Harvests in the US to suffer from climate change Some of the most important crops risk substantial damage from rising temperatures. To better assess how climate change caused by human greenhouse gas emissions will likely impact wheat, maize and soybean, an international team of scientists now ran an unp
2017-01-19 00:00:00
Hottest year on record a wake up call to incoming US president Hottest year on record a wake up call to incoming US president
Reacting to news that 2016 was the hottest year on record across the world, Friends of the Earth CEO Craig Bennett said:
“This is a clear warning that world leaders
2017-01-18 21:45:30
Aeolus wind mission heads for test and launch UK engineers finish the assembly of a wind-observing satellite that meteorologists expect to have a major impact on weather forecasts.
2017-01-18 01:44:35
Mitochondrial DNA shows past climate change effects on gulls To understand the present and future, we have to start with the past. A new study in The Auk: Ornithological Advances uses the mitochondrial DNA of Heermann's gulls to draw conclusions about how their population has expanded in the Gulf of California sinc
2017-01-18 00:00:00
Climate change to shift global pattern of mild weather As scientists work to predict how climate change may affect hurricanes, droughts, floods, blizzards and other severe weather, there's one area that's been overlooked: mild weather. But no more.NOAA and Princeton University scientists have produced the fir
2017-01-18 00:00:00
Researchers discover greenhouse bypass for nitrogen An international team discovers that production of a potent greenhouse gas can be bypassed as soil nitrogen breaks down into unreactive atmospheric N2.
2017-01-18 00:00:00
New Marcellus development boom will triple greenhouse gas emissions from PA's natural gas Natural gas production on Pennsylvania's vast black shale deposit known as the Marcellus Shale will nearly double by 2030 to meet growing demand, tripling Pennsylvania's greenhouse gas emissions from the natural gas sector relative to 2012 levels, accordi
2017-01-18 00:00:00
Finding ways to fix the climate before it's too late Scientists and policymakers rely on complex computer simulations called Integrated Assessment Models to figure out how to address climate change. But these models need tinkering to make them more accurate.
2017-01-18 00:00:00
New England's 1816 'Mackerel Year' and climate change today In the latest issue of Science Advances, Karen Alexander at UMass Amherst and aquatic ecologists, climate scientists and environmental historians in New England recount their many-layered, multidisciplinary investigation into the catastrophic effects of t
2017-01-18 00:00:00
Obama Sends $500 Million to Green Climate Fund, Signaling End to Era <div class="field field--name-field-hp-author field--type-text field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Nadia Prupis, staff writer</div></div></div><d
2017-01-17 21:00:24
Study tracks 'memory' of soil moisture SMAP's first year of observational data has now been analyzed and is providing some significant surprises that will help in the modeling of climate, forecasting of weather, and monitoring of agriculture around the world.
2017-01-16 00:00:00
Genome sequence of polar alga explains evolutionary adaptation to extreme variable climate An international team of researchers has identified the genetic mutations which allowed microalgae (phytoplankton) from the Southern Ocean to adapt to extreme and highly variable climates -- a step towards understanding how polar organisms are impacted by
2017-01-16 00:00:00
As storm surge threatens coast, climate risks must be held at bay As storm surge threatens coast, climate risks must be held at bay
With the eastern coast of England braced for flooding from a storm surge, Friends of the Earth climate campaigner Guy Shrubsole said:
"The east coast has seen terrible f
2017-01-13 12:30:00
Researchers develop environmentally friendly soy air filter A new soy-based air filter developed by WSU engineering researchers can capture toxic chemicals such as carbon monoxide and formaldehyde, which often escape other types of filters.
2017-01-13 00:00:00
Ocean acidification to hit West Coast Dungeness crab fishery, new assessment shows The acidification of the ocean expected as seawater absorbs increasing amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere will reverberate through the West Coast's marine food web, but not necessarily in the ways you might expect, new research shows.
