The significance of seaweed Seaweed and kelp have been found to remove tremendous amounts of carbon from the atmosphere. These marine macro algae accommodate a large portion of carbon dioxide and act as a sink in the carbon cycle.
2016-09-12 00:00:00
Government flood review recommendations ‘a wash-out’ Flood review recommendations ‘a wash-out’, says Friends of the Earth
Responding to the government’s National Flood Resilience Review, published today, Friends of the Earth campaigner Guy Shrubsole said:
"This review suggests a s
2016-09-08 11:00:30
Critical information needed in fight to save wildlife An international group of 22 scientists is calling for a coordinated global effort to gather important species information that is urgently needed to improve predictions for the impact of climate change on future biodiversity.
2016-09-08 00:00:00
How does your garden grow? According to a new study, turning lawn into a vegetable garden can reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
2016-09-07 00:00:00
Study finds increased ocean acidification due to human activities Oceanographers from MIT and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution report that the northeast Pacific Ocean has absorbed an increasing amount of anthropogenic carbon dioxide over the last decade, at a rate that mirrors the increase of carbon dioxide emission
2016-09-07 00:00:00
Future fisheries can expect $10 billion revenue loss due to climate change Global fisheries stand to lose approximately $10 billion of their annual revenue by 2050 if climate change continues unchecked, and countries that are most dependent on fisheries for food will be the hardest hit, finds new University of British Columbia r
2016-09-07 00:00:00
Humans Have Pushed Oceans to Their Absolute Limit, Warns Report <div class="field field--name-field-hp-author field--type-text field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Nika Knight, staff writer</div></div></div><di
2016-09-06 14:59:19
Farming adaptations needed to combat climate change to impact crop yields in 2050 As the globe continues to spin toward a future with higher temperatures, crop yields will likely decrease if farmers do not adapt to new management or technology practices. Establishing new strategies is particularly difficult for sorghum farmers in West
2016-09-06 00:00:00
Warmer, wetter climate would impair California grasslands Scientists from Rice University, Stanford University and the Carnegie Institution for Science said data from one of the world's longest-running climate-change experiments show that California grasslands will become less productive if the temperature or pr
2016-09-05 00:00:00
Study: Future drought will offset benefits of higher CO2 on soybean yields An eight-year study of soybeans grown outdoors in a carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere like that expected by 2050 has yielded a new and worrisome finding: Higher atmospheric CO2 concentrations will boost plant growth under ideal growing conditions, but drough
2016-09-05 00:00:00
Grassland tuned to present suffers in a warmer future One of the longest-running, most comprehensive climate change experiments produced some surprises. Researchers subjected grassland ecosystems to sixteen possible future climates and measured ecosystem performance and sustainability. The study covered 17 y
2016-09-05 00:00:00
Upend the Tax Havens to Fund Clean Energy Revolution, Group Urges <div class="field field--name-field-hp-author field--type-text field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Jon Queally, staff writer</div></div></div><di
2016-09-02 18:38:27
Early-onset spring models may indicate 'nightmare' for ag Warm springs in the Great Lakes and Northeast regions -- which create havoc for agriculture -- may start earlier by mid-century if greenhouse gas emissions are not reduced, according to a new Cornell University study published in Climate Dynamics.
2016-09-02 00:00:00
Technology and innovation not driven by climate change Middle Stone Age of southern Africa is a period of dramatic innovation in subsistence, cultural and technical practices.Until now climate change has been considered a primary driver of innovation at the time and place.Researchers from the University of Be
2016-09-01 00:00:00
'Tug of war' keeps scientists working on storm tracks A new analysis published this week in Nature Geoscience by the University of Chicago's Tiffany Shaw and others finds that human-induced climate change complicates projecting the future position of storms.
2016-09-01 00:00:00
Latest Attempt to Take Down ExxonKnew Denounced as 'Buffoonery' <div class="field field--name-field-hp-author field--type-text field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Deirdre Fulton, staff writer</div></div></div><
2016-08-31 17:11:55
Study assesses climate change vulnerability in urban America One of the first efforts to systematically assess how cities are preparing for climate change shows that city planners have yet to fully assess their vulnerability to climate change, leaving serious risks unaddressed. Sabrina McCormick at Milken Institut
2016-08-31 00:00:00
Motivating eco-friendly behaviors depends on cultural values The specific cultural values of a country may determine whether concern about environmental issues actually leads individuals to engage in environmentally friendly behaviors, according to the new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of t
2016-08-31 00:00:00
Predictive tool vital to sustainable environmental futures A new predictive tool, which for the first time combines human perception of the environment with land-use planning and socioeconomic data, could help governments mitigate the impact of climate change in developing countries.
