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Human activity driving climate change: leaked report
Aug 21, 2013 (AFP)
Human activity is almost certainly the cause of climate change and global sea levels could rise by several feet by the end of the century, according to an Inter...
Study finds cost of future flood losses in major coastal cities could be over $50 billion by 2050
Aug 21, 2013 (SPX)
Climate change combined with rapid population increases, economic growth and land subsidence could lead to a more than nine-fold increase in the global risk of ...
Climate change seen behind ancient civilizations' fall
Aug 14, 2013 (AFP)
A cold, dry spell that lasted hundreds of years may have driven the collapse of Eastern Mediterranean civilizations in the 13th century BC, researchers in Franc...
Scientists look into Earth's Deep Time to predict future effects of climate change
Aug 14, 2013 (SPX)
Climate change alters the way in which species interact with one another--a reality that applies not just to today or to the future, but also to the past, accor...
Climate benefit for cutting soot, methane smaller than previous estimates
Aug 14, 2013 (SPX)
Cutting the amount of short-lived, climate-warming emissions such as soot and methane in our skies won't limit global warming as much as previous studies have s...
Carbon emissions to impact climate beyond the day after tomorrow
Aug 08, 2013 (SPX)
Future warming from fossil fuel burning could be more intense and longer-lasting than previously thought. This prediction emerges from a new study by Richard Ze...
Looking to the past to predict the future of climate change
Aug 07, 2013 (SPX)
Climate changes how species interact with one another-and not just today. Scientists are studying trends from fossil records to understand how climate change im...
Namibia drought threatens 400,000 with hunger: govt
Aug 07, 2013 (AFP)
A severe drought that sparked a state of emergency in Namibia has left 400,000 people facing hunger, the government said. The government has been criticised for...
Future warming: Issues of magnitude and pace
Aug 07, 2013 (SPX)
Researchers reviewed the likelihood of continued changes to the terrestrial climate, including an analysis of a collection of 27 climate models. If emissions of...
Climate strongly affects human conflict and violence worldwide
Aug 07, 2013 (SPX)
Shifts in climate are strongly linked to human violence around the world, with even relatively minor departures from normal temperature or rainfall substantiall...
Climate change occurring 10 times faster than at any time in past 65 million years
Aug 07, 2013 (SPX)
The planet is undergoing one of the largest changes in climate since the dinosaurs went extinct. But what might be even more troubling for humans, plants and an...
Climate change said affecting global spread of infectious diseases
Aug 02, 2013 (UPI)
Climate change affects the spread of infectious diseases worldwide with serious impacts to human health and biodiversity conservation, disease ecologists say. W...
Climate said changing at fastest rate in past 65 million years
Aug 01, 2013 (UPI)
Climate change is occurring faster now --10 times faster -- than at any time in the past 65 million years, researchers in the United States say. If the trend of...
Australia's new supercomputer a boon for climate scientists
Jul 31, 2013 (AFP)
Australia's most powerful computer was unveiled Wednesday, in a boost for climate scientists who need to crunch vast amounts of data to make forecasts and pinpo...
What can plants reveal about global climate change?
Jul 31, 2013 (SPX)
Diverse approaches and techniques may be the key to revealing the complex relationships between plants and wide-scale biological changes. Recently, climate chan...
Beijing to weigh administrative duties against climate
Jul 28, 2013 (UPI)
The performance of Chinese decision-makers will be vetted in part by their environmental stewardship, a political document said. A briefing issued Sunday by the...
Shifting patterns of temperature volatility in the climate system
Jul 26, 2013 (SPX)
In recent decades there has been increased variability in yearly temperature records for large parts of Europe and North America, according to a study published...
Cost of Arctic methane release could be 'size of global economy'
Jul 26, 2013 (SPX)
Researchers have warned of an "economic time-bomb" in the Arctic, following a ground-breaking analysis of the likely cost of methane emissions in the region. Wr...
Tropical ecosystems regulate variations in Earth's carbon dioxide levels
Jul 24, 2013 (SPX)
The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that a temperature anomaly of just 1+ C (in near surface air temperat...
Scientists discover new variability in iron supply to the oceans with climate implications
Jul 23, 2013 (SPX)
supply of dissolved iron to oceans around continental shelves has been found to be more variable by region than previously believed - with implications for futu...
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