Arctic heats up more than other places Temperature change in the Arctic is happening at a greater rate than other places in the Northern Hemisphere, and this is expected to continue. As a result, glacier and ice-sheet melting, sea-ice retreat, coastal erosion and sea level rise can be expected
2009-01-16 00:00:00
Report calls aerosol research key to improving climate predictions Scientists need a more detailed understanding of how human-produced atmospheric particles, called aerosols, affect climate in order to produce better predictions of Earth's future climate, according to a NASA-led report issued by the US Climate Change Sci
2009-01-16 00:00:00
Slight changes in climate may trigger abrupt ecosystem responses Slight changes in climate may trigger major abrupt ecosystem responses that are not easily reversible. Some of these responses, including insect outbreaks, wildfire, and forest dieback, may adversely affect people and ecosystems and their plants and anima
2009-01-16 00:00:00
Strategic farming practices could help mitigate global warming Researchers say that strategic farming practices might be part of the solution for curbing global warming. According to calculations reported online on Jan. 15 in Current Biology, by planting crop varieties that better reflect sunlight back out to space,
2009-01-15 00:00:00
Biofuel carbon footprint not as big as feared, Michigan State University research says Some researchers have blasted biofuels' potential to increase greenhouse gas emissions, calling into question the environmental benefits of making fuel from plant material. But a new analysis by Michigan State University scientists says these dire predict
2009-01-15 00:00:00
Global warming linked to European viral epidemic An epidemic of the viral disease nephropathia epidemica has been linked to increases in the vole population caused by hotter summers, milder winters and increased seedcrop production by broadleaf trees. Research published in BioMed Central's open access I
2009-01-15 00:00:00
New genetic model predicts plant flowering in different environments A Brown University-led team has created a model that precisely charts the genetic and environmental signals that guide the life cycle of a scientifically important plant species. The model could help scientists better understand how plants will respond t
2009-01-15 00:00:00
World 'needs radical cuts' on CO2 More carbon dioxide needs to be absorbed than emitted by 2050 in order to prevent catastrophic climate change, a report says.
2009-01-14 00:30:24
Challenge to plant methane link The recent finding that plants are a major source of the greenhouse gas methane is challenged by new research.
2009-01-14 00:24:52
Nigeria's gas flaring under fire Energy companies miss deadline for ending gas flaring, a major source of greenhouse gas emissions from Africa.
2009-01-13 00:10:34
Great Lakes water level sensitive to climate change The water level in the Great Lakes has varied by only about two meters during the last century, but new evidence indicates that the water level in the lake system is highly sensitive to climate changes.
2009-01-13 00:00:00
'Green' gasoline on the horizon University of Oklahoma researchers believe newer, more environmentally friendly fuels produced from biomass could create alternative energy solutions and alleviate dependence on foreign oil without requiring changes to current fuel infrastructure systems.
2009-01-13 00:00:00
Chasing thundersnow could lead to more accurate forecasts The job of one University of Missouri researcher could chill to the bone, but his research could make weather predicting more accurate. Patrick Market, associate professor of atmospheric science in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, i
2009-01-13 00:00:00
January-February GSA Bulletin media highlights Bulletin papers examine carbon-14 dating of marine mud fossils in Ireland that suggests high ice-sheet sensitivity to small climate changes, formation of Valles Marineris, Mars, a buried fossil forest in the Gold Hill Loess, Alaska, a 20-meter-high salt p
2009-01-12 00:00:00
Heathrow expansion will undermine climate targets Friends of the Earth is deeply concerned that the expansion of Heathrow and other British airports will make it extremely difficult for the UK to meet its legal requirement to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent by 2050.
2009-01-09 01:01:01
Sea level rise of 1 meter within 100 years New research indicates that the ocean could rise in the next 100 years to a meter higher than the current sea level -- which is three times higher than predictions from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC. The groundbreaking new resul
2009-01-08 00:00:00
Tilting at wind farms A way to make wind power smoother and more efficient that exploits the inertia of a wind turbine rotor could help solve the problem of wind speed variation, according to research published in the International Journal of Power Electronics.
2009-01-07 00:00:00
'Huge year for natural disasters' Losses from natural disasters rose by 50% in 2008, underlining need for action on climate change, re-insurers Munich Re say.