2016-08-31 00:00:00
World is Warming at Rate 'Unprecedented' for 1,000 Years <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
2016-08-30 14:34:22
Vegetation matters Researchers show that when it comes to climate change and stream flow, plants play an important role.
2016-08-30 00:00:00
What if humans could photosynthesize? (video) The sun shines a massive amount of energy onto the Earth's surface every day. What if humans could take a cue from plants and use sunlight to make their own food? From chloroplasts to carbon dioxide, Reactions creates a hypothetical photosynthetic human a
2016-08-30 00:00:00
High seas fisheries management could recoup losses due to climate change Closing the high seas to fishing could increase fish catches in coastal waters by 10 percent, helping people, especially the most vulnerable, cope with the expected losses of fish due to climate change, new UBC research finds.
2016-08-30 00:00:00
Climate change has less impact on drought than previously expected As a multiyear drought grinds on in the Southwestern United States, many wonder about the impact of global climate change on more frequent and longer dry spells. As humans emit more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, how will water supply for people, far
2016-08-29 00:00:00
Research priorities for the field of atmospheric chemistry -- new report Increasing energy demands and expanding industrial and agricultural activities worldwide are changing the composition of the atmosphere and contributing to major global challenges like climate change and air pollution.
2016-08-26 00:00:00
Hurricanes are worse, but experience, gender and politics determine if you believe it Despite ample evidence that Atlantic hurricanes are getting stronger, Princeton University-led research found that people's view of future storm threat is based on their hurricane experience, gender and political affiliation. This could affect how policym
2016-08-25 00:00:00
Biofuels not as 'green' as many think Statements about biofuels being carbon neutral should be taken with a grain of salt. This is according to researchers at the University of Michigan Energy Institute after completing a retrospective, national-scale evaluation of the environmental effect of
2016-08-25 00:00:00
University of Toronto scientists solve puzzle of converting gaseous carbon dioxide to fuel Every year, humans advance climate change and global warming by injecting about 30 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Scientists at the University of Toronto believe they've found a way to convert all these emissions into energy-rich fu
2016-08-25 00:00:00
Volcanic eruption masked acceleration in sea level rise The cataclysmic 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines masked the full impact of greenhouse gases on accelerating sea level rise, according to a new study.
2016-08-25 00:00:00
Green light: USU biochemists describe light-driven conversion of greenhouse gas to fuel By way of a light-driven bacterium, Utah State University biochemists are a step closer to cleanly converting harmful carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion into usable fuels. Using the phototropic bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris as a b
2016-08-24 00:00:00
Arctic gives clues on worst mass extinction of life Extreme global warming caused a severe mass extinction of life on Earth 252 million years ago. It took life up to 9 million years to recover. New study finds clues in the Arctic as to why this recovery took so long.
2016-08-24 00:00:00
Climate analysis makes sense of Antarctic puzzle Researchers caution that global warming signals are being masked by random weather variations and report that the human influence on snowfall levels will become detectable within the next few decades.
2016-08-24 00:00:00
Humans have caused climate change for 180 years An international research project has found human activity has been causing global warming for almost two centuries, proving human-induced climate change is not just a 20th century phenomenon.
2016-08-24 00:00:00
Study reveals new physics of how fluids flow in porous media Detailed lab experiments from MIT and Oxford University provide fresh insight into the physics of fluid-fluid displacement in porous media, crucial to applications like carbon dioxide sequestration or fuel cell operation.
2016-08-23 00:00:00
Nanofur for oil spill cleanup Some water ferns can absorb large volumes of oil within a short time, because their leaves are strongly water-repellent and, at the same time, highly oil-absorbing. Researchers of KIT, together with colleagues of Bonn University, have found that the oil-b
2016-08-23 00:00:00
New Study Shows How Clinging to Nuclear Power Means Climate Failure <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
2016-08-22 17:34:44
Pro-nuclear countries making slower progress on climate targets A strong national commitment to nuclear energy goes hand in hand with weak performance on climate change targets, researchers at the University of Sussex and the Vienna School of International Studies have found.
2016-08-22 00:00:00
Map helps maximize carbon-capture material A map will help natural gas producers fine-tune porous materials to sequester carbon dioxide to both help the environment and reduce costs, according to Rice University scientists.
