CLIMATE SCIENCE - INDO DAILY

Sep 15, 2015 (SPX)

The politics of climate change are often depicted as a simple battle, between environmentalists and particular industries, over government policy. That's not wr...

Should countries honor their climate debts

Sep 09, 2015 (SPX)

All countries have contributed to recent climate change, but some much more so than others. Those that have contributed more than their fair share have accumula...

Can fertilized phytoplankton help cool the planet?

Sep 08, 2015 (UPI)

As climate change predictions have become more dire -- with the point of no return drifting closer and closer -- the possibility that global warming could be si...

Clues from ancient Maya reveal lasting impact on environment

Sep 07, 2015 (SPX)

Evidence from the tropical lowlands of Central America reveals how Maya activity more than 2,000 years ago not only contributed to the decline of their environm...

Climate pact hinges on finance: conference host France

Sep 07, 2015 (AFP)

Forging a global climate pact hinges on rich nations making firm financial commitments, French President Francois Hollande said Monday, warning of "risks of fai...

Pacific summit to issue climate message to world

Sep 06, 2015 (AFP)

Vulnerable Pacific island nations will this week send the world an urgent plea for action on climate change at crunch talks in Paris later this year. Some Pacif...

UN climate talks plagued by twin fears

Sep 05, 2015 (AFP)

Negotiators from 195 nations tasked with crafting a universal climate pact are driven by twin fears tugging in opposite directions, which may result in a hollow...

New strategy to boost flagging climate talks

Sep 04, 2015 (AFP)

As a December deadline looms, diplomats wrangling over the text of a climate rescue pact kicked the can further down the road Friday, frustrated at their own la...

Nations narrow gap on make-or-break climate issue

Sep 03, 2015 (AFP)

Rich and developing nations thrashing out a UN climate-rescue pact have moved closer on the make-or-break issue of compensation for damages caused by global war...

Climate: World failing to meet 2C target, say analysts

Sep 02, 2015 (AFP)

Inadequate national targets for curbing climate-altering greenhouse gases meant emissions would be "far above" the level required to stave off disastrous global...

Extra CO2 a boon to plants, but only at low temperatures

Sep 02, 2015 (UPI)

Phytoplankton are plant-like microorganisms that serve as the foundation for many marine food chains. Like plants, phytoplankton covert sunlight into chemical e...

Obama tours glacier to highlight march of climate change

Sep 01, 2015 (AFP)

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday viewed Alaska's Exit Glacier, in a bid to drive home the impact climate change is already having on America. Obama visited ...

Dutch govt to appeal court ruling on greenhouse gases

Sep 01, 2015 (AFP)

The Dutch government said Tuesday it would appeal a landmark court ruling ordering it to slash greenhouse gases across the country by 25 percent by 2020. The Ju...

Plant species' genetic responses to climate change

Sep 01, 2015 (SPX)

A study by the University of Liverpool has found that the genetic diversity of wild plant species could be altered rapidly by anthropogenic climate change. Scie...

US scientists warn leaders of dangers of thawing permafrost

Sep 01, 2015 (SPX)

As President Obama and high-level representatives of other nations converge in Anchorage, Alaska on August 30-31 for the Conference on Global Leadership in the ...

Obama takes climate drive to Alaska

Aug 31, 2015 (AFP)

US President Barack Obama on Monday left the White House for Alaska, where he hopes to highlight the impact of climate change -- and get some survival tips from...

Cash crunch for Paris conference: UN climate chief

Aug 31, 2015 (AFP)

Crunch climate negotiations opened in Bonn Monday with a UN official urging countries to replenish coffers for the critical Paris conference tasked with sealing...

How will climate change affect your livelihood?

Aug 29, 2015 (AFP)

As the reality of global warming starts to hit home, people may ask: "How will it affect my livelihood?" Well, that depends. On your profession, your age, and e...

NASA finds vegetation essential for limiting city warming effects

Aug 26, 2015 (SPX)

Cities are well known hot spots - literally. The urban heat island effect has long been observed to raise the temperature of big cities by 1 to 3C (1.8 to 5.4 F...

Brazil builds climate tower in pristine Amazon jungle

Aug 26, 2015 (AFP)

Deep in the pristine Amazon jungle, Brazil's newest skyscraper has a mission unlike any other: to save the world. The white and orange metal frame called Amazon...