2017-01-12 00:00:00
'Shrew'-d study: Arctic shrews, parasites indicate climate change effect on ecosystems The shrew and its parasites -- even 40-year-old preserved ones -- are the new indicators of environmental change, according a Kansas State University researcher. A study published in NOAA's 2016 Arctic Report Card indicates a changes in shrews' ranges whe
2017-01-12 00:00:00
There's no one-size-fits-all solution to climate change The world's forests are crucial to slowing climate change, but they're being destroyed to make room for farms, mines, and other economic ventures. One solution might be carbon finance: giving companies and countries monetary incentives to reduce carbon em
2017-01-12 00:00:00
Northeast US temperatures are decades ahead of global average Results of a new study by researchers at the Northeast Climate Science Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggest that temperatures across the northeastern United States will increase much faster than the global average, so that the 2 degre
2017-01-11 00:00:00
Report recommends new framework for estimating the social cost of carbon To estimate the social cost of carbon dioxide for use in regulatory impact analyses, the federal government should use a new framework that would strengthen the scientific basis, provide greater transparency, and improve characterization of the uncertaint
2017-01-11 00:00:00
Eucalypts spotlight biosecurity failures For more than 100 years, eucalypts -- woody plants that range in size from shrubs to trees -- have been transported from their natural ecosystems in Australia to plantations across the globe. This unique history provides a novel lens for viewing the sprea
2017-01-11 00:00:00
Testing how species respond to climate change Predicting how species will respond to climate change is a critical part of efforts to prevent widespread climate-driven extinction, or to predict its consequences for ecosystems.
2017-01-10 00:00:00
Short-lived greenhouse gases cause centuries of sea-level rise Even if there comes a day when the world completely stops emitting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, coastal regions and island nations will continue to experience rising sea levels for centuries afterward, according to a new study by researchers at M
2017-01-09 00:00:00
Crystallization method offers new option for carbon capture from ambient air Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have found a simple, reliable process to capture carbon dioxide directly from ambient air, offering a new option for carbon capture and storage strategies to combat global warming.
2017-01-09 00:00:00
Landmark global scale study reveals potential future impact of ocean acidification Ocean acidification and the extent to which marine species are able to deal with low pH levels in the Earth's seas, could have a significant influence on shifting the distribution of marine animals in response to climate warming.
2017-01-09 00:00:00
Anthropogenic groundwater extraction impacts climate Anthropogenic groundwater exploitation changes soil moisture and land-atmosphere water and energy fluxes, and essentially affects the ecohydrological processes and the climate system. In over-exploited regions, the terrestrial water storage has been rapid
2017-01-09 00:00:00
Open-source plant database confirms top US bioenergy crop Scientists have confirmed that Miscanthus, long speculated to be the top biofuel producer, yields more than twice as much as switchgrass in the US using an open-source bioenergy crop database gaining traction in plant science, climate change, and ecology
2017-01-06 00:00:00
UCI scientists identify a new approach to recycle greenhouse gas Using a novel approach involving a key enzyme that helps regulate global nitrogen, University of California, Irvine molecular biologists have discovered an effective way to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) to carbon monoxide (CO) that can be adapted for comme
2017-01-06 00:00:00
New research predicts the future of coral reefs under climate change New climate model projections of the world's coral reefs reveal which reefs will be hit first by annual coral bleaching, an event that poses the gravest threat to one of the Earth's most important ecosystems.
2017-01-05 00:00:00
Climate change has mixed effects on migratory geese Climate change improves the breeding chances of migratory geese in the Arctic -- but puts mother geese at more risk of death, according to a new study.