2016-08-22 00:00:00
Study measures methane release from Arctic permafrost A University of Alaska Fairbanks-led research project has provided the first modern evidence of a landscape-level permafrost carbon feedback, in which thawing permafrost releases ancient carbon as climate-warming greenhouse gases.
2016-08-22 00:00:00
Climate change may extend ozone season in the Southeastern US Extreme weather conditions associated with climate change may extend the ozone season in the Southeastern United States as drought-stressed trees emit more of the precursor compound that helps form the health-threatening pollutant. July and August have tr
2016-08-22 00:00:00
Fungi recycle rechargeable lithium-ion batteries Rechargeable batteries in smartphones, cars and tablets don't last forever. Old batteries often wind up in landfills or incinerators, potentially harming the environment. And valuable materials remain locked inside. Now, a team of researchers is turning t
2016-08-21 00:00:00
Mussel flexing: Bivalve save drought-stricken marshes, research finds As coastal ecosystems feel the heat of climate change worldwide, new research shows the humble mussel and marsh grass form an intimate interaction known as mutualism that benefits both partner species and may be critical to helping these ecosystems bounce
2016-08-18 00:00:00
UTEP researchers innovate brain preservation technique By figuring out how to preserve specimens in the remote locations in which they are found -- locations almost completely opposite those of a controlled laboratory or 21st century urban area -- researchers from The University of Texas at El Paso have given
2016-08-18 00:00:00
Forced to Reckon with Rising Seas, Alaskan Village Votes on Relocation <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
2016-08-17 20:25:21
Khan appoints Deputy Mayor for the environment – Friends of the Earth reaction Khan appoints Deputy Mayor for the environment – Friends of the Earth reaction
London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s appointment of a Deputy Mayor for the environment today (17 August 2016) has been welcomed by Friends of the Earth.
The environment will now
2016-08-17 12:30:15
Reducing gas flares -- and pollution -- from oil production Last year, dozens of major oil companies and oil-producing nations agreed to end the routine flaring of natural gas from wells by 2030. This burning off of uncaptured methane in addition to simply letting it escape into the air -- a process called venting
2016-08-17 00:00:00
New method for quantifying methane emissions from manure management The EU Commision requires Denmark to reduce drastically emissions of greenhouse gases from agriculture. But it is currently not possible to quantify emissions of methane from livestock manure -- and to document effects of changes in management. A new rese
2016-08-17 00:00:00
Fresh outlook on the photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide 'Photocatalytic Reduction of Carbon dioxide: Issues and Prospects,' a recent critical review article published in the latest issue of Current Catalysis, attempts to place the various hurdles that pulls back the CO2 photoreduction from the track and summar
2016-08-17 00:00:00
Climate change alters the rules of sperm competition in the sea Researchers from the University of Exeter have shown that increasing ocean acidification, brought about by manmade carbon emissions, reduces sperm performance in a species of sea urchin.
2016-08-17 00:00:00
Scientists Say Expect More 1,000-Year Events Like Louisiana Flood <div class="field field--name-field-hp-author field--type-text field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Nika Knight, staff writer</div></div></div><di
2016-08-16 17:12:17
Climate change sceptic versus Cox Professor Brian Cox has verbally sparred with a newly elected Australian politician Malcolm Roberts who believes climate change is a global conspiracy.
2016-08-16 08:29:48
Can we economically outgrow climate change damages? Not for hurricanes we can't When hurricanes like Katrina in 2005 or Sandy in 2012 impact on highly populated regions they bring about tremendous damages. More than 50 percent of all weather-related economic losses on the globe are caused by damages due to tropical cyclones. Research
2016-08-16 00:00:00
McKibben: Time to Declare a War (Literally) on Climate Change <div class="field field--name-field-hp-author field--type-text field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Jon Queally, staff writer</div></div></div><di
2016-08-15 15:10:04
Methane leaks: A new way to find and fix in real time Researchers have flown aircraft over an oil and gas field and pinpointed -- with unprecedented precision -- sources of the greenhouse gas methane in real time.