2008-12-29 18:30:09
Study shows competition, not climate change, led to Neanderthal extinction In a recently conducted study, a multidisciplinary French-American research team with expertise in archaeology, past climates and ecology reported that Neanderthal extinction was principally a result of competition with Cro-Magnon populations, rather than
2008-12-29 00:00:00
Climate experts get key US posts US President-elect Barack Obama nominates two global warming specialists for key science posts in his administration.
2008-12-20 18:22:50
Abrupt climate shifts may move faster than thought The United States could suffer the effects of abrupt climate changes within decades -- sooner than some previously thought -- says a new government report. It contends that seas could rise rapidly if melting of polar ice continues to outrun recent project
2008-12-19 00:00:00
Stronger coastal winds due to climate change may have far-reaching effects Future increases in wind strength along the California coast may have far-reaching effects, including more intense upwelling of cold water along the coast early in the season and increased fire danger in Southern California, according to researchers at th
2008-12-19 00:00:00
Nick Clegg launches the Green Road out of the Recession <div class="image_caption"><img src="http://www.libdems.org.uk//assets/0000/9985/Nick_Clegg_head_and_shoulders_main.jpg" class="page_main_image" alt="Nick Clegg"><br/></div><p>On his first anniversary as leader, Liberal Democ
2008-12-18 07:16:00
New World post-pandemic reforestation helped start Little Ice Age, say Stanford scientists The power of viruses is well documented in human history. Swarms of little viral Davids have repeatedly laid low the great Goliaths of human civilization, most famously in the devastating pandemics that swept the New World during European conquest and set
2008-12-18 00:00:00
Euro MPs seal major climate deal The European Parliament backs a far-reaching package to combat global warming, seen as a key EU initiative.
2008-12-17 11:59:22
Ancient soil replenishment technique helps in battle against global warming Christoph Steiner, a University of Georgia research scientist in the Faculty of Engineering, was a major contributor to the biochar proposal that was submitted by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification last week at the United Nations Clim
2008-12-17 00:00:00
MIT finds climate change could dramatically affect water supplies It's no simple matter to figure out how regional changes in precipitation, expected to result from global climate change, may affect water supplies. Now, a new analysis led by MIT researchers has found that the changes in groundwater may actually be much
2008-12-17 00:00:00
No quick or easy technological fix for climate change, researchers say Global warming can be reversed, some are arguing, with a "geoengineering" fix, such as flying a giant blimp and spraying liquefied sulfur dioxide in the stratosphere. Richard Turco, professor in the UCLA Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sci
2008-12-17 00:00:00
Australians condemn climate plan Activists stage protests in several Australian cities, calling Prime Minister Rudd's climate change plan a "joke".
2008-12-16 10:30:42
Oregon's Rogue River Basin to face climate-change hurdles Three major global climate-change projections scaled down to Oregon's Rogue River Basin point to hotter, drier summers with increasing wildfire risk, reduced snowpack and rainier, stormy winters, according to a report coordinated by the University of Oreg
2008-12-16 00:00:00
Answers to huge wind-farm problems are blowin' in the wind While harnessing more energy from the wind could help satisfy growing demands for electricity and reduce emissions of global-warming gases, turbulence from proposed wind farms could adversely affect the growth of crops in the surrounding countryside.
2008-12-16 00:00:00
Study links ecosystem changes in temperate lakes to climate warming Unparalleled warming over the last few decades has triggered widespread ecosystem changes in many temperate North American and Western European lakes, say researchers at Queen's University and the Ontario Ministry of the Environment.
2008-12-16 00:00:00
Purdue study suggests warmer temperatures could lead to a boom in corn pests Climate change could provide the warmer weather pests prefer, leading to an increase in populations that feed on corn and other crops, according to a new study. Warmer growing season temperatures and milder winters could allow some of these insects to exp
2008-12-16 00:00:00
Some climate impacts happening faster than anticipated A report released today at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union provides new insights on the potential for abrupt climate change and the effects it could have on the United States, identifying key concerns that include faster-than-expected
2008-12-16 00:00:00
European Council summit “stronger on words than action” <div class="image_caption"><img src="http://www.libdems.org.uk//assets/0000/9985/Nick_Clegg_head_and_shoulders_main.jpg" class="page_main_image" alt="Nick Clegg"><br/></div><p>Nick Clegg responds to Gordon’s Brown’s Europ
2008-12-15 15:20:00
Australia sets new climate target Australia says it will set up a carbon trading scheme, and cut greenhouse gas emissions by up to 15% by 2020.
