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Collective Framing of Climate Change Causes More Effective than Individual, UC San Diego Study Suggests

What can you do about climate change? The better question might be: What can we do about climate change? University of California San Diego researchers show in a new study that framing the issue collectively is significantly more effective than emphasis on personal responsibility.

5 May 2016

Tropical Cyclones Play Major Role in Increased Carbon Uptake by Southeast U.S. Forests

For people who reside in the southeastern United States, hurricanes continue to be a major source of worry, but according to a new study, residents of this region may now have a major upside on how to offset global warming. Earlier, Duke environmental engineer Ana Barros performed a study, which showed that a steady landfall of tropical cyclones is important for the region’s water supply and this can ultimately help in reducing droughts.

4 May 2016

Warmer Temperatures Spur Algal Growth and Affect Lakes in Oilsands Region

Researchers from government agencies and academia have collaborated on a new research project, which revealed that climate warming has contributed to an increased growth of algae in the Athabasca oilsands area of northern Alberta.

4 May 2016

Researchers Predict Rising Temperatures to be Ominous Symptoms of Global Climate Change

The vast majority of Americans have experienced more favorable weather conditions over the past 40 years, researchers from New York University and Duke University have found. The trend is projected to reverse over the course of the coming century, but that shift may come too late to spur demands for policy responses to address climate change.

21 Apr 2016

More CO2 in Air Could Mitigate Projected Damage to Crops Caused by Climate Change

Many scientists fear that global warming will hit staple food crops hard, with heat stress, extreme weather events and water shortages. On the other hand, higher levels of carbon dioxide--the main cause of ongoing warming--is known to boost many plants' productivity, and reduce their use of water.

19 Apr 2016

Dartmouth Researchers Explore Impact of Clear-Cutting on Climate Change

Clear-cutting loosens up carbon stored in forest soils, increasing the chances it will return to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide and contribute to climate change, a Dartmouth College study shows.

18 Apr 2016

Employing Good Soil Practices Could Help Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Here’s the scientific dirt: Soil can help reduce global warming.

7 Apr 2016

New Report Outlines Recommendations to Address Increase in Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia

The ocean chemistry along the West Coast of North America is changing rapidly because of global carbon dioxide emissions, and the governments of Oregon, California, Washington and British Columbia can take actions now to offset and mitigate the effects of these changes.

5 Apr 2016

Integrating Coal Gasification with Fuel Cells Enables More-Efficient Electricity Generation from Coal

Most of the world’s nations have agreed to make substantial reductions in their greenhouse gas emissions, but achieving these goals is still a considerable technological, economic, and political challenge.

4 Apr 2016

Study Reveals New Cause of Exceptional Melting of Greenland Ice Sheet

A new study by researchers from Denmark and Canada's York University, published in Geophysical Research Letters, has found that the climate models commonly used to simulate melting of the Greenland ice sheet tend to underestimate the impact of exceptionally warm weather episodes on the ice sheet.

4 Apr 2016