2016-08-15 00:00:00
Warming climate likely to have 'minor' impact on power plant output Future climate warming will likely cause only minor cuts in energy output at most US coal- or gas-fired power plants, a new Duke study finds. The study -- based on records of changes in output levels and environmental temperatures at 39 power plants over
2016-08-15 00:00:00
Mapping the health threat of wildfires under climate change in US West A surge in major wildfire events in the US West as a consequence of climate change will expose tens of millions of Americans to high levels of air pollution in the coming decades, according to a new Yale-led study conducted with collaborators from Harvard
2016-08-15 00:00:00
Today's electric vehicles can make a dent in climate change New MIT study shows that electric cars that exist today could be widely adopted despite range constraints, replacing about 90 percent of existing cars, and could make a major dent in the nation's carbon emissions.
2016-08-15 00:00:00
Study: Wind power fiercer than expected As the US' first wind farm is installed in Rhode Island this week, a new study from the University of Delaware shows offshore wind may be even more powerful and turbulent than expected in the Northeast.The findings, published in the Journal of Geophysical
2016-08-11 00:00:00
Global warming's next surprise: Saltier beaches Batches of sand from a beach on the Delaware Bay are yielding insights into the powerful impact of temperature rise and evaporation along the shore that are in turn challenging long-held assumptions about what causes beach salinity to fluctuate in coastal
2016-08-11 00:00:00
Ecosystems in the southeastern US are vulnerable to climate change At least several southeastern US ecosystems are highly vulnerable to the impacts of present and future climate change, according to two new USGS reports on research conducted by scientists with Interior Department's Southeast Climate Science Center.At-ris
2016-08-11 00:00:00
Managing climate change refugia to protect wildlife Natural and cultural areas that will remain similar to what they are today -- despite climate change -- need to be identified, managed and conserved as 'refugia' for at-risk species, according to a study published today in PLOS ONE. The study sets out, fo
2016-08-10 00:00:00
Managing climate change refugia to protect wildlife Results of a new study led by Toni Lyn Morelli, a research ecologist with the US Geological Survey and the Northeast Climate Science Center based at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, offer a framework for conserving areas she and co-authors dub 'cl
2016-08-10 00:00:00
With droughts and downpours, climate change feeds Chesapeake Bay algal blooms A study led by Princeton University researchers shows that weather patterns tied to climate change may increase the severity of algal blooms in Chesapeake Bay as extreme rainfall cycles flush larger amounts of nitrogen from fertilizer and other sources in
2016-08-10 00:00:00
How climate change will hurt humanity's closest cousins The consequences of climate change are an increasing concern for humans around the world. How will we cope with rising sea levels and climbing temperatures? But it's not just humans who will be affected by these worldwide shifts -- it's our closest cousin
2016-08-10 00:00:00
Lake Tanganyika fisheries declining from global warming The decrease in fishery productivity in Lake Tanganyika since the 1950s is a consequence of global warming rather than just overfishing, according to a new report from an international team led by a University of Arizona geoscientist. The lake was becomin
2016-08-08 00:00:00
Climate summaries 'for grownups,' but not too difficult for policymakers Offering a rare insider analysis of the climate assessment process, Chris Field, Katharine Mach, and colleagues at the Department of Global Ecology examined the writing and editing procedures by which the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change creates
2016-08-05 00:00:00
Cornell scientists convert carbon dioxide, create electricity Cornell University scientists have developed an oxygen-assisted aluminum/carbon dioxide power cell that uses electrochemical reactions to both sequester the carbon dioxide and produce electricity.