2008-12-15 02:40:21
Warming climate signals big changes for ski areas, says University of Colorado study Rocky Mountain ski areas face dramatic changes this century as the climate warms, including best-case scenarios of shortened ski seasons and higher snowlines and worst-case scenarios of bare base areas and winter rains, says a new Colorado study.
2008-12-15 00:00:00
Tiny MIT ecosystem may shed light on climate change MIT researchers have created a microbial ecosystem smaller than a stick of gum that sheds new light on the plankton-eat-plankton world at the bottom of the aquatic food chain. The work, reported in the January print issue of American Naturalist, may lead
2008-12-15 00:00:00
Does global warming lead to a change in upper atmospheric transport? Most atmospheric models predict that the rate of transport of air from the troposphere to the above lying stratosphere should be increasing due to climate change. Surprisingly, an international group of researchers has now found that this does not seem to
2008-12-15 00:00:00
Goose eggs may help polar bears weather climate change Polar bears -- especially the marginal individuals like some sub-adult males -- could adapt to changes in ice and the ability to hunt seals by eating snow goose eggs. According to new calculations, bear movement should coordinate more and more with nestin
2008-12-15 00:00:00
EU leaders focus on climate deal EU leaders are said to be close to compromise on how to achieve ambitious targets to fight global warming.
2008-12-12 02:16:44
Europe fails to show climate leadership The European Union's failure to agree on effective measures to tackle climate change has been slammed by Friends of the Earth.
2008-12-12 01:01:01
Climate-change set-back for acidified rivers Climate change is hampering the long-term recovery of rivers from the effects of acid rain, as wet weather counteracts improvements, according to a new study by Cardiff University.
2008-12-12 00:00:00
USGS Science Picks This edition of USGS Science Picks invites you to join our scientists and learn more about climate change, floods, volcanoes, ground water and more at the AGU Conference in California! You can also learn why mistletoe is not just for kissing, what mineral
2008-12-12 00:00:00
Stanford researchers predict heat waves and crop losses in California Global warming will likely put enormous strain on California's water supply and energy systems and have a devastating impact on certain crops.Stanford researchers predicted outcomes based on projections from two different emission scenarios. One assumes a
2008-12-12 00:00:00
MIT developing a better flight plan for weather forecasting At MIT, planning for bad weather involves far more than remembering an umbrella. Researchers in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics are trying to improve weather forecasting using robotic aircraft and advanced flight plans that consider million
2008-12-11 00:00:00
Climate change alters ocean chemistry Scientists have discovered that the ocean's chemical makeup is less stable and more greatly affected by climate change than previously believed. The researchers report in Science that during a time of climate change 13 million years ago, the chemical make
2008-12-11 00:00:00
Call for no delay on climate deal As climate change talks begin, the UN secretary-general says the financial crisis must not block progress.
2008-12-10 23:54:46
UK must take the lead at UN climate talks The UK government is being urged by Friends of the Earth to show international leadership and kick-start stalling UN climate negotiations by unilaterally pledging to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent by 2020.
2008-12-10 01:01:01
Time running out on coral reefs as climate change becomes increasing threat Increasing pressures from climate change will reach a tipping point in less than a decade, triggering a significant decline in the health of the planet's coral reef ecosystems according to the findings in an international report issued today. Released by
2008-12-10 00:00:00
Waste coffee grounds offer new source of biodiesel fuel Researchers in Nevada are reporting that waste coffee grounds can provide a cheap, abundant, and environmentally friendly source of biodiesel fuel for powering automobiles and industries.
2008-12-10 00:00:00
Climate change effects on imperiled Sierra frog examined Climate change can have significant impacts on high-elevation lakes and imperiled Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged frogs that depend upon them, according to US Forest Service and University of California, Berkeley, scientists.
