global warming and the potential for nuclear power plant accidents figure into consumers' preferences. These factors include ecolog
2011-06-13 00:00:00
Chillingham cattle cowed by climate change Spring flowers are opening sooner and songbirds breeding earlier in the year, but scientists know little about how climate change is affecting phenology -- the timing of key biological events -- in UK mammals. Now, a new study on Northumberland's iconic C
2011-06-13 00:00:00
A Different Gas-Price Lament: It's Not High Enough <div class='node-body'><div>
<p>Canadians may abhor the rising price of gasoline, but Thomas Stocker suggests the planet might be better off if it soared to "three to four" times its current level.</p>
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2011-06-12 15:11:17
World Needs to Wake Up to Dangers of Climate Change, says Environmentalist <div class='node-body'><p>TORONTO — The world needs to get serious about fighting climate change if it wants to stop an increasing number of natural disasters seen in recent years, because just changing the type of light bu
2011-06-12 14:51:02
Canada Blasted for Record on Oilsands <div class='node-body'><p>OTTAWA -- Foreign diplomats bombarded Canadian climate-change negotiators with questions Thursday in Bonn, Germany, as they challenged the Harper government's transparency and policies to fight globa
2011-06-10 15:17:35
Hot, America? Climate Scientists Say, 'Get Used to It' <div class='node-body'><p>Americans sweltered, sweated and tried to beat the heat Thursday that has blanketed much of the nation from Louisiana to New York.</p>
<p>Temperatures in the Midwest and along the East Coast thre
2011-06-09 18:06:27
Unprecedented international meeting releases preliminary vision for our energy future A unique, international summit of scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs and future leaders from around the world has concluded with the release of the Equinox Summit: Energy 2030 Communiqué. The event's preliminary report includes visionary proposals
2011-06-09 00:00:00
Integrating agriculture and forestry in the landscape is key to REDD A multifunctional approach to REDD will be far more effective in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing food production than the practice of intensifying agriculture and sparing forests.
2011-06-09 00:00:00
UW-Madison chemists devise better way to prepare workhorse molecules Writing in the current online issue (June 9) of the journal Science, a team led by University of Wisconsin-Madison chemistry Professor Shannon Stahl reports a new, environmentally friendly way to make substituted aromatic molecules that can be customized
2011-06-09 00:00:00
Call for Tax on Financial Deals to Fight Global Warming <div class='node-body'><p>A tax on international financial transactions could generate “real funds immediately” to help developing countries protect tropical rain forests and fight global warming, the latest round
2011-06-08 13:27:25
Can evolution outpace climate change? Animals and plants may not be able to evolve their way out of the threat posed by climate change, according to a UC Davis study of a tiny seashore animal.
2011-06-08 00:00:00
REDD+ strategies lack plan for agriculture The majority of countries participating in a major global effort to reduce greenhouse emissions caused by forest destruction cite agriculture as the main cause of deforestation, but very few provide details on how they would address the link between agric
2011-06-08 00:00:00
Cities Join Forces to Fight Global Warming <div class='node-body'><p>SÃO PAULO - Given that the world’s 40 biggest cities account for eight percent of the global population and 12 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, local governments play an incre
2011-06-07 15:28:59
Carbon release and global warming now and in the ancient past The present rate of greenhouse carbon dioxide emissions through fossil fuel burning is higher than that associated with an ancient episode of severe global warming, according to new research. The findings are published online this week by the journal Natu
2011-06-07 00:00:00
33-country survey reports 50 percent increase in sustainably managed tropical forests A comprehensive assessment of tropical forest management reports a 50 percent increase in the area of tropical forest under sustainable management in just five years, but cautions that key drivers of that increase -- growing demand for certified timber an
2011-06-07 00:00:00
Stanford climate scientists forecast permanently hotter summers The tropics and much of the Northern Hemisphere are likely to experience an irreversible rise in summer temperatures within the next 20 to 60 years if atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations continue to increase, according to a new climate study by Stan
2011-06-06 00:00:00
How important are climate models for revealing the causes of environmental change? Climate models are often used to understand the causes of observed environmental changes, and access the human impact on a changing climate. In this review, published in WIREs Climate Change, Professors Gabriele Hegerl and Francis Zwiers assess the role o
2011-06-06 00:00:00
Methane gas from cows -- the proof is in the poo Scientists could have a revolutionary new way of measuring how much of the potent greenhouse gas methane is produced by cows and other ruminants, thanks to a surprising discovery in their feces.
2011-06-06 00:00:00
Going Backwards: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Hitting Record Highs <div class='node-body'><p><img src="/sites/commondreams.org/files/imce-images/bonn_2011_1_650.jpg" style="width:550px; height:169px" title="UN Climate Change Conference ** June 2011 Bonn, Germany ** 6 - 17
2011-06-05 16:30:49
Britain's Hot Spring Could Be Result of Shrinking Arctic <div class='node-body'><p>The weather that has brought drought and baking heat to much of Britain can be blamed on a block of high pressure air that has stubbornly refused to shift itself from the British Isles. Normally this block w
2011-06-05 12:26:10
Carbon release to atmosphere 10 times faster than in the past The rate of release of carbon into the atmosphere today is nearly 10 times as fast as during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), 55.9 million years ago, the best analog we have for current global warming, according to an international team of geo
2011-06-05 00:00:00
Columbia Engineering team makes major step in improving forecasts of weather extremes Columbia Engineering, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory and Rutgers University researchers have demonstrated that high evaporation increases the probability of afternoon rainfall in eastern US and Mexico. "This is a major shift in our understandi
2011-06-05 00:00:00
Study: Climate Change to Hike Ozone-Related Illnesses <div class='node-body'><p>WASHINGTON - Left unchecked, climate change could increase breathing problems and health costs by exacerbating ground-level ozone, warns a report Thursday by the Union of Concerned Scientists.</p>
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2011-06-03 19:49:40
Warming 'to leave tropics hungry' A new report has identified areas where food supplies could be hardest hit by the effects of climate change.