2016-08-04 00:00:00
Looking back into the future: Are corals able to resist a declining pH? Tropical Porites corals adjust their internal pH to enable themselves to form calcium carbonate and grow under elevated carbon dioxide concentrations -- even for a longer period of time. In order to understand the ability of pH regulation in more detail,
2016-08-04 00:00:00
Melting ice sheet could expose frozen Cold War-era hazardous waste Climate change is threatening to expose hazardous waste at an abandoned camp thought to be buried forever in the Greenland Ice Sheet, new research out of York University has found. Camp Century, a United States military base built within the Greenland ice
2016-08-04 00:00:00
Adaptation to climate risks: Political affiliation matters A new study reveals that those who affiliate with the Democratic Party have different views than those who vote Republican on the following issues: the likelihood of floods occurring, adopting protection measures, and expectations of disaster relief from
2016-08-04 00:00:00
Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, August 2016 ORNL's PenDoc combines mass spectrometry with direct sampling to identify materials in seconds; ORNL study providing watershed-scale understanding of mercury in soils and sediments; Salt, ammonia key ingredients of high-efficiency heating system; ORNL tak
2016-08-03 00:00:00
Researchers work to understand causes of search and rescue in the Arctic Search and rescue operations in Nunavut have more than doubled over the past decade. In the communities of the vast northern Canadian territory, it's commonly felt that climate change is one factor making hunting riskier in the spring and fall. A new stud
2016-08-03 00:00:00
Early snowmelt reduces forests' atmospheric CO2 uptake, decreases streamflow volume Earlier, slower snowmelt hinders a subalpine forest's ability to regulate atmospheric carbon dioxide and reduces streamflow, a phenomenon with potentially drastic consequences for agriculture, municipal water supplies and recreational opportunities in Col
2016-08-03 00:00:00
Global warming, a dead zone and surprising bacteria Climate change is expanding oxygen minimum zones -- virtual dead zones -- thus drawing the ire of scientists. Surprisingly, researchers have discovered SAR11 bacteria strains in the world's largest OMZ depleting nitrogen, which impacts global gas and nutr
2016-08-03 00:00:00
Climate Change is Here and Now, Dire NOAA Report Warns <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
2016-08-02 18:07:13
Do eco-friendly wines taste better? It's time to toast environmentally friendly grapes. A new UCLA study shows that eco-certified wine tastes better -- and making the choice even easier, earlier research shows it's often cheaper, too.
2016-08-02 00:00:00
Researchers study impact of extreme weather events on striped bass Thanks to global warming, waterways that make up important habitat for fish are likely to experience an increased frequency of such extreme conditions. Researchers from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science wanted to know the impact
2016-08-02 00:00:00
Flow diagnostics breakthrough for hydraulic capsule pipeline Pipelines that carry capsules containing almost any type of freight over long distances have the potential to become an important, cost-effective and environmentally friendly form of transportation. Now, research by a University of Huddersfield scientist
2016-08-02 00:00:00
Trees on farms: The missing link in carbon accounting While tropical forests continued to decline, a remarkable change is happening: tree cover on agricultural land has increased across the globe, capturing nearly 0.75 Gigatonnes carbon dioxide every year. A new study titled Global Tree Cover and Biomass Car
2016-08-02 00:00:00
Proton pinball on the catalyst Thanks to a reaction that resembles a sort of proton pinball game, a thin layer of moisture on the surface of a catalysts can improve the efficiency of fuel cells, devices used to transform chemical energy (a fuel like hydrogen, for example) directly into
2016-08-02 00:00:00
A new leaf: Scientists turn carbon dioxide back into fuel In a new study from Argonne and the University of Illinois at Chicago, researchers have found a way to convert carbon dioxide into a usable energy source.
2016-08-01 00:00:00
CO2 rise makes night fall Evolutionary alterations to circadian rhythm genes help reef fish adapt to the higher levels of carbon dioxide of future oceans.
2016-08-01 00:00:00
Researchers pinpoint abrupt onset of modern day Indian Ocean monsoon system A new study by an international team of scientists reveals the exact timing of the onset of the modern monsoon pattern in the Maldives 12.9 million years ago, and its connection to past climate changes and coral reefs in the region. The analysis of sedime
2016-07-29 00:00:00
CO2 can be stored underground for 10 times the length needed to avoid climatic impact Study of natural-occurring 100,000-year-old CO2 reservoirs shows no significant corroding of 'cap rock', suggesting the greenhouse gas hasn't leaked back out -- one of the main concerns with greenhouse gas reduction proposal of carbon capture and storage.
2016-07-28 00:00:00
Reducing carbon emissions using waste marble powder The ongoing fraud investigation into the nearly $7 billion Mississippi clean coal plant has sparked debate on whether carbon capture is a viable technology. But to lesser fanfare, other industrial efforts to keep carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere are m
2016-07-27 00:00:00
Montreal households the greenest in Canada: UBC study Montreal homes are the most sustainable in the country, and Edmonton's the least, according to a new University of British Columbia study that compares average household greenhouse gas emissions in major cities across Canada.Using census data over a 12-ye
2016-07-27 00:00:00
High chance that current atmospheric GHGs commit to warmings greater than 1.5C over land Current levels of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations already commit the planet to air temperatures over many land regions being eventually warmed by greater than 1.5°C, according to new research published July 27, 2016, in the journal Scientif
2016-07-27 00:00:00
Sri Lanka prime minister: Mangroves curb climate threat On World Mangrove Day, Sri Lanka's prime minister says mangroves' ability to swiftly absorb carbon make them vital in the fight to curb climate change.