2017-01-05 00:00:00
Climate change could trigger strong sea level rise About 15,000 years ago, the ocean around Antarctica has seen an abrupt sea level rise of several meters. It could happen again. An international team of scientists with the participation of the University of Bonn is now reporting its findings in the magaz
2017-01-05 00:00:00
York U research identifies icy ridges on Pluto Using a model similar to what meteorologists use to forecast weather on Earth and a computer simulation of the physics of evaporating ices, a new study by York University's Professor John Moores, Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering at Yo
2017-01-04 00:00:00
The fire through the smoke: Working for transparency in climate projections To help policymakers more confidently prepare for the effects of climate change, a group of preeminent climate scientists evaluated the scientific work and expert judgments behind the most recent projections from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Cha
2017-01-04 00:00:00
Global warming hiatus disproved -- again UC Berkeley scientists calculated average ocean temperatures from 1999 to 2015, separately using ocean buoys and satellite data, and confirmed the uninterrupted warming trend reported by NOAA in 2015, based on that organization's recalibration of sea surf
2017-01-04 00:00:00
North-South divide in science may hinder action on climate change Northern domination of science relevant to climate-change policy and practice globally and lack of research led by Southern researchers in Southern countries may hinder development and implementation of global agreements and nationally-appropriate actions
2017-01-03 00:00:00
Syracuse University researchers explore link between tropical glaciers, water supply Syracuse University researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences are closer to understanding how the loss of glaciers in the Cordillera Blanca of Peru is affecting water resources in a region responding to global climate change.
2017-01-03 00:00:00
Tenfold jump in green tech needed to meet global emissions targets The global spread of green technologies must quicken significantly to avoid future rebounds in climate-warming emissions, a Duke study shows. Based on the new calculations, the Paris Agreement's warming target of 2 degrees C won't be met unless clean tech
2017-01-03 00:00:00
Will climate change leave tropical birds hung out to dry? The future of the red-capped manakin and other tropical birds in Panama looks bleak. A University of Illinois research project spanning more than three decades and simulating another five decades analyzes how changes in rainfall will affect bird populatio
2017-01-03 00:00:00
Surprise: Climate Change is Likeliest Cause for Extreme Arctic Heat <div class="field field--name-field-hp-author field--type-text field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Nadia Prupis, staff writer</div></div></div><d
2016-12-28 21:30:37
A cloud-screening scheme for the Chinese Carbon Dioxide Observation Satellite (TanSat) Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the major greenhouse gases, and causes great concern due to the rapid increase in its atmospheric concentrations. China launched its first minisatellite dedicated to the carbon dioxide detection and monitoring at 15:22 UTC o
2016-12-27 00:00:00
New Study 'Sounds Alarm' on Another Climate Feedback Loop <div class="field field--name-field-hp-author field--type-text field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Andrea Germanos, staff writer</div></div></div>&l
2016-12-26 18:08:34
Global climate target could net additional six million tons of fish annually If countries abide by the Paris Agreement global warming target of 1.5 degrees Celsius, potential fish catches could increase by six million metric tons per year, according to a new study published in Science.
2016-12-22 00:00:00
Paris Agreement target critical for preserving fisheries Limiting temperature increases to 1.5°C over pre-industrial levels, as outlined in the Paris Agreement, will significantly minimize the impact of global warming on the catch potential of marine ecosystems and limit the turnover of harvested species,
2016-12-22 00:00:00
1.5°C Paris Agreement target could net six million tons of fish annually Meeting the Paris Agreement global warming target of 1.5°C will have large benefits to fisheries, finds a new Nippon Foundation-Nereus Program study published in Science. For every degree Celsius decrease in global warming, potential fish catches cou
2016-12-22 00:00:00
New tag revolutionizes whale research -- and makes them partners in science A sophisticated new type of 'tag' on whales that can record data every second for hours, days and weeks at a time provides a view of whale behavior, biology and travels never before possible, scientists reported today in a new study. The data are also mak
2016-12-22 00:00:00
Impact of climate change on microbial biodiversity New research indicates that the impact of climate change on biodiversity depends on how much human beings have already affected the environment.
2016-12-21 00:00:00
Could Rudolph and friends help to slow down our warming climate? Reindeer may be best known for pulling Santa's sleigh, but a new study suggests they may have a part to play in slowing down climate change too.A team of researchers, writing in the journal Environmental Research Letters, found that when reindeer reduce t
2016-12-21 00:00:00
Barclays’ owned Third Energy gets go-ahead to frack in Yorkshire Barclays’ owned Third Energy gets go-ahead to frack in Yorkshire
Mrs Justice Lang will give her judgement on the decision to frack in Ryedale, North Yorkshire this morning. She will rule that fracking may go-ahead.