2008-12-10 00:00:00
Poor countries 'need carbon cuts' Developing countries need to make big cuts in greenhouse gas emissions if "dangerous" climate change is to be avoided, a report warns.
2008-12-09 18:26:06
Developing countries lack means to acquire more efficient technologies Contrary to earlier projections, few developing countries will be able to afford more efficient technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the next few decades, new research concludes. Continuing economic and technological disparities will make it
2008-12-09 00:00:00
EU wants end to old-style bulbs An EU report recommends banning incandescent light bulbs by 2012 to save energy and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
2008-12-08 22:50:31
Oil spray reduces greenhouse gas emissions from pig finishing barns Researchers have known that the animal feeding industry creates a significant amount of greenhouse gas emissions, particularly methane and carbon dioxide. As the industry works to address this concern, scientists at Purdue University and the University o
2008-12-08 00:00:00
Global warming aided by drought, deforestation link In the rainforests of equatorial Asia, a link between drought and deforestation is fueling global warming, finds an international study that includes a UC Irvine scientist.
2008-12-08 00:00:00
Sarkozy to seek EU climate deal French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to meet eastern European leaders to try to agree on an EU climate change package.
2008-12-06 05:44:07
Climate bill 'could lead world' A new Scottish bill to help tackle climate change could be a "world leader", environmental groups claim.
2008-12-05 12:01:36
'Solar taxi' goes round the world Swiss adventurer Louis Palmer takes his solar-powered car to the UN climate change talks after a round-the-world trip.
2008-12-05 00:13:23
Forecasting the future of brain tumor research Researchers and students from St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center and Arizona State University's Math Department are applying weather forecast technology to model and track the growth patterns of brain tumors.
2008-12-05 00:00:00
Caltech researchers find ancient climate cycles recorded in Mars rocks Researchers at the California Institute of Technology and their colleagues have found evidence of ancient climate change on Mars caused by regular variation in the planet's tilt, or obliquity. On Earth, similar "astronomical forcing" of climate
2008-12-04 00:00:00
Giant wind farm gets the go-ahead One of the world's largest wind farms, which will help power around a half a million homes, has been approved.
2008-12-03 14:39:19
In pictures Bangladeshis send climate change message
2008-12-03 00:23:09
UK urged to 'speed up' on climate The UK government has been urged to speed up the pace of action on climate change by the Confederation of British Industry.
2008-12-02 18:17:29
Clegg: Join me this Saturday at the National Climate Change March <div class="image_caption"><img src="http://www.libdems.org.uk//assets/0000/7794/nickcleggwindfarm_main.jpg" class="page_main_image" alt="Nick Clegg visiting a wind farm"><br/></div><p>In these troubled economic times many po
2008-12-02 14:09:00
Replacing corn with perennial grasses improves carbon footprint of biofuels Converting forests or fields to biofuel crops can increase or decrease greenhouse gas emissions, depending on where -- and which -- biofuel crops are used, University of Illinois researchers report this month.
2008-12-02 00:00:00
Most US organizations not adapting to climate change Organizations in the United States that are at the highest risk of sustaining damage from climate change are not adapting enough to the dangers posed by rising temperatures, according to a Yale report.
2008-12-02 00:00:00
ESA satellites focusing on the Arctic The Arctic is undergoing rapid transformation due to climate change, pollution and human activity. ESA's ERS and Envisat satellites have been providing satellite data of the region for the last 17 years. These long term data sets in combination with ESA's
2008-12-02 00:00:00
Climate change setback for acidified rivers Climate change is hampering the long-term recovery of rivers from the effects of acid rain, with wet weather offsetting improvements, according to a new study by Cardiff University.
2008-12-02 00:00:00
Britain 'needs deeper CO2 cuts' More cuts in greenhouse gases by 2020 are needed if the UK is to play its part in combating climate change, an advisory body will say.
2008-12-01 06:39:26
Schools invited to Shout About climate change Friends of the Earth is calling on schools and youth groups across the UK to sign up to its Shout About activity week. The project will show young people how to take action to tackle climate change in their local communities
2008-12-01 01:01:01
Climate Change Committee publishes advice Friends of the Earth is delighted that the Climate Change Committee recognises that UK greenhouse gas emissions must be slashed by 42 per cent by 2020 - but warns this must not be conditional on reaching an international deal.
