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Methane from tundra, ocean floor didn't spike during previous natural warming period
Aug 28, 2017 (SPX)
A new study published this week in the journal Nature suggests, however, that the last ice age transition to a warmer climate some 11,500 years ago did not incl...
Research identifies new microbe with potential to help rebalance Earth's nitrogen cycle
Aug 28, 2017 (SPX)
"I consider nitrogen the camouflaged beast in our midst," said Stein. "Humans are now responsible for adding more fixed nitrogen, in the form of ammonium, to th...
Study gives first proof that the Earth has a natural thermostat
Aug 21, 2017 (SPX)
The idea of a natural temperature thermostat was first proposed in 1981, but until now no-one has been able to provide data to show that the recovery from the h...
Incomplete drought recovery may be the new normal
Aug 17, 2017 (SPX)
Scientists predict that more-severe droughts will occur with greater frequency in the 21st century, so understanding how ecosystems return to normal again will ...
Asian Development Bank finds new climate finance stream
Aug 17, 2017 (UPI)
The ADB and the Green Climate Fund signed an agreement that gives the development bank access to the climate funds. Established in 1966, the ADB aims to reduce ...
Heat map showcases extreme temperatures in Southern Europe
Aug 14, 2017 (UPI)
As showcased by the swath of organs and red hues blanketing much of the Mediterranean, much of Southern Europe experienced highs near 105 degrees Fahrenheit. Du...
UNEP chief urges China to do more on climate
Aug 09, 2017 (AFP)
Since US President Donald Trump's decision in June to quit the Paris agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Beijing has proclaimed its willingness to s...
Can poor air quality mask global warming's effects
Aug 09, 2017 (JPL)
A new study published in the journal Remote Sensing presents evidence that a significant improvement in air quality in the region may have contributed to the di...
Warm periods in the 20th century are not unprecedented during the last 2,000 years
Aug 09, 2017 (SPX)
Prof. Quansheng Ge and his group from the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, collected a large number...
Government report sees drastic climate change impact in US: NYT
Aug 08, 2017 (AFP)
"Americans are feeling the effects of climate change right now," said the report by 13 federal agencies not yet released or approved by President Donald Trump's...
US to join climate talks despite Paris accord exit
Aug 04, 2017 (AFP)
Two months after President Donald Trump announced the United States would abandon the 2015 global pact, his administration confirmed it had informed the United ...
Small odds of reaching 2 C climate goal: researchers
Jul 31, 2017 (AFP)
And chances of meeting the lower, aspirational 1.5 C goal, also listed in the 196-nation pact, were a mere one percent, they wrote in the journal Nature Climate...
Al Gore: I've given up on climate 'catastrophe' Trump
Jul 28, 2017 (AFP)
"He's a catastrophe, of course, but he has effectively isolated himself," the former US vice president says, his nostrils dilating a few millimeters past scorn ...
Could spraying particles into marine clouds help cool the planet
Jul 26, 2017 (SPX)
A new University of Washington study looks at the idea of marine cloud brightening, which a UW group is investigating as a promising strategy to offset global w...
Vatican switches off fountains as Italy battles drought
Jul 25, 2017 (AFP)
The dry basins of the two fountains by 17th-century sculptors Carlo Maderno and Gian Lorenzo Bernini were symbolic of a period of sweltering temperatures which ...
Could a geoengineering cocktail control the climate
Jul 25, 2017 (SPX)
Carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of coal, oil, and gas not only cause the Earth to get hotter, they also affect weather patterns around the world. Mana...
New carbon-capturing membranes may reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Jul 24, 2017 (UPI)
Researchers believe the new ceramic, ion-conduction membrane will help curb greenhouse gas by trapping CO2 and converting it into fuel, though it may not be rea...
Dust deposits give new insights into the history of the Sahara
Jul 21, 2017 (SPX)
In a new research study an international team of geoscientists reconstructed the history of Saharan dust storms during the last 12.000 years. The researchers id...
Sea temperature changes contributing to droughts
Jul 21, 2017 (SPX)
A team from the universities of Exeter, Montpellier and Wageningen analysed data from 1957-2002 and found sea surface temperatures in the North Pacific and Nort...
California extends tough climate policy measures to 2030
Jul 18, 2017 (AFP)
The "cap-and-trade" measure -- which cuts greenhouse gas emissions by using free market methods -- was approved by the state Assembly and Senate by a two-thirds...
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