2016-07-26 04:09:26
New nontoxic process promises larger ultrathin sheets of 2-D nanomaterials Scientists has developed a novel way to produce two-dimensional nanosheets by separating bulk materials with nontoxic liquid nitrogen. The environmentally friendly process generates a 20-fold increase in surface area per sheet, which could expand the nano
2016-07-25 00:00:00
CCNY research gleans climate change insight from lizard genome Using genomic data from three lizard species, City College of New York-led researchers gleaned insights not available before on the impact of climate change on the distribution of animal populations in South American forests. The findings improve ways of
2016-07-21 00:00:00
We're lucky climate change didn't happen sooner There is some consolation in how the fossil fuel-induced climatic changes we increasingly experience through droughts and storm surges are playing out. It could have happened sooner, and therefore already have been much worse. This is reported by David Ar
2016-07-21 00:00:00
Scientists harness CO2 to consolidate biofuel production process JBEI scientists have shown that adding carbon dioxide gas during the deconstruction phase of biofuel production successfully neutralized the toxicity of ionic liquids. The technique, which is reversible, allows the liquid to be recycled, representing a ma
2016-07-21 00:00:00
New Study Makes Clear: Saving Reefs Means Slashing Emissions <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
2016-07-20 20:20:05
New data on bird population trends and the climate conditions they occupy A new study of population trends among 46 ecologically diverse bird species in North America by avian ecologist Joel Ralston and colleagues at UMass Amherst overturns a long-held assumption that the climate conditions occupied by a species do not change o
2016-07-20 00:00:00
Ocean acidification -- the limits of adaptation The most abundant single-celled calcifying alga of the world's oceans, Emiliania huxleyi is basically able to adapt to ocean acidification through evolution. However, the longest evolution experiment that has been conducted with this organism so far shows
2016-07-20 00:00:00
A recent pause in Antarctic Peninsula warming The rapid warming of the Antarctic Peninsula, which occurred from the early-1950s to the late 1990s, has paused. Stabilization of the ozone hole along with natural climate variability were significant in bringing about the change. Together these influence
2016-07-20 00:00:00
North American forests unlikely to save us from climate change, study finds An unprecedented study combining projections of future climate with more than two million tree-ring records spanning all of North America suggests that forests ache more and more under the burden of climate change. The resulting detailed forecast map for
2016-07-20 00:00:00
Hot Hot Heat: New Data Shows World is Baking in 2016 <div class="field field--name-field-hp-author field--type-text field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Deirdre Fulton, staff writer</div></div></div><
2016-07-19 20:02:31
2016 climate trends continue to break records Two key climate change indicators -- global surface temperatures and Arctic sea ice extent -- have broken numerous records through the first half of 2016, according to NASA analyses of ground-based observations and satellite data.
2016-07-19 00:00:00
What hibernating toads tell us about climate The ability to predict when toads come out of hibernation in southern Canada could provide valuable insights into the future effects of climate change on a range of animals and plants.
2016-07-19 00:00:00
Oceanographers grow, sequence genome of ocean microbe important to climate change A University of Washington team has shed new light on a common but poorly understood bacteria known to live in low-oxygen areas in the ocean. By culturing and sequencing the microbe's entire genome, the oceanographers found that it significantly contribut
2016-07-19 00:00:00
Flood damages in Germany could multiply under climate change Flood-related losses can be expected to increase considerably in Germany as a result of climate change, a new study shows. Extreme events like the severe floods along the river Elbe have already illustrated the potentially devastating consequences of cert
2016-07-18 00:00:00
Government axes climate department The government has axed the Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc) in a major departmental shake-up.
2016-07-14 15:54:10
Brexit Government urged to take control of food, farming and fisheries for public good Friends of the Earth is one of over 80 organisations representing the health and long-term interests of millions of British citizens who have today written to David Davis, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union.
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2016-07-14 10:00:45
Molecular switch for controlling color and fluorescence Researchers in Japan have developed a molecular switching technique to control the visible color and fluorescent properties of a compound by using hydrogen and oxygen gas. This innovative work is environmentally friendly since it uses the energy from the
2016-07-14 00:00:00
Making a multi-use, stiff carbon foam using bread Sturdy, lightweight carbon foam has many structural and insulating applications in aerospace engineering, energy storage and temperature maintenance. Current methods to create this material run into difficulties when trying to make the product strong, lig
2016-07-13 00:00:00
