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Ice sheets react to short cold snaps, study finds
Posted Thu, 13 Sep 2012 18:00:01 GMT by Adrian BishopGlaciers can respond quickly to rapid cooling or warming, according to a new study led by an American associate professor of geology.
Ice sheets react to short cold snaps, study finds
Blue Carbon estimates up!
Posted Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:51:28 GMT by Dave ArmstrongCoastal land-use conversion and degradation creates a new carbon source called 'blue carbon', adding to the amount of GHGs in the atmosphere.
Blue Carbon estimates up!
Drought and its consequences on river life
Posted Sun, 09 Sep 2012 17:03:09 GMT by Dave ArmstrongDrought, leading to lower water levels may cause the collapse of freshwater food webs that support aquatic life in rivers.
Drought and its consequences on river life
Sea-level rise with coastal and political operations
Posted Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:12:01 GMT by Dave ArmstrongLauren-Kristine Pryzant and John F. Bruno have written a book review on: Adapting to a Changing Environment: Confronting the Consequences of Climate Change, outlining what we will have to do as sea-levels rise and coastal areas disappear.
Sea-level rise with coastal and political operations
Destroying Amazonian forest cuts rainfall
Posted Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:21:00 GMT by Adrian BishopDesforestation in the Amazon basin could result in one-fifth less rainfall by 2050, UK researchers fear.
Destroying Amazonian forest cuts rainfall
Ice in the Arctic? There is some left!
Posted Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:09:00 GMT by Dave ArmstrongSea ice covering the Arctic Ocean is now the smallest ever size seen since satellite monitoring of the Arctic polar cap started.
Ice in the Arctic? There is some left!
Food Security - the new catchphrase
Posted Wed, 08 Aug 2012 00:01:00 GMT by Dave ArmstrongThe impact of climate change on food security. Too much CO2 and the need for more food due to an increasing population. Plants are the obvious answer.
Food Security - the new catchphrase
Carbon emissions soaked up by carbon sinks
Posted Sat, 04 Aug 2012 11:08:01 GMT by Dave ArmstrongEarth and nature help us out by continuing to soak up carbon emissions. Carbon sinks, such as oceans and forests are still soaking up half of the greenhouse gases produced by human activity.
Carbon emissions soaked up by carbon sinks
Huge Antarctic rift provides clues on ice loss
Posted Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:46:58 GMT by Adrian BishopA massive ancient ice rift, up to one mile deep in places, has been found in Antarctica. The rift basin is linked to the warming ocean that effects ice flow, say the British scientists that found it.
Huge Antarctic rift provides clues on ice loss
97% of Greenland's surface ice melts in two weeks
Posted Wed, 25 Jul 2012 09:44:30 GMT by Adrian BishopA record 97% of Greenland's surface ice sheet melted during two weeks in July - the most recorded since records began, according to data from NASA satellites.
97% of Greenland's surface ice melts in two weeks
North American Atlantic hotspot of accelerated rate sea-level rise
Posted Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:48:58 GMT by Dave ArmstrongNew research finds a hotspot of accelerated rate sea-level rise (SLR) in the ocean off the North American Atlantic coast. The actual accelerated rate of SLR occurs along a 1000km stretch north from Cape Hatteras in North Carolina to Cape Cod near Boston, MA.
North American Atlantic hotspot of accelerated rate sea-level rise
Bridging the greenhouse-gas emissions gap at Rio+20
Posted Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:02:09 GMT by Dave ArmstrongProposals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Ecofys have published a new paper in the journal 'Nature Climate Change' outlining 21 initiatives to greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.
Bridging the greenhouse-gas emissions gap at Rio+20
Changing climate alters wildfire risks, says study
Posted Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:43:34 GMT by Adrian BishopClimate change is likely to cause large areas of the Earth to suffer increased wildfires, while in the rainforest, heavy rainfall could reduce the danger, according to a new study.
Changing climate alters wildfire risks, says study
Blue Carbon
Posted Tue, 29 May 2012 14:44:00 GMT by Michelle SimonOceanic flora and vegetation like terrestrial forests are carbon sequesters, they store tons of carbon, blue carbon. In the climate change debate the impacts to air have dominated, with water not having featured as a critical medium of impact.
Blue Carbon
Now climate change threatens turtles
Posted Fri, 25 May 2012 16:06:59 GMT by Dave ArmstrongLeatherback turtles have to dig through 80cm of sand after hatching on the beach. Hotter dryer conditions associated with changes in climate are making this increasingly difficult.
Now climate change threatens turtles
New system to verify urban CO2 cuts
Posted Mon, 14 May 2012 19:00:00 GMT by Adrian BishopA new system of measuring urban carbon dioxide levels could help verify reductions if a global treaty to limit emissions is ever agreed.
New system to verify urban CO2 cuts
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