CLIMATE SCIENCE - INDO DAILY

A new study provides solid evidence for global warming

Mar 17, 2017 (SPX)

Global warming is driven by the Earth's energy imbalance (EEI): our planet traps more and more heat due to continuous increasing greenhouse gases. From the ener...

Cold climates and ocean carbon sequestration

Mar 15, 2017 (SPX)

We know a lot about how carbon dioxide (CO2) levels can drive climate change, but how about the way that climate change can cause fluctuations in CO2 levels? Ne...

13 killed in Kenya in drought-related violence

Mar 15, 2017 (AFP)

Thirteen people, mostly women and children, have been killed in central Kenya this week in a cycle of violence between rival farming tribes hit by drought, poli...

Vicious circle of drought and forest loss in the Amazon

Mar 15, 2017 (SPX)

Logging that happens today and potential future rainfall reductions in the Amazon could push the region into a vicious dieback circle. If dry seasons intensify ...

Pentagon chief says climate change threatens security

Mar 15, 2017 (AFP)

Unlike some in the Trump administration, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis believes climate change is real and that it poses a threat to international security, acco...

Soils could release much more carbon than expected as climate warms

Mar 13, 2017 (SPX)

Soils could release much more CO2 than expected into the atmosphere as the climate warms, according to new research by scientists from the Department of Energy'...

Niger drought leaves schools closed

Mar 10, 2017 (AFP)

More than half of schoolchildren have quit class in some parts of Niger due to drought which is forcing entire families of farmers to move to seek better pastur...

'Traveling' droughts bring new possibilities for prediction

Mar 09, 2017 (SPX)

A small subset of the most intense droughts move across continents in predictable patterns, according a new study published in the journal Geophysical Research ...

US desert songbirds at risk in a warming climate

Mar 09, 2017 (SPX)

Projected increases in the frequency, intensity and duration of heatwaves in the desert of the southwestern United States are putting songbirds at greater risk ...

New US environment chief questions carbon link to global warming

Mar 09, 2017 (AFP)

The incoming head of the US Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that carbon dioxide is not the main driver of global warming, a position starkly at od...

Investment vital to adapting to climate change in West Africa

Mar 08, 2017 (UPI)

New research from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, or IIASA, highlights how limited investment in agriculture in West Africa plays a vi...

Canada faces 'herculean shift' to meet climate targets

Mar 07, 2017 (AFP)

Canada requires a "herculean shift" in energy use to meet its international commitment to reduce greenhouse gases, according to a Senate study out Tuesday. Prim...

Study reveals the atmospheric footprint of global warming hiatus

Mar 06, 2017 (SPX)

The increasing rate of the global mean surface temperature was reduced from 1998 to 2013, known as the global warming hiatus or pause. Great efforts have been d...

Bringing water to Kenya's drought-stricken wildlife

Mar 05, 2017 (AFP)

In a wildlife sanctuary in southern Kenya the relentless sun has bleached savannah grasses and dried up rivers, turning water holes first into muddy pits and no...

Trump team divided over Paris climate agreement

Mar 03, 2017 (AFP)

President Donald Trump's team is deeply divided over whether the United States should withdraw from the Paris climate accord, ahead of an imminent decision on t...

Somali president declares 'national disaster' over drought

Feb 28, 2017 (AFP)

Somali's newly elected President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on Tuesday declared a "national disaster" due to severe drought which aid agencies say has left some ...

Just how early is spring arriving in your neighborhood

Feb 28, 2017 (SPX)

Even Punxsutawaney Phil can't be blamed for being baffled this year and hightailing it back to his burrow. He predicted six more weeks of winter on Feb 2, but b...

Warming ponds could accelerate climate change

Feb 22, 2017 (SPX)

Rising temperatures could accelerate climate change by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide stored in ponds and increasing the methane they release, new resear...

Brazil's poorest region suffers worst drought in a century

Feb 21, 2017 (AFP)

A cow's skull lies baking in the sun and nearby another dead cow rots, symbols of the desolation gripping northeastern Brazil during its worst drought in a cent...

Climate study delivers dire warning on Alpine snow

Feb 16, 2017 (AFP)

The Alpine skiing season may be much shorter by century's end, and limited to a smaller area, said a climate study Thursday warning of snow cover loss as high a...