Heat and cold damage corals in their own ways, Scripps study shows Around the world coral reefs are facing threats brought by climate change and dramatic shifts in sea temperatures. While warming has been the primary focus for scientists and ocean policy managers, cold can also cause significant damage. Scientists at Scr
2012-02-02 00:00:00
Wall Street Journal Slammed for Giving Platform to Climate Change Deniers <div class='node-body'><p>In response to an op-ed printed late last week in the Wall Street Journal, signed by sixteen 'scientists' and entitled, '<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405297
2012-02-01 19:42:18
Global experts question claims about jellyfish populations Blooms, or proliferation, of jellyfish have shown a substantial, visible impact on coastal populations -- clogged nets for fishermen, stinging waters for tourists, even choked intake lines for power plants -- and recent media reports have created a percep
2012-02-01 00:00:00
New ACS Podcast: Easing concerns about a catastrophic release of greenhouse gases The latest episode in the American Chemical Society's award-winning "Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions" podcast series puts forth the reassuring finding that concerns about global warming having a domino effect -- unleashing 600 billion tons
2012-02-01 00:00:00
MIT study: Driving the green A new MIT study shows that electric vehicles are not just environmentally friendly, but also have the potential to improve the bottom line for many kinds of businesses.
2012-02-01 00:00:00
Tropical cyclones to cause greater damage Tropical cyclones will cause $109 billion in damages by 2100, according to Yale and MIT researchers in a paper published in Nature Climate Change.
2012-02-01 00:00:00
'Right path' for climate change Wales is on the right path towards tackling climate change but more work needs to be done by the Welsh government to target additional emissions, a report says.
2012-01-31 07:44:35
Columbia engineers map energy use in NYC buildings Many cities are trying to lower their energy consumption and carbon footprint by reducing associated greenhouse gas emissions. A Columbia Engineering study will help planners and policy makers understand the local dynamics of building energy use in New Yo
2012-01-31 00:00:00
Ancient DNA holds clues to climate change adaptation Thirty-thousand-year-old bison bones discovered in permafrost at a Canadian goldmine are helping scientists unravel the mystery about how animals adapt to rapid environmental change.
2012-01-31 00:00:00
Little Ice Age's volcanic origin The Little Ice Age began in the 1300s due to the cooling effect of big volcanic eruptions and was sustained by changes in Arctic ice, scientists conclude.
2012-01-30 16:49:45
New Study: Climate Change Threatens World's Wheat Crop <div class='node-body'><p>A study released Sunday afternoon finds that wheat crop yields could plunge due, in part, to climate change.</p>
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2012-01-30 00:28:46
New probiotic bacteria shows promise for use in shellfish aquaculture The use of probiotic bacteria, isolated from naturally occurring bacterial communities, is gaining in popularity in the aquaculture industry as the preferred, environmentally friendly management alternative to the use of antibiotics and other antimicrobia
2012-01-30 00:00:00
The Arctic is already suffering the effects of a dangerous climate change Two decades after the United Nations established the Framework Convention on Climate Change in order to "prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system", the Arctic shows the first signs of a dangerous climate change. A te
2012-01-30 00:00:00
What do killer whales eat in the Arctic? Killer whales are the top marine predator. The increase in hunting territories available to killer whales in the Arctic due to climate change and melting sea ice could seriously affect the marine ecosystem balance. New research published in BioMed Centra
2012-01-29 00:00:00
Dirty Biofuels: Leaked Data Shows Some Worse Than Fossil Fuels <div class='node-body'><p>According to leaked data from the European Commission obtained by EuroActiv, greenhouse gas emissions from some biofuels are higher than those from fossil fuels, when Indirect Land Usage Change (ILUC) is fac
2012-01-27 18:41:02
VIDEO: Air pollution alert first for Scotland Scotland is to become the first part of the UK to offer a pollution alert system which could be incorporated into weather forecasts.
2012-01-27 14:42:55
Space Weather Center to add world's first 'ensemble forecasting' capability Goddard's Space Weather Laboratory recently received support under NASA's Space Technology Program Game Changing Program to implement "ensemble forecasting," a computer technique already used by meteorologists to track potential paths and impact
2012-01-27 00:00:00
80 percent of 'irreplaceable' habitats in Andes unprotected Hundreds of rare, endemic species in the Central Andes remain unprotected and are increasingly under threat from development and climate change, according to a Duke University-led international study.
2012-01-27 00:00:00
Nick Clegg's tax cut speech at the Resolution Foundation Today I want to make clear that I want the Coalition to go further and faster in delivering the full £10,000 allowance.<br />
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2012-01-26 10:19:00
First report on UK climate impact Climate change this century poses both risks and opportunities, according to the first comprehensive government assessment of its type.
2012-01-26 05:08:41
Scientists aboard Iberian coast ocean drilling expedition report early findings Mediterranean bottom currents and the sediment deposits they leave behind offer new insights into global climate change, the opening and closing of ocean circulation gateways and locations where hydrocarbon deposits may lie buried under the sea.
2012-01-25 00:00:00
AUDIO: Is cheap fossil fuel 'good news'? Tony Juniper, freelance writer and green campaigner, and Lord Lawson, chairman and founder of Global Warming Policy Foundation debate whether the shift in focus away from renewable energy and back onto fossil fuels is a good thing.
