Archaeologist uses satellite imagery to explore ancient Mexico

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Satellite imagery obtained from NASA will help RIT archaeologist Bill Middleton peer into the ancient Mexican past. In a novel archaeological application, multi- and hyperspectral data will help build the most accurate and most detailed landscape map that

Hot climate could shut down plate tectonics

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A new study of possible links between climate and geophysics finds that a much hotter climate could shut down the Earth's plate tectonics. While human-induced climate change couldn't generate the needed heat, volcanic activity or changes in the sun's lumi

Climate Change and the Student Movement conference

Fri, 09 May 2008 17:15:17 GMT

Will be held in Brighton on the weekend of the 6 to 8 June, is the first of its type. It has been organised by student groups from around the country, and they want you to be a part of it!

Government failing to grasp the seriousness of flooding - Webb

Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Commenting on today’s [Wednesday] Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee report on last summer’s flooding, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, Steve Webb said:

Government's failure to meet green targets astonishing - Webb

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Commenting on today’s [Thursday] Policy Exchange report, which shows the Government is likely to miss more than half of the green targets it has set since 1997, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, Steve Webb

Federal polar bear research critically flawed, says study in INFORMS journal

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Research done by the US Department of the Interior to determine if global warming threatens the polar bear population is so flawed that it cannot be used to justify listing the polar bear as an endangered species, according to a study being published late

Newest GREET model updates environmental impacts

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
The newest version of the Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions and Energy use in Transportation model from the US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory will provide researchers with even more tools to evaluate and compare the environmental i

NCAR installs 76-teraflop supercomputer for critical research on climate change, severe weather

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Computer analyses of global climate have consistently overstated warming in Antarctica, new research concludes. The study can help scientists improve computer models and determine if Earth's southernmost continent will warm significantly this century, a m

Biodiversity -- it's in the water

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
What if hydrology is more important for predicting biodiversity than biology?Research published in the May 8 issue of the journal Nature challenges current thinking about biodiversity, and opens up new avenues for predicting how climate change or human ac

Rainfall and river networks prove accurate predictors of fish biodiversity

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Princeton researchers have invented a method for turning simple data about rainfall and river networks into accurate assessments of fish biodiversity, allowing better prediction of the effects of climate change and the ecological impact of man-made struct

Climate models overheat Antarctica, new study finds

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Computer analyses of global climate have consistently overstated warming in Antarctica, new research concludes. The study can help scientists improve computer models and determine if Earth's southernmost continent will warm significantly this century, a m

University research contributes to global warming

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Add university research to the long list of human activities contributing to global warming. Hervé Philippe, a Université de Montréal professor of biochemistry, is a committed environmentalist who found that his own research produces 44 ton

Global climate models both agree and disagree with actual Antarctic data

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Scientists who compared recorded Antarctic temperatures and snowfall accumulation to predictions by major computer models of global climate change offer both good and bad news. The models' predictions covering the last 50 years broadly follow the actual

Berkeley Lab researchers propose a new breed of supercomputers

Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Three researchers from the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have proposed an innovative way to improve global climate change redictions by using a supercomputer with low-power embedded microprocessors, an appr

Unmanned aircraft to study Southern California smog and its consequences

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Using sophisticated unmanned aircraft, research scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego hope to assess Southern California's potential for climate change and better understand the sources of air pollution.

Trouble in paradise: Warming a greater danger to tropical species

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
The Arctic has become a poster child for the negative effects of climate change, but new research from the University of Washington shows that species living in the tropics likely face the greatest peril in a warmer world.

Global warming will negatively impact tropical species

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Global warming is likely to reduce the health of tropical species, scientists from UCLA and the University of Washington report in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Shell's decision blows a hole in Government's green energy plans - Webb

Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Commenting on Shell’s decision to sell its share in the world’s largest offshore wind power scheme, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, Steve Webb said:

"Shell&rs

Next decade 'may see no warming'

Thu, 01 May 2008 03:11:00 GMT
Global temperatures may not rise for 10 years as natural cooling masks greenhouse warming, research suggests.

Oxygen depletion: A new form of ocean habitat loss

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Scientists confirm computer model predictions that oxygen-depleted zones in tropical oceans are expanding, possibly because of climate change.

Global warming linked to caribou-calf mortality

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Research to be published on 12 July 2008 reveals that fewer caribou calves are being born -- and more of them are dying -- in West Greenland as a result of a warming climate. The researchers believe that caribou may serve as an indicator species for clim

Global warming affects world's largest freshwater lake

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Russian and American scientists have discovered that the rising temperature of the world's largest lake, located in frigid Siberia, shows that this region is responding strongly to global warming.

Carbon Disclosure Project announces findings in supply chain carbon emissions

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT
UK-based Carbon Disclosure Project announces findings of a climate change-focused survey of suppliers to large multinationals. Among several findings, a majority of 144 suppliers responding foresee extreme weather conditions harming both operations and p

Scientists discover new ocean current

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Scientists at Georgia Tech have discovered a new climate pattern, the North Pacific Gyre Oscillation. This pattern explains, for the first time, changes in the water important in helping commercial fishermen understand fluctuations in the fish stock. They

Climate modelers see modern echo in '30s Dust Bowl

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Climate scientists using computer models to simulate the 1930s Dust Bowl on the US Great Plains have found that dust raised by farmers probably amplified and spread a natural drop in rainfall, turning an ordinary drying cycle into an agricultural collapse

Climate change threats to HIV rates

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Social factors, including economic pressures caused by climate change, could lead to an increase in HIV infection rates world-wide, warns a leading researcher from the University of New South Wales.

International Action on Financing Climate Change

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:44:36 GMT
Last week, climate change campaigners and activists around the world held demonstrations against the financial support propping up the fossil fuel industry. Mock trials, banner drops and a barrage of questions disrupted events put on by those involved in

Warming 'affecting poor children'

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:44:32 GMT
Climate change is already affecting the prospects for children in the world's poorer nations, says the UN children's agency.

Scientists head to warming Alaska on ice core expedition

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT
In an effort to better understand how the Pacific Northwest fits into the larger climate-change picture, scientists from the University of New Hampshire and University of Maine are heading to Denali National Park on the second leg of a multi-year mission

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Archaeologist uses satellite imagery to explore ancient Mexico

Hot climate could shut down plate tectonics

Climate Change and the Student Movement conference

Government failing to grasp the seriousness of flooding - Webb

Government's failure to meet green targets astonishing - Webb

Federal polar bear research critically flawed, says study in INFORMS journal

Newest GREET model updates environmental impacts

NCAR installs 76-teraflop supercomputer for critical research on climate change, severe weather

Biodiversity -- it's in the water

Rainfall and river networks prove accurate predictors of fish biodiversity

Climate models overheat Antarctica, new study finds

University research contributes to global warming

Global climate models both agree and disagree with actual Antarctic data

Berkeley Lab researchers propose a new breed of supercomputers

Unmanned aircraft to study Southern California smog and its consequences

Trouble in paradise: Warming a greater danger to tropical species

Global warming will negatively impact tropical species

Shell's decision blows a hole in Government's green energy plans - Webb

Next decade 'may see no warming'

Oxygen depletion: A new form of ocean habitat loss

Global warming linked to caribou-calf mortality

Global warming affects world's largest freshwater lake

Carbon Disclosure Project announces findings in supply chain carbon emissions

Scientists discover new ocean current

Climate modelers see modern echo in '30s Dust Bowl

Climate change threats to HIV rates

International Action on Financing Climate Change

Warming 'affecting poor children'

Scientists head to warming Alaska on ice core expedition