Asking 'what would nature do?' leads to a way to break down a greenhouse gas A recent discovery in understanding how to chemically break down the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into a useful form opens the doors for scientists to wonder what organism is out there -- or could be created -- to accomplish the task.University of Michig
2010-03-07 00:00:00
Met Office ends season forecasts The Met Office stops publishing seasonal forecasts after it came in for criticism for failing to predict extreme weather.
2010-03-05 11:04:53
'Case stronger' on climate change The UK Met Office says evidence that human activity is causing climate change is stronger now than in a 2007 assessment.
2010-03-05 03:19:04
Methane releases from Arctic shelf may be much larger and faster than anticipated A section of the Arctic Ocean seafloor that holds vast stores of frozen methane is showing signs of instability and widespread venting of the powerful greenhouse gas, according to the findings of an international research team led by University of Alaska
2010-03-04 00:00:00
Study: Arctic seabed methane stores destabilizing, venting A section of the Arctic Ocean seafloor that holds vast stores of frozen methane is showing signs of instability and widespread venting of the powerful greenhouse gas, according to the findings of an international research team led by University of Alaska
2010-03-04 00:00:00
March 2010 Geology and GSA Today Highlights In Geology, examination of Chicxulub impact crater sediments supports existing K-T mass extinction theories; Cretaceous nannofossils help clarify climate change; a debris flows study breaks up the sieve-lobe paradigm; Walter Alvarez and coauthor take a lo
2010-03-03 00:00:00
Study: Climate change one factor in malaria spread Climate change is one reason malaria is on the rise in some parts of the world, new research finds, but other factors such as migration and land-use changes are likely also at play. The research, published in the Quarterly Review of Biology, aims to sort
2010-03-03 00:00:00
American pika are thriving in the Sierra Nevada and southwestern Great Basin The American pika tolerates cold climate environments through physiological and behavioral adaptations which may make them sensitive to even mildly warm climates. Vulnerability of pika habitat to global warming has been an escalating concern, causing spe
2010-03-03 00:00:00
Fears over carbon emissions as IPC opens for business Government plans to fast-track major infrastructure projects such as power stations and large waste incinerators threaten efforts to tackle climate change and undermine local democracy, Friends of the Earth warned today (Monday 1 March 2010).
2010-03-01 01:01:01
Discovery in legumes could reduce fertilizer use, aid environment: Stanford researchers Escalating use of nitrogen fertilizer is increasing algal blooms and global warming, but a discovery by Stanford researchers could begin to reverse that. They have revealed a key step in how symbiotic bacteria living in legumes turn nitrogen into plant fo
2010-03-01 00:00:00
El Niño and a pathogen killed Costa Rican toad, study finds Scientists broadly agree that global warming may threaten the survival of many plant and animal species; but global warming did not kill the Monteverde golden toad, an often cited example of climate-triggered extinction, says a new study.
2010-03-01 00:00:00
Ancient DNA from rare fossil reveals that polar bears evolved recently and adapted quickly DNA from a rare, ancient polar bear fossil is yielding information about the response of the species to the devastation wrought by past climate changes. Analyses of the fossil's DNA reveals key pieces of the evolutionary history of both polar bears and b
2010-03-01 00:00:00
Ancient DNA from rare fossil reveals that polar bears evolved recently and adapted quickly A rare, ancient polar bear fossil discovered in Norway in 2004 is yielding a treasure trove of essential information about the age and evolutionary origins of the species whose future is now seen as synonymous with the devastation wrought by climate chang
2010-03-01 00:00:00
Tackling the challenges of survival in a changing world It is almost impossible to ignore the effects of global climate change on the planet and the current challenge is to document these changes and predict which populations are most at risk. In a specially commissioned collection of reviews published in the
2010-02-26 00:00:00
How can accidental captures of loggerhead turtles be reduced? Spanish scientists have studied interactions between the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) and fishing gear such as longline hooks used at the water surface, mass beachings, and the effects of climate change on these animals. In order to reduce captures
2010-02-26 00:00:00
New process yields high-energy-density, plant-based transportation fuel A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers has developed a highly efficient, environmentally friendly process that selectively converts gamma-valerolactone, a biomass derivative, into the chemical equivalent of jet fuel.