2012-01-24 10:36:47
Climatic warming-induced change in timings of 24 seasonal divisions in China since 1960 Changes of seasonal cycles are important to social and economic activities, agricultural planning in particular. Qian et al. quantified changes in the timings of 24 seasonal divisions conventionally known in China as the "24 Solar Terms," based
2012-01-24 00:00:00
Turtles' mating habits protect against effects of climate change The mating habits of marine turtles may help to protect them against the effects of climate change. The study shows how the mating patterns of a population of endangered green turtles may be helping them deal with the fact that global warming is leading t
2012-01-24 00:00:00
Win a year's worth of free renewable energy Looking for an activity for Go Green Week? Get students switched on to renewable energy and be in with a chance to win our fab prizes.
2012-01-23 17:28:24
New study sheds light on evolutionary origin of oxygen-based cellular respiration Researchers at the RIKEN SPring-8 Center in Harima, Japan have clarified the crystal structure of quinol dependent nitric oxide reductase, a bacterial enzyme that offers clues on the origins of our earliest oxygen-breathing ancestors. In addition to their
2012-01-22 00:00:00
Geoengineering and global food supply Carbon dioxide emissions have been increasing over the past decades, causing the Earth to get hotter and hotter. There are concerns that a continuation of these trends could have catastrophic effects. This has led some to explore drastic ideas for combati
2012-01-22 00:00:00
Unprecedented, man-made trends in ocean's acidity Recent carbon dioxide emissions have pushed the level of seawater acidity far above the range of the natural variability that existed for thousands of years, affecting the calcification rates of shell-forming organism. These findings by an international t
2012-01-22 00:00:00
Satellite observes spatiotemporal variations in mid-upper tropospheric methane over China As a principal greenhouse gas, atmospheric methane is important to atmospheric chemical processes and climate change. In Vol. 56 of the Chinese Science Bulletin, a paper identified spatiotemporal variations of methane in the mid-upper troposphere over Chi
2012-01-20 00:00:00
Ecologists gain insight into the likely consequences of global warming A new insight into the impact that warmer temperatures could have across the world has been uncovered by scientists at Queen Mary, University of London. The research, published in the journal Global Change Biology today, found that the impact of global wa
2012-01-20 00:00:00
Carbon dioxide is 'driving fish crazy' Rising human carbon dioxide emissions may be affecting the brains and central nervous system of sea fishes with serious consequences for their survival, an international scientific team has found.Carbon dioxide concentrations predicted to occur in the oce
2012-01-20 00:00:00
Transition Wiki launched - get ideas for Go Green Week The Transition Ideas Wiki is an interactive resource which helps your share and find ideas for carbon-cutting projects on your campus. Check out some ideas to help your Go Green Week go off with a bang.
2012-01-19 11:36:29
The biodiversity crisis: Worse than climate change Biodiversity is declining rapidly throughout the world. The challenges of conserving the world's species are perhaps even larger than mitigating the negative effects of global climate change. This is the main conclusion from scientists from University of
2012-01-19 00:00:00
Climate change invites alien invaders - Is Canada ready? A comprehensive multi-disciplinary synthesis just published in Environmental Reviews reveals the urgent need for further investigation and policy development to address significant environmental, social and economic impacts of invasive alien species and c
2012-01-19 00:00:00
Researchers outline food security-climate change road map in Science While last month's climate negotiations in Durban made incremental progress toward helping farmers adapt to climate change and reduce agriculture's climate footprint, a group of international agriculture experts, writing in the Jan. 20 issue of Science ma
2012-01-19 00:00:00
Appeal for hedgehog climate study UK wildlife charities are asking for people's help with a study to see whether hedgehogs are being affected by climate change.
2012-01-18 01:34:52
Climate balancing: Sea-level rise vs. surface temperature change rates Engineering our way out of global climate warming may not be as easy as simply reducing the incoming solar energy, according to a team of University of Bristol and Penn State climate scientists. Designing the approach to control both sea level rise and ra
2012-01-18 00:00:00
Power generation is blowing in the wind By looking at the stability of the atmosphere, wind farm operators could gain greater insight into the amount of power generated at any given time. Power generated by a wind turbine largely depends on the wind speed. In a wind farm in which the turbines e
2012-01-17 00:00:00
From field to biorefinery: Computer model optimizes biofuel operations Research into biofuel crops such as switchgrass and Miscanthus has focused mainly on how to grow these crops and convert them into fuels. But many steps lead from the farm to the biorefinery, and each could help or hinder the growth of this new industry.
2012-01-17 00:00:00
Goodbye, Fish: Rising CO2 Direct Threat to Sea Life <div class='node-body'><p>New research shows the disastrous consequences the world's rising carbon dioxide levels are having on ocean life.</p>
<p>A team of researchers from the Australian Research Council Centre
2012-01-16 19:36:01
Managing private and public adaptation to climate change New research has found that individuals and the private sector have an important role to play in the provision of public policies to help society adapt to the impacts of climate change.
2012-01-13 00:00:00
Largest bird alters its foraging due to climate change Wandering albatrosses have altered their foraging due to changes in wind fields in the southern hemisphere during the last decades. Since winds have increased in intensity and moved to the south, the flight speed of albatrosses increased and they spend le
2012-01-12 00:00:00
Researchers discover particle which could 'cool the planet' Scientists have shown that a new molecule in the Earth's atmosphere has the potential to play a significant role in offsetting global warming by cooling the planet.
2012-01-12 00:00:00
Diverse ecosystems are crucial climate change buffer Preserving diverse plant life will be crucial to buffer the negative effects of climate change and desertification in in the world's drylands, according to a new landmark study.
2012-01-12 00:00:00
Concern over seed dispersal risks Drivers of biodiversity loss, such as habitat fragmentation and climate change, are undermining seed dispersal networks around the globe, warn researchers.
2012-01-10 07:55:00