Claimant in the case, Reverend J
2016-12-20 10:30:00
Neutron diffraction probes forms of carbon dioxide in extreme environments Through a Deep Carbon Observatory collaboration, Adam Makhluf of the University of California, Los Angeles's Earth, Space and Planetary Science Department and Chris Tulk of Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Chemical and Engineering Materials Division are us
2016-12-20 00:00:00
Computer models find ancient solutions to modern problems Washington State University archaeologists are at the helm of new research using sophisticated computer technology to learn how past societies responded to climate change. Their work, which links ancient climate and archaeological data, could help modern
2016-12-20 00:00:00
Climate change skepticism may hinge on personal experience In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Boston University scientists have found that experiencing record high or low temperatures affects people's stated belief in climate change.
2016-12-20 00:00:00
Study reveals inequalities in carbon footprints of Chinese households Inequalities in China's household carbon footprints and incomes risk undermining the country's attempts to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, according to new research involving the University of East Anglia (UEA).
2016-12-19 00:00:00
Freezing in record lows? You may doubt global warming says USU scientist Researchers from Utah State University, Boston University, The George Washington University and the University of Oxford report findings from analysis of experiential basis for skepticism about climate change in the United States.
2016-12-19 00:00:00
Carbon dots dash toward 'green' recycling role Nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots are used as electrocatalysts to reduce carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, to valuable hydrocarbons like ethylene and ethanol.
2016-12-16 00:00:00
What makes influential science? Telling a good story Researchers from the University of Washington have found that scientific papers written in a more narrative style were more influential among peer-reviewed studies in the climate change literature. Their results were published Dec. 15 in the journal PLOS
2016-12-16 00:00:00
Simulation method helps combat climate change, boost energy supply Researchers at Kyushu University developed a simulation method to predict the three-phase permeability of rock by oil, carbon dioxide, and water upon injection of high-pressure carbon dioxide for long-term carbon storage. This method should improve select
2016-12-16 00:00:00
Supercomputer simulations confirm observations of 2015 India/Pakistan heat waves A paper released Dec.15 during the American Geophysical Union fall meeting in San Francisco points to new evidence of human influence on extreme weather events. After examining observational and simulated temperature and heat indexes, the research team --
2016-12-15 00:00:00
Study: Warming could slow upslope migration of trees Scientists expect trees will advance upslope as global temperatures increase, shifting the tree line -- the mountain zone where trees become smaller and eventually stop growing -- to higher elevations. Subalpine forests will follow their climate up the mo
2016-12-15 00:00:00
Plant's response to heat stress fluctuates between day and night Climate change and recent heat waves have put agricultural crops at risk, which means that understanding how plants respond to elevated temperatures is crucial for protecting our environment and food supply. For many plants, even a small increase in avera
2016-12-14 00:00:00
Refusing to Name Names, DOE Fearful of 'Climate Purge' Under Trump <div class="field field--name-field-hp-author field--type-text field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Lauren McCauley, staff writer</div></div></div>&l
2016-12-13 18:32:12
Mass oyster die-off in San Francisco related to atmospheric rivers Atmospheric rivers contributed to a mass die-off of wild Olympia oysters in north San Francisco Bay in 2011, according to a study led by UC Davis and the San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. The study is the first to document b
2016-12-13 00:00:00
Antarctic Ice Sheet study reveals 8,000-year record of climate change An international team of researchers has found that the Antarctic Ice Sheet plays a major role in regional and global climate variability -- a discovery that may also help explain why sea ice in the Southern Hemisphere has been increasing despite the warm
2016-12-12 00:00:00
New study shows impact of Antarctic Ice Sheet on climate change An international team of researchers has concluded that the Antarctic Ice Sheet actually plays a major role in regional and global climate variability -- a discovery that may also help explain why sea ice in the Southern Hemisphere has been increasing des
2016-12-12 00:00:00
Researchers: Climate change likely caused deadly 2016 avalanche in Tibet On July 17, more than 70 million tons of ice broke off from the Aru glacier in the mountains of western Tibet and tumbled into a valley below, taking the lives of nine nomadic yak herders living there. Scientists have done a kind of forensic analysis of t
2016-12-09 00:00:00
'Like An Arsonist Fighting Fires': Outrage Grows Over Trump's EPA Pick <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><p>Outrage continues to grow over Scott Pruitt, the nominee
2016-12-08 21:12:02
Decoding cement's shape promises greener concrete Rice University materials scientists develop techniques to control the microscopic shape of cement particles for the bottom-up manufacture of stronger, more durable and more environmentally friendly concrete.