2008-12-01 01:01:01
UN climate summit seeks clarity UN climate change talks open in Poland, seeking details on plans for emission cuts and forest protection.
2008-12-01 00:30:11
Foretelling a major meltdown By discovering the meaning of a rare mineral that can be used to track ancient climates, Binghamton University geologist Tim Lowenstein is helping climatologists and others better understand what we're probably in for over the next century or two as globa
2008-12-01 00:00:00
Ice beetles impacted by climate change California Academy of Sciences entomologist Dave Kavanaugh never intended to embark on a climate change study this past summer. But the beetles he's been observing and documenting for more than 40 years left him little choice.
2008-12-01 00:00:00
Faiths in climate change summit About 1,000 representatives of leading religions gather in Sweden for a summit on climate change, said to be the first of its kind.
2008-11-28 06:18:22
Climate change committee to publish advice on UK climate budgets The Government will be given official advice on Monday (1 December 2008) on what action it must take in the next few years to meet its legal obligation to tackle climate change.
2008-11-28 01:01:01
Climate change puts forests and people at risk, adaptation needed to avert crisis Unless immediate action is taken, climate change could have a devastating effect on the world's forests and the nearly 1 billion people who depend on them for their livelihoods, warned a leading group of forest scientists in a report to be released next w
2008-11-27 00:00:00
Climate Change and Energy Bills get royal assent Two groundbreaking pieces of legislation that will radically cut UK greenhouse gas emissions are expected to become law this evening (Wednesday 26 November 2008).
2008-11-26 01:01:01
'World mandate' on climate action An opinion survey carried out in 11 countries finds consensus on the need for action on climate change.
2008-11-26 00:09:42
Climate law 'could cost billions' Government figures show the costs of the Climate Change Bill could far outweigh the benefits, a senior MP argues.
2008-11-25 03:53:49
The Green Room An MP's warning over the cost of the Climate Change Bill
2008-11-25 03:23:23
Climate change wiped out cave bears 13 millennia earlier than thought Enormous cave bears, Ursus spelaeus, that once inhabited a large swathe of Europe, from Spain to the Urals, died out 27,800 years ago, around 13 millennia earlier than was previously believed, scientists have reported. The new date coincides with a perio
2008-11-25 00:00:00
Politics and technical concerns thwart efforts to use carbon markets to halt deforestation Carbon credit politics and misplaced technical concerns are impeding efforts to encourage sustainable land use practices in tropical regions -- such as better forest management and growing more trees on farms -- that could curtail up to 20 percent of glob
2008-11-25 00:00:00
Global warming is changing organic matter in soil New research shows that we should be looking to the ground, not the sky, to see where climate change could have its most perilous impact on life on Earth.
2008-11-24 00:00:00
Putting a green cap on garbage dumps Landfill sites produce the greenhouse gases methane and carbon dioxide as putrescible waste decays. Growing plants and trees on top of a landfill, a process known as "phytocapping" could reduce the production and release of these gases, accordin
2008-11-24 00:00:00
Getting warmer? Prehistoric climate can help forecast future changes New data on a prehistoric warm period allow for more accurate predictions of future climate and improved understanding of today's warming. Past warm periods provide real data on climate change and are natural laboratories for understanding the global clim
2008-11-24 00:00:00
Key link in how plants adapt to climate discovered by Stanford researchers How many mouths does a plant need in order to survive? The answer changes depending on climate and some of the decisions are made long before a new leaf sprouts. Stanford researchers have found that the formation of microscopic pores called stomata is con
2008-11-24 00:00:00
Sea level rise alters bay's salinity While global-warming-induced coastal flooding moves populations inland, the changes in sea level will affect the salinity of estuaries, which influences aquatic life, fishing and recreation.
2008-11-20 00:00:00
Climate change opens new avenue for spread of invasive plants A team of researchers from the Netherlands and the University of Florida has found that plants that range beyond their normal distribution because of warming climates may have advantages over native plants. Global warming-induced biological invasions may
2008-11-19 00:00:00
Obama to 'engage' on climate US President-elect Barack Obama promises to "engage vigorously" on climate change, ahead of a major UN summit.
