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In ancient rocks, scientists see a climate cycle working across deep time
May 08, 2018 (SPX)
They showed that the cycle has been stable for hundreds of millions of years, from before the rise of dinosaurs, and is still active today. The research may hav...
Earth's orbital changes have influenced climate, life for at least 215M years
May 08, 2018 (SPX)
"It's an astonishing result because this long cycle, which had been predicted from planetary motions through about 50 million years ago, has been confirmed thro...
Atmospheric CO2 levels in April hit highest average ever recorded
May 04, 2018 (UPI)
Last year, a sensor at Hawaii's Mauna Loa Observatory recorded a CO2 reading above 410 ppm. It was the first time CO2 concentrations had been that high in milli...
Total EU carbon emissions rise 1.8 percent last year: Eurostat
May 04, 2018 (AFP)
The Eurostat statistics office said carbon dioxide emissions rose 1.8 percent across the 28-nation bloc last year over 2016, with the highest increases in Malta...
Scientists project a drier Amazon and wetter Indonesia in the future
May 01, 2018 (SPX)
"People tend to think that most of the disruption will come from heat going into the oceans, which, in turn, will alter wind patterns," said James Randerson, UC...
Dramatic action needed on climate change: UN
Apr 30, 2018 (AFP)
"Our window of time for addressing climate change is closing very quickly," Patricia Espinosa told journalists. "We need to dramatically increase our ambition."...
In southern Iraq, drought tightens its grip
Apr 25, 2018 (AFP)
There used to be no need for a well in his village, but a creeping drought is now threatening agriculture and livelihoods in the area. "Last year, the river sta...
Saskatchewan province goes to court to fight Canada carbon tax
Apr 25, 2018 (AFP)
The case asks the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal to rule on what it says is federal over-reach and meddling in its affairs. "We do not believe the federal governm...
China may avoid 94,000 deaths with climate policies: study
Apr 23, 2018 (AFP)
The country has pledged to reach peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 at the latest and to cut carbon emissions per unit of economic output (GDP) by 60-65 perc...
California to 'whiplash' between drought, floods: study
Apr 23, 2018 (AFP)
The Golden State has already experienced a rapid rise in such "whiplash" events -- careering from a record multi-year drought between 2012 and 2016, to heavy fl...
Michael Bloomberg pledges $4.5m to Paris climate deal
Apr 23, 2018 (AFP)
"America made a commitment and as an American if the government's not going to do it we all have responsibility," he told CBS's Face the Nation. Last June, US P...
Surviving climate change, then and now
Apr 22, 2018 (SPX)
Analyzing ancient tools, ornaments and human remains from a prehistoric rock shelter called Riparo Bombrini, in Liguria on the Italian Riviera, archeologists at...
Trudeau urges nations to make Paris climate deal 'reality'
Apr 17, 2018 (AFP)
Trudeau, one of just a handful of foreign leaders given the honour of a parliament speech since 1958, said the risks presented by global warming could be tackle...
Unusual climate during Roman times plunged Eurasia into hunger and disease
Apr 16, 2018 (SPX)
An extended period of little light may make it difficult for humans to survive. The level of production of plants is dependent on the amount of available sunlig...
More frequent droughts mean fewer flowers for bees
Apr 13, 2018 (UPI)
When researchers at the University of Exeter and the University of Manchester analyzed the impact of droughts on flower blooms, they found drought conditions ha...
October trial set for US kids' climate change lawsuit
Apr 12, 2018 (AFP)
The case, Juliana v. United States, will be heard before US District Court Judge Ann Aiken in Eugene, Oregon, said a statement on Thursday from Our Children's T...
Florida's cities are experiencing shorter, more intense wet seasons
Apr 12, 2018 (UPI)
The new research, detailed this week in the journal Climate and Atmospheric Science, suggests urban development is altering local climate patterns. Scientists a...
Tiny Sea Creatures Hold Secrets to Earth's Climate
Apr 11, 2018 (SPX)
To answer those questions and others, NASA's North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study (NAAMES) mission began its fourth and final deployment, making ...
Climate change makes mountain tops bloom, for now
Apr 04, 2018 (AFP)
Looking at more than 300 summits scattered across the continent, they found that five times as many plant types migrated to higher ground over the last decade t...
First direct observations of methane's increasing greenhouse effect at the Earth's surface
Apr 03, 2018 (SPX)
These findings were published online April 2 in the journal Nature Geoscience in an article entitled "Observationally derived rise in methane surface forcing me...
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