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Natural Hazard Early Warning Systems Improved Using GPS Data

Posted by Mila Luleva in Climate Change on May 21, 2013

Scientists claim that the Global Positioning System (GPS) could save millions of lives by providing detailed information about upcoming natural hazards before they have occurred. As the effects of climate change are continuously accelerating, ice sheets are melting, sea level is rising and atmospheric currents are changing, we keep hearing about more and more cases [...]

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The Earth Gets A Reprieve From Global Warming, For Now

Posted by Leigh Kim in Climate Change on May 20, 2013

Climatologists are breathing a collective sigh of relief. New data suggests that over the coming decade, the Earth will warm more slowly than previously thought. However, scientists stress that this is not a long-term reprieve – and temperatures are currently rising faster than they have been for the past 11, 000 years. The Earth warmed [...]

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Scientists Optimistic About Temperature Rise Rates

Posted by Mila Luleva in Climate Change on May 20, 2013

Lower rates of global warming over the past few years do not indicate slower increase in temperatures in a long-term, according to a recent study in Nature Geoscience. An international team of scientists conducted a detailed study, which indicates that the lower rates are associated with the absorption of heat by the Earth’s oceans. Using [...]

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Climate Change Ruining the Earth’s Food Supply

Posted by Leigh Kim in Climate Change on May 18, 2013

Climate change is drastically affecting the ingredients in our daily meals, including the maple syrup on our pancakes, wine in our glass, chocolate in our desserts, and the salmon on our dinner plates. The moister and warmer air in many of the Earth’s locations, mixed with extreme drought conditions in others, is wreaking havoc on [...]

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Climate Change is Man-Made, Scientists Unanimously Agree

Posted by Mila Luleva in Climate Change on May 17, 2013

Scientists from the University of Queensland conducted a survey based on 30,000 scientific peer-reviewed papers published over the past 20 years, identifying that 97.1% of the studies found climate change to be caused by human activities. The findings were published in the journal Environmental Research Letters earlier this week. It was concluded that among scientists, [...]

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Climate Change Affects Insurance Companies, Carbon Tax Taken Seriously

Posted by Mila Luleva in Climate Change, Green Policy on May 15, 2013

As climate change becomes more apparent and the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events become higher, insurance companies are having to face additional and very often unforeseen losses. It is surprising that although the insurance industry is heavily dependant on scientific predictions and research, the sector has not been involved in any discussions related [...]

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CAT Scans Determine Safety of Undersea CO2 Storage

Posted by Leigh Kim in Climate Change on May 14, 2013

Using X-rays and CAT scanners to probe the undersea rock formations and their ability to store CO2 permanently, two petroleum engineering and applied geophysics professors at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have made an interesting discovery. Any time a natural gas, petroleum, coal, or gasoline is burned, CO2 is formed, and too [...]

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Loss in Rainforest Could Lead to Drop of Hydropower Generation

Posted by Mila Luleva in Climate Change, Energy news on May 14, 2013

A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science earlier this week revealed that deforestation in tropical regions will lead to a reduction in hydroenergy output. Scientists explain that rainforests, especially in the Amazon basin, Central Africa and Indonesia, are not only responsible for controlling the carbon cycle, but they also play [...]

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Atmospheric CO2 at Its Highest Last Friday, Scientists Warn

Posted by Mila Luleva in Climate Change on May 13, 2013

The concentration of carbon dioxide, one of the most dangerous greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, has passed 400 parts per million (ppm) milestone on Friday. In human history, a record of such levels have been detected millions of years ago, when sea level has been nearly 40 meters higher than today’s, while the Arctic has [...]

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Vegetarian Diet Key to Curbing Global Warming

Posted by Leigh Kim in Climate Change on May 10, 2013

A recent Cornell University concluded that a global shift toward a vegetarian diet is extremely important in order to combat the worst effects of climate change. Environmentalists stress the need for the general public to understand the connection between land use and the environment. The United Nations has declared that raising animals for food is [...]

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Greenland’s Glacial Melts Seems to be Retreating

Posted by Mila Luleva in Climate Change on May 10, 2013

A study published in the latest issue of Nature suggests that Greenland glacial melt is likely to slow down in the next 100 years. The scientists from The University Centre in Svalbard, Norway, ran a series of simulation models to predict for a first time the behaviour of Greenland‘s outlet glaciers. They established that these [...]

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Arctic Ice Will Soon Melt Completely, Study Says

Posted by Mila Luleva in Climate Change on May 10, 2013

A study conducted by an international team of scientists reveals that the Arctic might soon become an ice-free zone. The research was based on analysis of sediment cores from Lake El’gygytgyn, referred by the authors as “Lake E”, and published in the latest issue of the journal Science. Samples were collected back in 2009, when [...]

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Natural Disturbancies Included in Climate Mitigation Strategies

Posted by Mila Luleva in Climate Change on May 9, 2013

A study by researchers at the Joint Global Change Research Institute at Maryland determined that successful climate mitigation strategies in the future should take into account natural disturbances such as fires and hurricanes, which have impact on world’s forested areas. Forests and other ecosystems that control the global carbon cycle are these that are affected by [...]

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Impact of Methane Emissions On Climate Understated

Posted by Mila Luleva in Climate Change on May 9, 2013

The impact of methane as a greenhouse gas has been severely understated, as the amount that can be released through fracking has been projected for an 100-year period. Considering that emitted methane can last in the environment for just over eight years, governmental decisions about shale gas exploration have been highly criticised. Politicians are said [...]

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