CLIMATE SCIENCE

Climate Science News

3,796 articles

North America may face 'megadrought'
Jul 30, 2012 (UPI)
The drought in western North America from 2000 to 2004 was the strongest in 800 years but may be a "new normal" for most of the coming century, scientists say. ...
Rise in temperatures and CO2 follow each other closely in climate change
Jul 26, 2012 (SPX)
The greatest climate change the world has seen in the last 100,000 years was the transition from the ice age to the warm interglacial period. New research from ...
US drought woes deepen
Jul 26, 2012 (AFP)
The drought in America's breadbasket is intensifying at an unprecedented rate, experts warned Thursday, driving concern food prices could soar if crops in the w...
Southern French worms wriggle as far north as Ireland
Jul 25, 2012 (AFP)
A community of French earthworms has been discovered stealthily colonising a farm in Ireland, possibly aided by global warming to thrive so far north of their n...
Asia unlikely to achieve climate, poverty goals unless women's rights are recognized
Jul 24, 2012 (SPX)
New research released by the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) shows that despite more understanding, more resources, and policy recommendations, women cont...
Generation X is surprisingly unconcerned about climate change
Jul 23, 2012 (SPX)
As the nation suffers through a summer of record-shattering heat, a University of Michigan report finds that Generation X is lukewarm about climate change-uninf...
No end in sight for US drought: experts
Jul 19, 2012 (AFP)
There is no end in sight to a vast hot spell causing the worst US drought in 25 years, with more high temperatures and dry weather anticipated over the next few...
Worst drought in five decades ravages US
Jul 18, 2012 (AFP)
Weather forecasters see no end in sight to the worst US drought in five decades, a blistering heatwave that has wilted crops across America's crucial breadbaske...
Caution needed with new greenhouse gas emission standards
Jul 18, 2012 (SPX)
Policy makers need to be cautious in setting new 'low-carbon' standards for greenhouse gas emissions for oil sands-derived fuels as well as fuels from conventio...
US drought worst in 25 years, food prices to rise
Jul 18, 2012 (AFP)
A drought scouring the farming heartlands of the United States is the worst for 25 years and could drive up food prices, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said ...
Worst drought in 5 decades ravages US
Jul 18, 2012 (AFP)
Weather forecasters see no end in sight to the worst US drought in five decades, a blistering heatwave that has wilted crops across America's crucial breadbaske...
Nuclear weapons' surprising contribution to climate science
Jul 17, 2012 (SPX)
Nuclear weapons testing may at first glance appear to have little connection with climate change research. But key Cold War research laboratories and the scienc...
Germany seeks Petersberg climate boost
Jul 16, 2012 (UPI)
Germany says it's aiming to deliver a kick-start to international climate change negotiations at Monday's third Petersberg Climate Dialogue. The two-day confere...
US suffers worst drought in 56 years
Jul 16, 2012 (AFP)
The United States is experiencing its widest-spread drought in 56 years, according to a release by the nation's meteorological agency Monday. The National Ocean...
Iran drought part of 'soft war' by West: VP
Jul 16, 2012 (AFP)
The drought in southern Iran is part of a "soft war" launched against the Islamic republic by the West, the Fars news agency quoted an Iranian vice president as...
Climate Change May Lead to Fewer - But More Violent - Thunderstorms
Jul 12, 2012 (SPX)
Researchers are working to identify exactly how a changing climate will impact specific elements of weather, such as clouds, rainfall, and lightning. A Tel Aviv...
Climate in northern Europe reconstructed for the past 2,000 years
Jul 11, 2012 (SPX)
An international team including scientists from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has published a reconstruction of the climate in northern Europe over ...
Northeast Brazil reels from worst drought in 30 years
Jul 11, 2012 (AFP)
The worst drought to hit Brazil's impoverished northeast in 30 years is wreaking havoc among thousands of local farmers, including small producers like Jose Hol...
US Drought Monitor shows record-breaking expanse of drought across US
Jul 10, 2012 (SPX)
More of the United States is in moderate drought or worse than at any other time in the 12-year history of the U.S. Drought Monitor, officials from the National...
Dozens dead in US heat as relief rolls in
Jul 08, 2012 (AFP)
A crippling heat wave that has held large swathes of the United States hostage gave way slightly on Sunday -- but not before leaving dozens dead in several stat...
Buy Advertising About Us Editorial & Other Enquiries Privacy statement
The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, is Copyright 1995-2026 Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principles for news reporting and research purposes.