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Birds may need a hand to weather climate change

Feb 06, 2013 (SPX)

A new study led by Durham University and BirdLife International, shows that many bird species are likely to suffer under future climate change, and will require...

Energy leaders say climate crisis more urgent

Feb 06, 2013 (AFP)

Energy industry leaders on Wednesday called for a fresh push in the fight against climate change and urged governments to make it easier for the world's poor to...

Understanding the historical probability of drought

Feb 06, 2013 (SPX)

Droughts can severely limit crop growth, causing yearly losses of around $8 billion in the United States. But it may be possible to minimize those losses if far...

Climate change clues from tiny marine algae -- ancient and modern

Feb 06, 2013 (SPX)

Microscopic ocean algae called coccolithophores are providing clues about the impact of climate change both now and many millions of years ago. The study found ...

New research shows complexity of global warming

Feb 05, 2013 (SPX)

Global warming from greenhouse gases affects rainfall patterns in the world differently than that from solar heating, according to a study by an international t...

Climate markets to be driven by space technology

Feb 05, 2013 (SPX)

The UK is set to build on its success as a leader in the provision of climate data and services, with a new strategy to increase the use of space technology in ...

Global warming less extreme than feared?

Feb 01, 2013 (SPX)

Policymakers are attempting to contain global warming at less than 2C. New estimates from a Norwegian project on climate calculations indicate this target may b...

Study finds energy use in cities has global climate effects

Feb 01, 2013 (SPX)

The heat generated by everyday energy consumption in metropolitan areas is significant enough to influence the character of major atmospheric circulation system...

Schwarzenegger calls for 'hip, sexy' environmentalism

Jan 31, 2013 (AFP)

Arnold Schwarzenegger called Thursday for an end to "doom and gloom" environmentalism as he hosted the first conference of his new green movement fostering acti...

Santiago de Chile will get drier and warmer

Jan 31, 2013 (SPX)

Already nowadays ten per cent or more of the population in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago de Chile is affected by extreme heat or floods. These threats wil...

Cities Affect Temperatures For Thousands Of Miles

Jan 31, 2013 (SPX)

Even if you live more than 1,000 miles from the nearest large city, it could be affecting your weather. In a new study that shows the extent to which human acti...

Global Hawk Supports Studies on Climate Change

Jan 30, 2013 (SPX)

A Northrop Grumman built NASA Global Hawk is now conducting science missions to study the impact of atmospheric change on the Earth's climate. The Global Hawk i...

Public Acceptance of Climate Change Affected by Word Usage

Jan 24, 2013 (SPX)

Public acceptance of climate change's reality may have been influenced by the rate at which words moved from scientific journals into the mainstream, according ...

Japan ready to ditch target for emissions cut: govt

Jan 24, 2013 (AFP)

Japan is likely to abandon an ambitious pledge to slash greenhouse gas emissions by a quarter, the top government spokesman said Thursday. Asked to confirm if t...

Outside View: Sensible policies on climate

Jan 24, 2013 (UPI)

Once again, U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the United States must respond to the threat of climate change; however, putting the U.S. economy in a stra...

Researchers analyse 'rock dissolving' method of geoengineering

Jan 23, 2013 (SPX)

The benefits and side effects of dissolving particles in our ocean's surfaces to increase the marine uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2), and therefore reduce the ex...

Obama to build on first term climate change efforts

Jan 22, 2013 (AFP)

President Barack Obama still wants to tackle climate change in a way that does not hurt the US economy or jobs, and has yet to frame an immediate plan for actio...

Climate: 'Rock' fix for oceans is badly flawed: study

Jan 22, 2013 (AFP)

Claims that global warming can be braked by dissolving huge quantities of rock in the sea to absorb carbon emissions are laden with flaws, a study published on ...

China, Australia top 'carbon bomb' ranking

Jan 22, 2013 (UPI)

China and Australia rank the highest among 14 planned oil, natural gas and coal projects that would increase global greenhouse gas emissions 20 percent, a Green...

Climate change to profoundly affect the Midwest in coming decades

Jan 21, 2013 (SPX)

In the coming decades, climate change will lead to more frequent and more intense Midwest heat waves while degrading air and water quality and threatening publi...