2016-12-07 00:00:00
Despite evolutionary inexperience, northern sockeye manage heat stress Sockeye salmon that evolved in the generally colder waters of the far north still know how to cool off if necessary, an important factor in the species' potential for dealing with global climate change.
2016-12-07 00:00:00
Ecologists publish research on soil's potential to increase the Earth's CO2 Soil, an important part of the carbon cycle, might compound the world's carbon dioxide problem, according to a global study in Nature involving Kansas State University researchers and Konza Prairie Biological Station.
2016-12-07 00:00:00
Closing the carbon loop Research at the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School of Engineering focused on developing a new catalyst that would lead to large-scale implementation of capture and conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) was recently published in the Royal Society of Ch
2016-12-07 00:00:00
Greenland on thin ice? First-of-their-kind studies provide new insight into the deep history of the Greenland Ice Sheet, looking back millions of years farther than previous techniques allowed. However, the two studies present some strongly contrasting evidence about how Greenl
2016-12-07 00:00:00
Most of Greenland ice melted to bedrock in recent geologic past, says study Scientists have found evidence in a chunk of bedrock drilled from nearly two miles below the summit of the Greenland ice sheet that the sheet nearly disappeared for an extended time in the last million years or so. The finding casts doubt on assumptions t
2016-12-07 00:00:00
Bacterial mechanism converts nitrogen to greenhouse gas Cornell University researchers have discovered a biological mechanism that helps convert nitrogen-based fertilizer into nitrous oxide, an ozone-depleting greenhouse gas.
2016-12-06 00:00:00
Ice age vertebrates had mixed responses to climate change New research examines how vertebrate species in the eastern United States ranging from snakes to mammals to birds responded to climate change over the last 500,000 years. The study reveals that contrary to expectation, the massive glaciers that expanded a
2016-12-06 00:00:00
Iowa State scientist uses clam shells to help build 1,000-year record of ocean climate Just like trees have growth rings that scientists can study for clues about past growing conditions, clam shells have growth increments that offer clues about past ocean conditions. Scientists -- including Iowa State's Alan Wanamaker -- have sorted and st
2016-12-06 00:00:00
When permafrost melts, what happens to all that stored carbon? Arctic permafrost contains large stores of organic carbon that have been locked in for thousands of years. As global temperatures rise, that permafrost is starting to melt, raising concerns about the impact on climate. A new study is shedding light on wha
2016-12-05 00:00:00
During last warming period, Antarctica heated up 2 to 3 times more than planet average A new study of warming after the last ice age 20,000 years ago confirms climate models that predict an amplification of warming at the poles. By 15,000 years ago, the Antarctic had warmed about 11 degrees Celsius, almost 3 times the average global warming
2016-12-05 00:00:00
Report reassesses variations in global warming Experts at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) have issued a new assessment of temperature trends and variations from the latest available data and analyses. They present evidence that global warming slowed less from 1998 to 201
2016-12-05 00:00:00
Study examines the impact of climate change on freshwater species How might climate change affect the distribution of freshwater species living in rivers, ponds, and lakes? Investigators examined the capacity of species to shift their distributions in response to climate change using modeled projections of 527 freshwate
2016-12-05 00:00:00
Climate cycles may explain how running water carved Mars' surface features Dramatic climate cycles on early Mars, triggered by buildup of greenhouse gases, may be the key to understanding how liquid water left its mark on the planet's surface, according to a team of planetary scientists.
