News articles tagged with 'warming' (Page 2)
Ancient 'hyperthermals' a guide to anticipated climate changes
— 17 Mar 2011 18:39 | EnvironmentBursts of intense global warming that have lasted tens of thousands of years have taken place more frequently throughout history than previously believe, according to evidence gathered…
CO2 emissions from biomass combustion
— 17 Mar 2011 17:54 | EnvironmentAn article in the current issue of Global Change Biology Bioenergy proposes a new method to account for CO2 emissions from biomass combustion in bioenergy systems…
Northern peatlands a misunderstood player in climate change
— 15 Mar 2011 21:23 | EnvironmentUniversity of Alberta researchers have determined that the influence of northern peatlands on the prehistorical record of climate change has been over estimated, but the vast northern…
Water for an integrative climate paradigm
— 14 Mar 2011 20:36 | EnvironmentInternational climate negotiations are deadlocked between the affluent global North and 'developing' South, between political Left and Right, and between believers and deniers. Now,…
Algal antifreeze makes inroads into ice
— 4 Mar 2011 14:05 | BiologySea-ice algae - the important first rung of the food web each spring in places like the Arctic Ocean - can engineer ice to its advantage, according to the first published findings about…
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…
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…
More frequent drought likely in eastern Africa
— 29 Jan 2011 18:37 | EnvironmentThe increased frequency of drought observed in eastern Africa over the last 20 years is likely to continue as long as global temperatures continue to rise, according to new research…
Warming North Atlantic water tied to heating Arctic, according to new study
— 28 Jan 2011 16:36 | EnvironmentThe temperatures of North Atlantic Ocean water flowing north into the Arctic Ocean adjacent to Greenland - the warmest water in at least 2,000 years - are likely related to the amplification…