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UN report backs green farming for the future
Posted Sat, 12 Mar 2011 13:57:01 GMT by Colin RickettsLarge scale agricultural production is not the answer to food shortages and climate change says a UN report which backs smaller producers and green farming methods. Environmentalists everywhere will welcome the news that the United Nations is backing more ecological agriculture; not just for its green benefits but in order to produce an estimated doubling of yields in areas affected by food shortages. Filed in environmental issues: food/agriculture/climate.
UN report backs green farming for the future
More ice leaving polar ice sheets than ever before
Posted Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:34:01 GMT by Louise MurrayA new NASA-funded satellite study of the polar ice sheets shows an alarming accelerating trend of ice loss from both Greenland and Antarctica. Combined with losses from mountain glaciers and ice caps this could result in a global sea level rise of 32cm as early as 2050. Filed in environmental issues: Sea Levels/Climate
More ice leaving polar ice sheets than ever before
Projected California megastorm given added edge by climate change
Posted Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:00:00 GMT by Martin LeggettRecurring mega-storms hit California every 200 years, and the impact of the next one could be huge, according to a USC economist. At $1 trillion in economic loss, a potential megastorm could easily exceed the damage from the projected San Andreas earthquake - and climate change is boosting their destructive potential.
Projected California megastorm given added edge by climate change
Of human frailty; how susceptible are we to the dangers of climate change?
Posted Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:33:00 GMT by Nicolette SmithThe comparative geographical long-term effects of global warming, and the issues of responsibility and accountability of those who are arguably the worst offenders. Climate change-related headlines always carry with them a terrible sense of impending doom, and the latest news is no more palatable than the rest. The latest developments highlight the fact that the populations least responsible for the problem of Global Warming are taking the most significant environmental hit.
Of human frailty; how susceptible are we to the dangers of climate change?
No hiding for cattle methane culprits
Posted Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:50:01 GMT by Martin LeggettTracking cattle methane directly has taken a step forwards, with new research using GPS and laser technology. With scientists able to point fingers at each methane emission in a herd, there is now potential for measuring the best ways to reduce such emissions. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, and reducing releases from cattle is important for knocking back risks from climate change.
No hiding for cattle methane culprits
Is The Great Green Wall The End Of The Line For Desertification?
Posted Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:46:00 GMT by Kieran BallAfrica's Great Green Wall gets the go-ahead. The Great Green Wall is an initiative that has been planned for many years by a partnership of eleven African countries in a bid to prevent further desertification by the Sahara. The good news is the project has just got the go-ahead at an international summit in Germany at a review of the efforts of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
Is The Great Green Wall The End Of The Line For Desertification?
Greening of the Arctic as trees march north
Posted Sun, 06 Mar 2011 12:10:01 GMT by Colin RickettsAs the earth warms through this century forests will move north into tundra regions while Greenland's ice cover will shrink. Forests will spread north into areas of previously bleak tundra and ice cover once thought to be permanent will retreat uncovering new tundra by the end of this century according to climate scientists from University of Nebraska-Lincoln and South Korea.
Greening of the Arctic as trees march north
Building from beneath - ice-sheets in Antarctica flip glaciologist's ideas on their head
Posted Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:40:01 GMT by Martin LeggettThe miles-thick ice-sheets of Antarctica continue to surprise scientists, as they attempt to prise out the secrets from deep within the southern hemisphere's giant ice locker. Now a survey of the completely ice-submerged Gamburtsev Mountains has glaciologists rethinking ideas of ice-sheet dynamics. The Antarctic ice-sheets form the largest body of freshwater on the planet, making up 60% of all water outside the oceans.
Building from beneath - ice-sheets in Antarctica flip glaciologist's ideas on their head
New evidence confirms manifestation of ancient mega-drought
Posted Thu, 03 Mar 2011 13:48:00 GMT by Nicolette SmithEvidence of ancient mega-drought may help to predict future climatory developments. international Scientists from the Los Alamos National Laboratory are to be believed, our hunter-gatherer ancestors were experiencing something of an ecological disaster during this time - a large-scale environmental 'Mega-drought'- which left animal and human lifeforms fighting for survival in an unforgiving climate amidst an agriculturally-redundant landscape.
New evidence confirms manifestation of ancient mega-drought
Global Warming; the early warning signs
Posted Thu, 03 Mar 2011 13:32:01 GMT by Nicolette SmithIf you thought Winter 2010 was cold, think again. Over 56,000,000 years ago, our world experienced Arctic conditions which even the warmest, hardiest of UGG boots wouldnt have weathered, but after many years of glacial temperatures the Arctic experienced a sudden change. Global warming occurred in the Arctic many years before it became the go-to cause for modern-day environmental activists.
Global Warming; the early warning signs
New England and Mid-Atlantic beaches eroding
Posted Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:04:00 GMT by Nikki BruceA recent report has found that 68% of New England and Mid-Atlantic beaches are eroding. A report titled 'National Assessment of Shoreline Change: Historical Shoreline Change along the New England and Mid-Atlantic Coasts', the fifth report of its kind, has recently been issued by the U.S Geological Survey.
New England and Mid-Atlantic beaches eroding
North Central US prepares for spring floods, again
Posted Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:13:00 GMT by Nikki BruceFloods forecast for North Central US for the third year running. A recent forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has predicted that there will be major flooding in the North Central region of the United States this spring for the third consecutive year.
North Central US prepares for spring floods, again
China not on board with CO2 - why a 16% cut means rising emissions
Posted Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:02:00 GMT by Martin LeggettChina's Premier pledged Sunday to cut carbon emissions intensity, by over 16% for the next 5 years. Whilst such a number sounds impressive, when it comes to global warming it's the total emissions that matter. There the story is not so promising. Whilst this pledge is part of a 20-year plan to reduce carbon intensity by 40-45% by 2020, relative to 2005, reducing the intensity of emissions is not the same as reducing total emissions.
China not on board with CO2 - why a 16% cut means rising emissions
Did ice-melt in the Arctic dry up the Nile 16,000 years ago?
Posted Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:21:00 GMT by Martin LeggettIn the recent past, melting events in the far north have had dramatic effects across continents further south, scientists say. A megadrought some 16,000 years ago dried up the Nile, and Africa's great lakes, according to a new paper in Science. This event may well have been linked to rapid glacial outpourings from North American ice sheets around the same time.
Did ice-melt in the Arctic dry up the Nile 16,000 years ago?
Climate change raises dust bowl specter for Southwest United States
Posted Sun, 27 Feb 2011 12:36:00 GMT by Colin RickettsDroughts and dust storms are being predicted by government scientists studying plant growth and soil erosion in the Southwest United States. Scientists from the US Geological Survey (USGS) and the University of California, Los Angeles studied plants and soils in the Arches and Canyonlands National Parks of south east Utah over a 20 year period.
Climate change raises dust bowl specter for Southwest United States
Climategate: NOAA in the clear, time to reclaim the debate
Posted Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:33:00 GMT by Martin LeggettWith the latest report from the Commerce Department clearing NOAA scientists of any wrong-doing in the Climategate affair, it's time to lay the ghost of those false accusations to rest. The way forward lies in a renewed and open dialogue with the public, to rebuild the trust eroded over the affair. As the reality of global warming continues to bite, the need to tell the story honestly and passionately is more apparent than ever.
Climategate: NOAA in the clear, time to reclaim the debate
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