2016-12-01 00:00:00
Increasing tornado outbreaks -- is climate change responsible? In a new study, Columbia Engineering researchers looked at increasing trends in the severity of tornado outbreaks where they measured severity by the number of tornadoes per outbreak. They found that these trends are increasing fastest for the most extrem
2016-12-01 00:00:00
Earth warming to climate tipping point, warns study A warming world will release vast amounts of soil carbon into the atmosphere, which in turn risks triggering dangerous climate change, scientists warn.
2016-11-30 18:20:52
Loss of soil carbon due to climate change will be 'huge' 55 trillion kilograms: that's how much carbon could be released into the atmosphere from the soil by mid-century if climate change isn't stopped. And all in the form of greenhouse gases such as CO2 and methane. Tom Crowther (NIOO-KNAW) and his team are pu
2016-11-30 00:00:00
Permafrost loss changes Yukon River chemistry with global implications New USGS-led research shows that permafrost loss due to a rapidly warming Alaska is leading to significant changes in the freshwater chemistry and hydrology of Alaska's Yukon River Basin with potential global climate implications. Such permafrost degradat
2016-11-30 00:00:00
Using ecosystem services in municipality planning: Lessons from Sweden In the context of increasing land use and climate change, municipality planning faces a growing challenge finding a sustainable balance between different actions to accommodate citizen's demands of ecosystem services (ES) and development projects. A new s
2016-11-30 00:00:00
Tailor-made membranes for the environment The combustion of fossil energy carriers in coal and gas power plants produces waste gases that are harmful to the environment. Juelich researchers are working on methods to not only reduce such gases, but also utilize them. They are developing ceramic me
2016-11-30 00:00:00
Losses of soil carbon under global warming might equal US emissions A new global assessment led by Yale researchers finds that warming will drive the loss of at least 55 trillion kilograms of carbon from the soil by mid-century, or about 17% more than the projected emissions due to human-related activities during that per
2016-11-30 00:00:00
Giving "Snapshot of What's Possible," One Island Abandons Fossil Fuels <div class="field field--name-field-hp-author field--type-text field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Andrea Germanos, staff writer</div></div></div>&l
2016-11-28 17:01:30
With climate change, not all wildlife population shifts are predictable Wildlife ecologists who study the effects of climate change assume, with support from several studies, that warming temperatures caused by climate change are forcing animals to move either northward or upslope on mountainsides to stay within their natural
2016-11-28 00:00:00
Endangered Australasian marsupials are ancient survivors of climate change In a new paper, published in Scientific Reports, an international team of researchers has analyzed fossils and DNA from living and recently extinct species to show that conservation sensitive Australasian marsupials are much older than previously thought.
2016-11-24 00:00:00
Climate changing "too fast" for species A study of more than 250 plants and animals suggests many will be unable to adapt quickly enough to survive predicted changes in rainfall and temperature.
2016-11-23 01:43:32
Just add water: New discovery in plant-disease mechanism New research led by plant scientists at Michigan State University has found that too much rain, coupled with prolonged high levels of humidity, can result in more plant disease. The research, detailed in the publication Nature, sheds new light on how clim
2016-11-23 00:00:00
Climate model predictions are telling a consistent story Global wheat production will decrease by more than five percent with each 1°C increase in the global temperature. This rather bleak forecast has been confirmed in a comparison of three independent methods of modelling on how climate change will impac
2016-11-23 00:00:00
Oceans act as 'heat sink' Study by three universities, NASA, NOAA and NCAR, points to the prominent role global ocean played in absorbing extra heat from the atmosphere by acting as a 'heat sink' as an explanation for the observed decrease in a key indicator of climate change.
