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New maps reveal locations of species at risk as climate changes
Feb 14, 2014 (SPX)
In research published in the journal Nature, CSIRO and an international team of scientists revealed global maps showing how fast and in which direction local cl...
Is global warming hiding underwater?
Feb 11, 2014 (ESA)
Satellite observations of global sea-surface temperature show that a 30-year upward trend has slowed down within the last 15 years. Climate scientists say this ...
Trade winds spur hiatus in global warming: study
Feb 10, 2014 (AFP)
An unprecedented spike in Pacific trade winds has seen global warming slow significantly in the past 12 years but the effect is only temporary and temperatures ...
World temperature records available via Google Earth
Feb 07, 2014 (SPX)
Climate researchers at the University of East Anglia have made the world's temperature records available via Google Earth. The Climatic Research Unit Temperatur...
US to build regional hubs to fight climate change
Feb 05, 2014 (AFP)
The United States government announced a new system of regional hubs to tackle the effects of climate change on Wednesday as the country's southwest battle a hi...
Nature can, selectively, buffer human-caused global warming
Feb 05, 2014 (SPX)
Can naturally occurring processes selectively buffer the full brunt of global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions resulting from human activities? Yes, f...
2013 sixth-hottest year, confirms long-term warming: UN
Feb 05, 2014 (AFP)
Last year tied for the sixth-hottest on record, confirming that Earth's climate system is in the grip of warming that will affect generations to come, the UN's ...
US, partners must 'renounce' spy tactics: climate activists
Jan 31, 2014 (AFP)
The United States and other governments accused of spying on negotiators at crucial UN climate talks in 2009 should "publicly renounce" such tactics, environmen...
Biomarker for stress hormones in polar bears, wildlife affected by global climate change
Jan 28, 2014 (SPX)
Chemical analyses by neuroscientist Jerrold Meyer and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are helping to establish hair cortisol concentration...
Sensitivity of carbon cycle to tropical temperature variations has doubled
Jan 28, 2014 (SPX)
The tropical carbon cycle has become twice as sensitive to temperature variations over the past 50 years, new research has revealed. The research shows that a o...
Aim for carbon-neutral 2050, 'Elders' group says
Jan 24, 2014 (AFP)
A panel of senior statesmen known as the Elders on Friday called for renewed efforts to conclude a world climate pact by the end of 2015 and appealed for a "car...
Princeton model anticipates ecological impacts of human responses to climate
Jan 23, 2014 (SPX)
Throughout history, humans have responded to climate. Take, for example, the Mayans, who, throughout the eighth and 10th centuries, were forced to move away fro...
NASA Finds 2013 Sustained Long-Term Climate Warming Trend
Jan 23, 2014 (SPX)
NASA scientists say 2013 tied with 2009 and 2006 for the seventh warmest year since 1880, continuing a long-term trend of rising global temperatures. With the e...
NASA Searches for Climate Change Clues in the Gateway to the Stratosphere
Jan 22, 2014 (SPX)
NASA's uncrewed Global Hawk research aircraft is in the western Pacific region on a mission to track changes in the upper atmosphere and help researchers unders...
Northern Kenya at risk of drought: Red Cross
Jan 22, 2014 (AFP)
Northern Kenya is at risk of drought if current weather trends continue, the Red Cross warned Wednesday of the harsh areas awash with guns where people depend o...
2013 another unusually warm year across globe, US says
Jan 21, 2014 (AFP)
Last year was among a handful of the warmest on record since 1880, according to US government figures out Tuesday that provide more evidence that the planet is ...
The water cycle amplifies abrupt climate change
Jan 21, 2014 (SPX)
The role of the hydrological cycle during abrupt temperature changes is of prime importance for the actual impact of climate change on the continents. In a new ...
Next 15 years vital for taming warming: UN panel
Jan 17, 2014 (AFP)
The next 15 years will be vital in determining whether global warming can be limited to 2C (3.6F) by 2100, with energy and transport presenting the heftiest cha...
California declares drought emergency
Jan 17, 2014 (AFP)
California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency Friday due to what could be the western US state's worst drought in a century, which has sparked w...
Climate engineering - what do the public think?
Jan 16, 2014 (SPX)
Members of the public have a negative view of climate engineering, the deliberate large-scale manipulation of the environment to counteract climate change, acco...
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