2010-02-25 00:00:00
University of Hawaii at Manoa team going after regional climate patterns of global warming Analyzing global model warming projections in models used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a team of scientists headed by meteorologist Shang-Ping Xie at UH Mānoa's International Pacific Research Center, finds that ocean temperat
2010-02-25 00:00:00
Neutrons poised to play big role in future scientific advances Subatomic particles called neutrons are poised to play a big role in fighting HIV, slowing global warming, and improving manufacturing processes. The reason: They are the focus of a process called neutron scattering that provides unprecedented ways to stu
2010-02-24 00:00:00
More tropical cyclones in past could play role in warmer future More frequent tropical cyclones in Earth's ancient past contributed to persistent El Niño-like conditions, according to a team of climate scientists led by Yale University. Their findings could have implications for the planet's future as global temp
2010-02-24 00:00:00
Waste could generate up to 7 percent of electricity in Spain Researchers from the University of Zaragoza have calculated the energy and economic potential of urban solid waste, sludge from water treatment plants and livestock slurry for generating electricity in Spain. These residues are alternative sources of rene
2010-02-23 00:00:00
"Our Planet, Your Choice" say City & Islington Students Students at City & Islington College made mini-movies and spray-painted t-shirts to raise awareness of climate change and human rights in clothing supply chains at their Sustainability and Volunteering Conference last week.
2010-02-22 12:57:51
Ice shelves disappearing on Antarctic Peninsula Ice shelves are retreating in the southern section of the Antarctic Peninsula due to climate change. This could result in glacier retreat and sea-level rise if warming continues, threatening coastal communities and low-lying islands worldwide.
2010-02-22 00:00:00
CU-Boulder prof speaks on mass media role in climate change skepticism Mass media have been a key vehicle by which climate change contrarianism has traveled, according to Maxwell Boykoff, a University of Colorado at Boulder professor and fellow of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, or CIRES.
2010-02-22 00:00:00
Better snowfall forecasting University of Utah scientists developed an easier way for meteorologists to predict snowfall amounts and density -- fluffy powder or wet cement. The method has been adopted by the National Weather Service for use throughout Utah -- and could be adjusted f
2010-02-21 00:00:00
Governments 'misjudging' scale of CO2 emissions Policymakers are markedly underestimating the changes needed to mitigate CO2 emission required to prevent dangerous climate change because they work in "silos." Dr. Sebastian Carney, from the University of Manchester, discovered that the lack of
2010-02-21 00:00:00
Will coral reefs disappear? NSERC-funded researcher Dr. Simon Donner, an assistant professor in the department of geography at the University of British Columbia, will be talking about the vulnerability of coral reefs to climate change due to higher ocean temperatures.
2010-02-21 00:00:00
New insights into helping marine species cope with climate change Marine reserves are increasingly important for species that are being forced by climate change to move to a new home, adapt to new conditions or die. Stanford biologist Steve Palumbi compares the relative benefits of large and small protected areas in per
2010-02-21 00:00:00
Global warming may hurt some poor populations, benefit others The impact of global warming on food prices and hunger could be large over the next 20 years. But even as some poor populations are hurt, others would be helped out of poverty, according to a new Stanford University study.
2010-02-20 00:00:00
Geoengineering takes a ride in the shipping lanes Ships blowing off steam are helping researchers understand how man-made particles might be useful against global warming. New results from modeling clouds like those seen in shipping lanes reveal the complex interplay between aerosols, the prevailing weat
2010-02-19 00:00:00
Idea of restoring 'natural systems' misses mark as response to climate change challenges Professor Brad Allenby says approaches to formulating geoengineering solutions to global environmental challenges such as climate change are often too one-dimensional. They fail to move beyond a technical framework and deal with the many societal, cultura
2010-02-19 00:00:00
Top UN climate official resigns Yvo de Boer, the UN's top climate change official has said he will resign after nearly four years in the post, AP news agency says.
2010-02-18 12:35:08
February 2010 Geosphere highlights The February issue of Geosphere, The Geological Society of America's Web science journal, is now online. Articles examine climate change in Arrow Canyon, Nevada, USA; faulting, magnetic anomalies vis-a-vie Colima volcano, the most active volcano in Mexico
2010-02-18 00:00:00
Ocean geoengineering scheme no easy fix for global warming Pumping nutrient-rich water up from the deep ocean to boost algal growth in sunlit surface waters and draw carbon dioxide down from the atmosphere has been touted as a way of ameliorating global warming. However, a new study led by Professor Andreas Oschl
2010-02-18 00:00:00
Understanding global climate change through new breakthroughs in polar research The latest findings from research on Antarctica's rich marine life are presented this week at the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Marine biologist Huw Griffiths from British Antarctic Survey is involved in a major international invest
2010-02-18 00:00:00
Warmer planet temperatures could cause longer-lasting weather patterns Although stagnant weather patterns are often difficult to predict, University of Missouri researchers are now studying whether increasing planet temperatures and carbon dioxide levels could lead to atmospheric blocking and when this blocking might occur,
2010-02-18 00:00:00
Risk of drought in Northeastern Spain is exaggerated by the press Researchers from the University of Barcelona have, for the first time, analyzed all the articles published in the La Vanguardia newspaper between 1982 and 2007 linked to natural hazards, climate change and sustainable development. Over 25 years the press
2010-02-15 00:00:00
