Algae for your fuel tank The available amount of fossil fuels is limited and their combustion in vehicle motors increases atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. The generation of fuels from biomass as an alternative is on the rise. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, Johannes A. Lerche
2012-01-10 00:00:00
Dramatic links found between climate change, elk, plants, and birds Climate change in the form of reduced snowfall in mountains is causing powerful and cascading shifts in mountainous plant and bird communities through the increased ability of elk to stay at high elevations over winter and consume plants, according to a
2012-01-10 00:00:00
Fracking Nonsense: The Job Myth of Gas Drilling <div class='node-body'><p>Natural gas companies are trying to sell fracking as the solution to all of the economic ills ailing this country. Supposedly fracking can bring the economy out of its current stagnation by creatin
2012-01-09 22:36:04
AUDIO: Will global warming prevent an ice age? Dr Luke Skinner of the department of Earth Sciences at the University of Cambridge explains why the current levels of carbon dioxide could have prevented another ice-age.
2012-01-09 09:41:47
Carbon emissions 'defer Ice Age' The next Ice Age is due within 1,500 years, researchers calculate - but greenhouse gas emissions mean it will not happen then.
2012-01-09 06:20:02
New cores from glacier in the Eastern European Alps may yield new climate clues Researchers are beginning their analysis of what are probably the first successful ice cores drilled to bedrock from a glacier in the Eastern European Alps. With luck, that analysis will yield a record of past climate and environmental changes in the reg
2012-01-09 00:00:00
Team finds a better way to gauge the climate costs of land use changes Those making land use decisions to reduce the harmful effects of climate change have focused almost exclusively on greenhouse gases -- analyzing, for example, how much carbon dioxide is released when a forest is cleared to grow crops. A new study in Natur
2012-01-08 00:00:00
Climate change is altering mountain vegetation at large scale Climate change is having a more profound effect on alpine vegetation than at first anticipated, according to a study carried out by an international group of researchers and published in Nature Climate Change. The first ever pan-European study of changing
2012-01-08 00:00:00
Climate-Related Severe Weather Made 2011 Costliest Year on Record: Reports <div class='node-body'><p>Though it would be impossible to calculate the full financial cost of a rapidly warming world or asign perfect blame to the cause of any one specific weather event, that should not keep - and has not kept -
2012-01-06 19:43:26
Africa's rainforests 'resilient' Tropical forests in Africa may be more resilient to future climate change than the Amazon and other regions, say scientists.
2012-01-06 17:50:41
The nuclear, biological and climate threat - 2011 reviewed In this special issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, published by SAGE, experts reflect on 2011 and highlight what to look out for in 2012 in the areas of nuclear energy, nuclear weapons, biosecurity, and climate change. Topics that have made t
2012-01-06 00:00:00
Climate changes outlook for seals Warming oceans and melting sea ice may have a major impact on harp seals, the doe-eyed animals that are the prime target for Canada's annual seal hunt.
2012-01-05 09:02:13
New report reviews plan for US Global Change Research Program The draft ten-year strategic plan for the US Global Change Research Program -- which shapes and coordinates climate and related global environmental change research efforts of numerous agencies and departments across the federal government -- is "evo
2012-01-05 00:00:00
Dialysis treatments go green Solar power can help offset high utility costs and make hemodialysis treatments more environmentally friendly, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology.
2012-01-05 00:00:00
Earth's massive extinction: The story gets worse Scientists have uncovered a lot about the Earth’s greatest extinction event that took place 250 million years ago when rapid climate change wiped out nearly all marine species and a majority of those on land. Now, they have discovered a new culprit l
2012-01-05 00:00:00
Ecologists call for screening imported plants to prevent a new wave of invasive species A recent analysis led by ecologist Bethany Bradley at the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggests that climate change predicted for the United States will boost demand for imported drought- and heat-tolerant landscaping plants from Africa and the Mid
2012-01-04 00:00:00
New materials remove CO2 from smokestacks, tailpipes and even the air Scientists are reporting discovery of an improved way to remove carbon dioxide -- the major greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming -- from smokestacks and other sources, including the atmosphere. Their report on the process, which achieves some
2012-01-04 00:00:00
Climate change models may underestimate extinctions Predictions of the loss of animal and plant diversity around the world are common under models of future climate change. But a new study shows that because these climate models don't account for species competition and movement, they could grossly underes
2012-01-03 00:00:00
Chris Huhne: Renewables bring £2.5bn boost to economy Latest research from the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) shows that so far this financial year companies have announced plans for almost £2.5bn of investment in renewable energy projects in the UK, with the potential to create al
2011-12-29 13:14:00
The Unsustainable Political Deficiencies of Environmentalism <div class='node-body'><p>RIO DE JANEIRO - The environmental movement won the ideological battle with the growth of awareness on climate change. Environmentalists are no longer seen as "loonies" or granola-eating hi
2011-12-27 20:33:05
Taking the pulse of Ngozumpa Climate change in the Nepalese Himalayas means many glaciers are being eroded, leading to the production of large lakes that pose a future flood hazard.
