Climate Change Could Affect Forest Species Indirectly
Climatological data from the past 50 years uncover unexpected ecological trends observed in the northern hardwood forest in New England. These might change the composition...
U.S. Congress Tries to Squash Military Biofuel Program
Although a relationship between the Department of Defense and the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) seems an unlikely marriage, there is method to the...
Obama Recognizes Climate Change, But Does He Lack Conviction?
US President Barack Obama, recently elected to a second term in office, made little mention of climate change during the preceding debates. Climate change...
Global Drought Predictions Overestimated and Uncertain, Study Says
The journal Nature published a study, which strongly criticizes the Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), used as the basis by IPCC in their 4th...
Atmospheric Humidity Measurements Improve Prediction of Climatological Models
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2007 calculated a range between 2 and 4.5 °C of temperature rise given that the amount of carbon...
Contrary to Popular Belief, 77% of Americans Worry About Climate Change
Americans have a reputation as cynical climate change deniers. Despite data that the arctic is melting, crops are dying in droves, and hurricanes are...
US Rangelands Severely Affected by Climate Change
Climate change has long been a hot topic, but the effects of climate change on US range and grazing lands is often overlooked. Soil...
Classic French Cars Could Get Banned From Paris
Change is hard, and sometimes drastic, and in the case of Paris' Mayor Bertrand Delanoe, grounds for accusation. Delanoe has been trying for more...
The Year 2011 Breaks Records For Greenhouse Gas Emissions
China remains on top of the World’s largest producers of carbon dioxide emissions, contributing greatly towards the new record of 34 billion tonnes of...
EU Airport Pollution Tax Suspended Temporarily
The controversial carbon tax might be suspended for a year on flights to and from non-European nations. This is the proposal given by EU...
