News articles tagged with 'greenhouse'
Think globally, but act locally when studying plants, animals, global warming
— 21 Mar 2011 16:27 | EnvironmentGlobal warming is clearly affecting plants and animals, but we should not try to tease apart the specific contribution of greenhouse gas driven climate change to extinctions or declines…
Sugarcane bioethanol: Environmental implications
— 3 Mar 2011 12:47 | EnvironmentResearchers have long promoted biofuels produced from crop biomass as an environmentally sustainable source of renewable energy. A recent study questions whether the potential climate…
Dry lake reveals evidence of southwestern 'megadroughts'
— 1 Mar 2011 18:51 | EnvironmentThere's an old saying that if you don't like the weather in New Mexico, wait five minutes. Maybe it should be amended to 10,000 years, according to new research…
Choose less contaminating products thanks to eco-labelling
— 17 Feb 2011 17:15 | EnvironmentEnsuring the sustainability of the products we use is a fundamental challenge for society, and is becoming ever more important for consumers and companies. A researcher from the University…
If greenhouse gas emissions stopped now, Earth still would likely get warmer
— 16 Feb 2011 04:14 | EnvironmentWhile governments debate about potential policies that might curb the emission of greenhouse gases, new University of Washington research shows that the world is already committed to…
Arctic climate variation under ancient greenhouse conditions
— 12 Feb 2011 19:52 | EnvironmentTiny organisms preserved in marine sediments hold clues about Arctic climate variation during an ancient episode of greenhouse warming…
2 severe Amazon droughts in 5 years alarms scientists
— 4 Feb 2011 16:22 | EnvironmentNew research shows that the 2010 Amazon drought may have been even more devastating to the region's rainforests than the unusual 2005 drought, which was previously billed as a one-in-100…
Wolverine population threatened by climate change
— 4 Feb 2011 15:52 | EnvironmentThe aggressive wolverine may not be powerful enough to survive climate change in the contiguous United States, new research concludes…
Ice cores yield rich history of climate change
— 3 Feb 2011 17:27 | EnvironmentOn Friday, Jan. 28 in Antarctica, a research team investigating the last 100,000 years of Earth's climate history reached an important milestone completing the main ice core to a depth…
MU scientists find new farming method to reduce greenhouse gases, increase farm yields
— 14 Jan 2011 16:47 | EnvironmentU.S. agricultural practices create 58 percent of nitrous oxide in the world, which is the third most prevalent greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. Scientists believe nitrous oxide contributes…