2008-11-18 19:18:57
Issues at intersection of climate change and health impact global well-being The American Journal of Preventive Medicine special issue on climate change (November 2008), will be featured at the "Changing Climate... Changing People" conference today in Los Angeles. Leading off the event is Guest Editor Howard Frumkin, M.D
2008-11-18 00:00:00
Carbon dioxide already in danger zone, warns study A group of 10 prominent scientists says that the level of globe-warming carbon dioxide in the air has probably already reached a point where world climate will change disastrously unless the level can be reduced in coming decades. The study is a departure
2008-11-18 00:00:00
Emissions up in developed nations Emissions of greenhouse gases by industrialised nations rose 2.3% from 2000 to 2006, the UN climate change agency says.
2008-11-17 22:48:58
MIT: A quicker, easier way to make coal cleaner Construction of new coal-fired power plants in the United States is in danger of coming to a standstill, partly due to the high cost of the requirement -- whether existing or anticipated -- to capture all emissions of carbon dioxide, an important greenhou
2008-11-17 00:00:00
Water vapor confirmed as major player in climate change Water vapor is known to be Earth's most abundant greenhouse gas, but the extent of its contribution to global warming has been debated. Using recent NASA satellite data, researchers have estimated more precisely than ever the heat-trapping effect of water
2008-11-17 00:00:00
MIT: Safe storage of greenhouse-gas carbon dioxide To prevent global warming, researchers and policymakers are exploring a variety of options to significantly cut the amount of carbon dioxide that reaches the atmosphere. One possible approach involves capturing greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide at t
2008-11-17 00:00:00
New catalysts promise faster, cleaner and more efficient research platform A new class of catalysts devised by a team of researchers from Boston College and MIT provides a highly selective, efficient and environmentally friendly new platform for research in medicine, biology and materials science.
2008-11-16 00:00:00
Climate change 'to halt ice age' The Earth's next ice age may be postponed or stopped entirely by the effects of human-induced climate change, scientists suggest.
2008-11-14 12:48:23
UI researchers help to improve carbon measurements in global climate studies University of Iowa researchers and their colleagues have found a way to improve existing estimates of the amount of carbon absorbed by plants from the air, thereby improving the accuracy of global warming and land cover change estimates, according to a pa
2008-11-14 00:00:00
Willott welcomes government Post Office Card Account u-turn <div class="image_caption"><img src="http://www.libdems.org.uk//assets/0000/5792/Jenny_Willott_main.jpg" class="page_main_image" alt="Image"><br/>Jenny Willott</div><p>The Liberal Democrats have welcomed the Government’s de
2008-11-13 16:55:00
Acrylic glass made of sugar In the future, polymethyl methacrylate, better known as acrylic glass, could be made from natural raw materials such as sugars, alcohols or fatty acids. In a bacterial strain, scientists at the University of Duisburg-Essen and the Helmholtz Centre for Env
2008-11-13 00:00:00
Measuring water from space Observations from satellites now allow scientists to monitor changes to water levels in the sea, in rivers and lakes, in ice sheets and even under the ground. As the climate changes, this information will be crucial for monitoring its effects and predicti
2008-11-13 00:00:00
MIT analysis shows how cap-and-trade plans can cut greenhouse emissions Researchers at MIT's Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research have produced a report concerning key design issues of proposed "cap-and-trade" programs that are under consideration in the United States as a way of curbing greenhouse ga
2008-11-13 00:00:00
Global warming link to amphibian declines in doubt Evidence that global warming is causing the worldwide declines of amphibians may not be as conclusive as previously thought, according to biologists. The findings, which contradict two widely held views, could help reveal what is killing the frogs and toa
2008-11-12 00:00:00
Lib Dem MPs challenge Government’s support for Heathrow expansion <div class="image_caption"><img src="http://www.libdems.org.uk//assets/0000/5780/Norman_Baker_main.jpg" class="page_main_image" alt="Image"><br/>Norman Baker</div><p>Liberal Democrat MPs challenged the Government’s support
2008-11-11 17:06:00
'Airport malaria' -- cause for concern in the US "Airport malaria" is a term coined by researchers to explain the more recent spread of malaria to areas such as the United States and Europe, which some scientists credit to warmer climate changes.
