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Experts see few paths to planet-saving climate goal
Sep 22, 2016 (AFP)
The global target to prevent climate catastrophe, crafted at a landmark summit last year in Paris, will be very difficult if not impossible to hit, said some of...
Paris climate accord closer after UN meeting
Sep 21, 2016 (AFP)
The landmark Paris agreement on climate change moved closer to reality Wednesday after 31 countries joined during the United Nations General Assembly. UN Secret...
US predicts climate law within decade
Sep 19, 2016 (AFP)
US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz on Monday predicted that the world's largest economy would have legislation by the end of the decade to combat climate change. ...
California governor signs sweeping climate bills
Sep 08, 2016 (AFP)
California Governor Jerry Brown on Thursday gave final approval to sweeping legislation on climate change that dramatically extends the state's goals for reduci...
Grassland tuned to present suffers in a warmer future
Sep 07, 2016 (SPX)
One of the world's longest-running, most comprehensive climate change experiments produced some surprising results. The extensive experiment subjected grassland...
Technology and innovation not driven by climate change
Sep 06, 2016 (SPX)
This is the news of a ground-breaking study recently published in the open access journal PLOS ONE. Professor Christopher S. Henshilwood and Postdoctoral Fellow...
Can melting of frozen methane explain rapid climate change 56 million years ago?
Sep 05, 2016 (SPX)
New research, led by the University of Southampton, suggests that the release of methane from the seafloor was much slower than previously thought during a rapi...
US, China join climate deal in 'turning point' for planet
Sep 03, 2016 (AFP)
The United States and China on Saturday formally joined the Paris climate change agreement, with President Barack Obama hailing the accord as the "moment we fin...
US, China climate move signals hopeful era: experts
Sep 03, 2016 (AFP)
Climate activists and small nations at risk of global warming's direst consequences, welcomed Saturday's ratification by China and the United States of a global...
Climate pact: After years of talk, focus shifts to action
Sep 03, 2016 (AFP)
Eight months after 195 nations concluded a hard-fought climate rescue pact, pressure is mounting to put its carbon-cutting promises into action as world leaders...
Melting methane doesn't fully explain warming 56 million years ago
Sep 01, 2016 (UPI)
Some 56 million years ago, both ocean and surface temperatures on Earth began to rise. The period of global warming known as the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximu...
G20 states must take harder carbon line: NGOs
Sep 01, 2016 (AFP)
G20 states must work harder to ensure a swifter transition to a low carbon economy, NGOs urged Wednesday, notably deploring continued EU finance for fossil fuel...
Climate change has less impact on drought than previously expected
Aug 31, 2016 (SPX)
As a multiyear drought grinds on in the Southwestern United States, many wonder about the impact of global climate change on more frequent and longer dry spells...
Plants less thirsty as climate warms: study
Aug 29, 2016 (AFP)
A warming planet might not dry out Earth as much as previously believed, because plants will become less thirsty as carbon dioxide in the atmosphere rises, rese...
Global climate models do not easily downscale for regional predictions
Aug 26, 2016 (SPX)
One size does not always fit all, especially when it comes to global climate models, according to Penn State climate researchers. "The impacts of climate change...
Humans have caused climate change for 180 years
Aug 25, 2016 (SPX)
An international research project has found human activity has been causing global warming for almost two centuries, proving human-induced climate change is not...
'Baby, it's hot outside': Why birds sing to eggs
Aug 18, 2016 (AFP)
Much like parents who talk to a pregnant woman's belly, some birds sing to their eggs before they hatch, and the reason may be to prepare them for a warming wor...
July was Earth's hottest month in modern times: US
Aug 17, 2016 (AFP)
Soaring temperatures worldwide made July the Earth's hottest month in modern times, setting a new high mark for global heat in 137 years of record-keeping, US g...
How climate change will hurt humanity's closest cousins
Aug 12, 2016 (SPX)
The consequences of climate change are an increasing concern for humans around the world. How will we cope with rising sea levels and climbing temperatures? But...
Newly discovered 'blue whirl' fire tornado burns cleaner for reduced emissions
Aug 10, 2016 (SPX)
Fire tornados, or 'fire whirls,' pose a powerful and essentially uncontrollable threat to life, property, and the surrounding environment in large urban and wil...
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