2016-11-22 00:00:00
Study sheds new insights into global warming 'hiatus' A new study of the temporary slowdown in the global average surface temperature warming trend observed between 1998 and 2013 concludes the phenomenon represented a redistribution of energy within the Earth system, with Earth's ocean absorbing the extra he
2016-11-22 00:00:00
Could green façades cool down cities in the future Predictions for temperature rise and the particular sensitivity of urban ecosystems to heat stress pose a pressure to find the best solution for mitigation and adaptation to climate change. Could green façades be a sustainable and easy to implement s
2016-11-22 00:00:00
Ministers failing to fund natural flood measures, reveals Friends of the Earth Ministers failing to fund natural flood measures, reveals Friends of the Earth
Nearly one year on from last winter’s devastating floods, ministers have failed to deliver on repeated promises to support natural flood management (NFM), like p
2016-11-21 01:15:00
Argonne researchers study how reflectivity of biofuel crops impacts climate Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have conducted a detailed study of the albedo (reflectivity) effects of converting land to grow biofuel crops. Based on changes in albedo alone, their findings reveal that greenhouse gas emissions in land use cha
2016-11-21 00:00:00
Marine microalgae, a new sustainable food and fuel source Taken from the bottom of the marine food chain, microalgae may soon become a top-tier contender to combat global warming, climate change and food insecurity.
2016-11-21 00:00:00
Enhanced nitrous oxide emissions found in field warming experiment in the Arctic A new study from the University of Eastern Finland provides the first field-based evidence that Arctic N2O emissions increase when the Arctic is warming; and that hampered plant growth plays a substantial role in regulating Arctic greenhouse gas exchange.
2016-11-21 00:00:00
Ocean acidification study offers warnings for marine life, habitats Acidification of the world's oceans could drive a cascading loss of biodiversity in marine habitats, according to research published today in Nature Climate Change. The work by researchers from the University of British Columbia and colleagues in the US,
2016-11-21 00:00:00
Soybean plants with fewer leaves yield more Using computer model simulations, scientists have predicted that modern soybean crops produce more leaves than they need to the detriment of yield -- a problem made worse by rising atmospheric carbon dioxide. They tested their prediction by removing about
2016-11-18 00:00:00
UNIST researchers turn waste gas into road-ready diesel fuel A new study, affiliated with Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea has presented new ways to produce road-ready diesel fuel from carbon dioxide.
2016-11-18 00:00:00
Storing carbon dioxide underground by turning it into rock In November, the Paris Climate Agreement goes into effect to reduce global carbon emissions. To achieve the set targets, experts say capturing and storing carbon must be part of the solution. Several projects throughout the world are trying to make that h
2016-11-18 00:00:00
Under Shadow of Trump, Lame Duck Obama Unveils Bold Climate Plan <div class="field field--name-field-hp-author field--type-text field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Lauren McCauley, staff writer</div></div></div>&l
2016-11-17 16:39:25
UK signs up for Paris climate agreement The UK government has signed a document ratifying the world's first comprehensive agreement on tackling climate change.
2016-11-17 12:48:54
Study: Climate change could outpace EPA Lake Champlain protections New research suggests that Lake Champlain may be more susceptible to damage from climate change than was previously understood -- and that, therefore, the rules created by the EPA to protect the lake may be inadequate to prevent algae blooms and water qua
2016-11-17 00:00:00
New study explains mysterious source of greenhouse gas methane in the ocean For decades, marine chemists have faced an elusive paradox. The surface waters of the world's oceans are supersaturated with the greenhouse gas methane, yet most species of microbes that can generate the gas can't survive in oxygen-rich surface waters. So
2016-11-17 00:00:00
Ice is no match for CSU-developed coating Researchers led by Arun Kota, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and biomedical engineering at Colorado State University, have created an environmentally friendly, inexpensive, long-lasting coating that could keep everything from cars and ships
2016-11-17 00:00:00