2008-11-11 00:00:00
Yale report cites emerging carbon finance market Climate change is an unprecedented global problem and an emerging carbon finance market will play a critical role in addressing it, asserts a newly published Yale report.
2008-11-07 00:00:00
World needs climate emergency backup plan, says expert In submitted testimony to the British Parliament, climate scientist Ken Caldeira of the Carnegie Institution said that while steep cuts in carbon emissions are essential to stabilizing global climate, there also needs to be a backup plan. Geoengineering s
2008-11-07 00:00:00
Planning Bill must include climate duty The Government must make climate change a central consideration of the Planning Bill, Friends of the Earth said today (Thursday 6 November 2008) as the Report stage of the Bill begins in the House of Lords.
2008-11-06 01:01:01
Global warming predicted to hasten carbon release from peat bogs Billions of tons of carbon sequestered in the world's peat bogs could be released into the atmosphere in the coming decades as a result of global warming, according to a new analysis of the interplay between peat bogs, water tables, and climate change.
2008-11-06 00:00:00
Evidence found for climate-driven ecological shifts in North Atlantic, says Cornell study While Earth has experienced numerous changes in climate over the past 65 million years, recent decades have experienced the most significant climate change since the beginning of human civilized societies about 5,000 years ago, says a new Cornell Universi
2008-11-06 00:00:00
Ecologists use oceanographic data to predict future climate change Earth scientists are attempting to predict the future impacts of climate change by reconstructing the past behavior of Arctic climate and ocean circulation. In a November special issue of the journal Ecology, a group of scientists report that if current p
2008-11-06 00:00:00
Nick Clegg congratulates Barack Obama <p>Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg has today congratulated Barack Obama and welcomed the result of the US Presidential election.</p><p>"British voters may not have been able to vote in this election, but its outcome is vital to our fu
2008-11-05 10:59:00
Obama must lead World to a low carbon future Climate change must be a major priority for Barack Obama, the US President-elect, Friends of the Earth said today.
2008-11-05 01:01:01
Extreme weather postpones the flowering time of plants Extreme weather events have a greater effect on flora than previously presumed. A one-month drought postpones the time of flowering of grassland and heathland plants in Central Europe by an average of 4 days. With this a so-called 100-year drought event e
2008-11-05 00:00:00
What is really happening to the Greenland icecap? The Greenland ice cap has been a focal point of recent climate change research because it is much more exposed to immediate global warming than the larger Antarctic ice sheet. Yet while the southern Greenland ice cap has been melting, it is still not clea
2008-11-03 00:00:00
It's relative: Contrasting hurricane theories heat up In a paper published in the journal Science today, Gabriel A. Vecchi, Kyle L. Swanson and Brian J. Soden teamed up to study hurricane data observed over 50 years. The study explores the relationship between sea surface temperatures and seasonal hurricane
2008-10-31 00:00:00
Fiction to fact Scientists consider radical ideas to fight climate change
2008-10-30 20:25:53
Climate damage science studied The UK's Royal Society is to investigate whether ambitious engineering schemes could reduce the impact of global warming.
2008-10-30 01:17:53
China warns on emissions control China admits its greenhouse gas emissions are equal to America's and that there is little prospect of an early improvement.
2008-10-29 15:32:41
A glacier's life Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne researchers have developed a numerical model that can re-create the state of Switzerland's Rhône Glacier as it was in 1874 and predict its evolution until the year 2100. This is the longest period of time ever
2008-10-29 00:00:00
Methane gas levels begin to increase again The amount of methane in Earth's atmosphere shot up in 2007, bringing to an end a period of about a decade in which atmospheric levels of the potent greenhouse gas were essentially stable, according to a team led by MIT researchers.
2008-10-29 00:00:00
Climate laws to include planes The government agrees to include aviation and shipping in an ambitious push to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
2008-10-28 22:41:59
Charles warns of 'climate crunch' Prince Charles warns that the financial crisis should not distract from the long-term problem of climate change, during a visit to Japan.
2008-10-28 17:17:27