2011-12-26 00:29:16
Over 65 million years North American mammal evolution has tracked with climate change Climate changes profoundly influenced the rise and fall of six distinct, successive waves of mammal species diversity in North America over the last 65 million years, shows a novel statistical analysis led by Brown University evolutionary biologists. Warm
2011-12-26 00:00:00
Researchers evaluate conservation of island bird species in the context of climate change The island scrub-jay is the only island endemic passerine species in the continental United States. Although it is not classified as endangered, the species faces a number of threats to its long-term survival, and climate change is expected to exacerbate
2011-12-23 00:00:00
Sea cucumbers: Dissolving coral reefs? Coral reefs are extremely diverse ecosystems that support enormous biodiversity. But they are at risk. Carbon dioxide emissions are acidifying the ocean, threatening reefs and other marine organisms. New research led by Carnegie's Kenneth Schneider analyz
2011-12-22 00:00:00
Unnatural disasters Global wildlife is facing an unprecedented threat from natural disasters exacerbated by climate change, warn scientists in a paper published in Trends in Ecology and Evolution.Now scientists from the Zoological Society of London have come up with a method
2011-12-22 00:00:00
Forest health versus global warming: Fuel reduction likely to increase carbon emissions Forest thinning to help prevent or reduce severe wildfire will release more carbon to the atmosphere than any amount saved by successful fire prevention. There may be valid reasons to thin forests - such as restoration of forest structure or health, wildl
2011-12-20 00:00:00
Climate sensitivity greater than previously believed Many of the particles in the atmosphere are produced by the natural world, and it is possible that plants have in recent decades reduced the effects of the greenhouse gases to which human activity has given rise. One consequence of this is that the climat
2011-12-20 00:00:00
Every cloud has a silver lining: Weather forecasting models could predict brain tumor growth Ever wondered how meteorologists can accurately predict the weather? They use complex spatiotemporal weather models that track the motions of the atmosphere through time and space, and combine them with incoming data streams from weather stations and sate
2011-12-20 00:00:00
University of Nevada, Reno using new technology to record Antarctic Ocean, ice temperatures Half-mile long thermometers have been dropped through the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica that will give the world relevant data on sea and ice temperatures for tracking climate change and its effect on the glacial ice surrounding the continent. The study ba
2011-12-19 00:00:00
In hot water: Ice Age findings forecast problems The first comprehensive study of changes in the oxygenation of oceans at the end of the last Ice Age has implications for the future of our oceans under global warming.
2011-12-19 00:00:00
Climate Change May Modify Half Earth's Plants <div class='node-body'><p>PASADENA - By 2100, global climate change will modify plant communities covering almost half of Earth's land surface.</p>
<p>Climate change will also drive the conversion of nearly 40% of
2011-12-16 16:53:58
Rapid rise in wildfires in large parts of Canada? Large forest regions in Canada are apparently about to experience rapid change. Based on models, scientists can now show that there are threshold values for wildfires just like there are for epidemics. Large areas of Canada are apparently approaching this
2011-12-16 00:00:00
VIDEO: Do wind farms increase energy bills? Claims that investment in windfarms and low carbon technologies will dramatically increase household bills are untrue, according to independent energy advisers.
2011-12-15 07:23:23
Green tech 'won't mean big bills' Claims that the costs of wind farms and other low-carbon technology will lead to sharp rises in fuel bills are wrong, government advisers say.
2011-12-15 05:11:17
Blue marlin blues: Loss of dissolved oxygen in oceans squeezes billfish habitat A new scientific paper in Nature Climate Change shows that expanding "ocean dead zones" (areas of low oxygen) driven in part by climate change makes that science even more complex. The study included the use of satellite tags processed by Unive
2011-12-14 00:00:00
Removing sulfur from jet fuel cools climate A Yale study examining the impact of aviation on climate change found that removing sulfur from jet fuel cools the atmosphere. The study was published in the Oct. 22 issue of Geophysical Research Letters.
2011-12-14 00:00:00
Canada under fire over Kyoto exit France, China and Japan criticise Canada for formally withdrawing from the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, but Australia defends Ottawa's decision.
2011-12-13 18:40:30
Canada pulls out of Kyoto accord Canada will formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, the first nation to pull out of the treaty, the environment minister has said.
2011-12-13 07:21:16
VIDEO: Canada withdraws from Kyoto pact The Canadian government has announced it will formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, making it the first nation to do so.
2011-12-13 04:54:06
Iowa State engineers study how hills, nearby turbines affect wind energy production Iowa State University engineers are using wind tunnel tests to study how hills, valleys and the placement of wind turbines affect the performance of wind farms. While the wind power industry has data about offshore turbine performance over flat water, the
2011-12-13 00:00:00
Findings on biochar, greenhouse gas emissions and ethylene Adding a charred biomass material called biochar to glacial soils can help reduce emissions of the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide, according to US Department of Agriculture scientists.
2011-12-13 00:00:00
Scientists forecast crops that adapt to changing weather Crops that can cope with sudden fluctuations in the weather could be developed, thanks to fresh discoveries about the survival mechanisms of plants.
2011-12-13 00:00:00
As climate change sets in, plants and bees keep pace An analysis of bee collection data over the past 130 years shows that spring arrives about 10 days earlier than in the 1880s, and bees and flowering plants have kept pace by arriving earlier in lock-step.
2011-12-12 00:00:00
Climate change blamed for dead trees in Africa Trees are dying in Africa's Sahel, and human-caused climate change is to blame, according to a new study led by a scientist at UC Berkeley. Using climate change records, aerial and satellite images and field data, researchers found that one in five tree s
2011-12-12 00:00:00
The case of the dying aspens Over the past 10 years, the death of forest trees due to drought and increased temperatures has been documented on all continents except Antarctica. This can in turn drive global warming by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere
2011-12-12 00:00:00
Butterflies: 'Twice-punished' by habitat fragmentation and climate change New findings by Virginie Stevens, Jean Clobert, Michel Baguette and colleagues show that butterflies dispersal is strongly related to demography and ecological specialization. Butterfly with narrow tolerance to temperature are also those species that have
2011-12-09 00:00:00