2011-06-03 02:33:06
Climate projections don't accurately reflect soil carbon release A new study concludes that models may be predicting releases of atmospheric carbon dioxide that are either too high or too low, depending on the region, because they don't adequately reflect variable temperatures that can affect the amount of carbon relea
2011-06-02 00:00:00
Study maps global 'hotspots' of climate-induced food insecurity A new study has matched future climate change "hotspots" with regions already suffering chronic food problems to identify highly vulnerable populations, chiefly in Africa and South Asia, but potentially in China and Latin America as well, where
2011-06-02 00:00:00
NIH-funded researchers find new ways to confuse blood-seeking mosquitoes Female blood-feeding mosquitoes, some species of which can transmit deadly diseases such as malaria and dengue to humans, largely find their human blood meals by detecting carbon dioxide emitted when people exhale. In a new study funded by NIAID, part of
2011-06-01 00:00:00
New findings by UCR scientists hold big promise for fight against mosquito-borne diseases To find human hosts to bite and spread disease, mosquitoes use exhaled carbon dioxide as a vital cue. Entomologists at the University of California, Riverside, and colleagues have identified three classes of volatile odor molecules that can severely impai
2011-06-01 00:00:00
Oxfam Warns of Mass Hunger Over Food Prices <div class='node-body'><p>Prices of staple foods will more than double over the next two decades unless urgent action is taken to change the rules of world agriculture, Oxfam has warned, raising fears that hundreds of millions more c
2011-05-31 12:30:45
Climate change allows invasive weed to outcompete local species Yellow starthistle already causes millions of dollars in damage to pastures in western states each year, and as climate changes, land managers can expect the problem with that weed and others to escalate.
2011-05-31 00:00:00
AGU journal highlights -- May 31, 2011 This release features research papers on the following topics: "Analyzing subsurface oil and gas intrusions from Gulf spill"; "Cold snaps still a threat despite global warming"; "Part of Gulf of Mexico became greener after oil spi
2011-05-31 00:00:00
Support for local community programs key to climate change response in Arctic Johnson's research has taken her to Kanngiqtugaapik (Clyde River) on Baffin Island, Nunavut. There, she has been finding out how Inuit communities are adapting to climate change, and what contributions they are able to make to the development of policies
2011-05-31 00:00:00
Study: Biodegradable products may be bad for the environment Research from North Carolina State University shows that so-called biodegradable products are likely doing more harm than good in landfills, because they are releasing a powerful greenhouse gas as they break down.
2011-05-31 00:00:00
With global warming, Arctic access will diminish by land but improve by sea Global warming over the next 40 years will cut through the Arctic transportation networks like a double-edged sword, limiting access by land and vastly increasing it by sea, predicts a new study by UCLA geographers.
2011-05-31 00:00:00
Worst Ever Carbon Emissions Leave Climate on the Brink <div class='node-body'><div>
<p>Greenhouse gas emissions increased by a record amount last year, to the highest carbon output in history, putting hopes of holding global warming to safe levels all but out of reach, according to
2011-05-30 12:52:22
Climate change is analyzed from the perspective of the social sciences Research being carried out at Carlos III University of Madrid analyzes the key factors in climate change and the risks to public policies that it implies. This study approaches the issue from the perspective of sociology, economics and law.
2011-05-30 00:00:00
Ocean Acidification Is Latest Manifestation of Global Warming <div class='node-body'><p>The infernal origins of Vulcano Island are easy to pinpoint. Step off the hydrofoil from Sicily and the rotten-egg smell of hydrogen sulphide strikes you immediately. Beside the quay, there are piles of yell
2011-05-29 15:10:15
Tiny bubbles signal severe impacts to coral reefs worldwide New study in Nature Climate Change by University of Miami, Australian Institute of Marine Science, Max-Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology shows ocean acidification will likely reduce diversity and resiliency in coral reef ecosystems.
2011-05-29 00:00:00
Human impacts of rising oceans will extend well beyond coasts Estimates that are based on current, static population data can greatly misrepresent the true extent -- and the pronounced variability -- of the human toll of climate change, say University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers.
2011-05-27 00:00:00
Study finds local temperature influences belief in global warming A study by the Center for Decision Sciences at Columbia Business School explains why public belief in global warming can fluctuate -- the study finds people can base their thinking off of the day's temperature.
2011-05-27 00:00:00
US Extreme Weather Consistent with Climate Change <div class='node-body'><p>WASHINGTON -- The powerful tornadoes and other extreme weather events that have cut swaths of destruction across the United States over the past month have prompted many to wonder if they are part of a new t
2011-05-25 22:28:53
Study details path to sustainable aviation biofuels industry in Northwest The Pacific Northwest has the diverse feedstocks, fuel-delivery infrastructure and political will needed to create a viable biofuels industry capable of reducing greenhouse gases and meeting the future fuel demands of the aviation industry. Creating an av
2011-05-25 00:00:00
Global warming may affect the capacity of trees to store carbon, MBL study finds Global warming may affect the capacity of trees to store carbon by altering forest nitrogen cycling, concludes a study led by Jerry Melillo of the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, Mass., and published this week in Proceedings of the Natio
2011-05-25 00:00:00
Global Campaign to Bestow Legal Rights on Mother Earth <div class='node-body'><p>UNITED NATIONS - An international coalition of academics and environmental activists has launched a global campaign for the creation of a new U.N. convention to protect "mother earth".</
2011-05-24 19:23:30
