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NASA Satellite Data Reveals Antarctic Ozone Hole Bit Below Average in 2013

The ozone hole that forms each year in the stratosphere over Antarctica was slightly smaller in 2013 than average in recent decades, according to NASA satellite data.

28 Oct 2013

Theory on Warmth of Planet for Sustaining Planet’s Earliest Life Form Ruled Out

The mystery of why life on Earth evolved when it did has deepened with the publication of a new study in the journal Science today (Friday).

7 Oct 2013

Climate Change Causing Trees to Speed up Life Cycles

Many climate studies have predicted that tree species will respond to global warming by migrating via seed dispersal to cooler climates. But a new study of 65 different species in 31 eastern states finds evidence of a different, unexpected response.

12 Sep 2013

New Study Reveals Impact of Global Warming on Likelihood of Record Heat

Drought shriveled crops in the Midwest, massive wildfires raged in the West and East Coast cities sweltered. The summer of 2012 was a season of epic proportions, especially July, the hottest month in the history of U.S. weather record keeping.

7 Sep 2013

Ozone Depletion over the South Pole Affects Extreme Daily Precipitation in Austral Summer

The new study by Prof. Sarah Kang from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), showed that the ozone depletion over the South Pole has affected the extreme daily precipitation in the austral summer, for December, January, and February (DJF). This work was published in the journal Geophysical Research Letter. (Title: “Modeling evidence that ozone depletion has impacted extreme precipitation in the austral summer”, Vol. 40, 1-6, doi:10.1002/grl.50796, 2013)

31 Aug 2013

CO2 Solutions’ Carbon Capture Technology Helps Exceed Milestones for Alberta Oil Sands Project

CO2 Solutions Inc., an innovator in the field of enzyme-enabled carbon capture technology, today announced that it has met and exceeded the first two technical performance milestones for its Alberta Oil Sands project. The Company demonstrated its patented carbon capture technology is at least one-third less expensive than existing carbon capture technology in terms of energy consumption, and can withstand the rigors of industrial application.

31 Aug 2013

Fossil Fuel Emissions May Cause Coral Reef Ecosystems to Shift to the Sub-Tropics

The best real estate for coral reefs over the coming decades will no longer be around the equator but in the sub-tropics, new research from the University of Bristol suggests.

30 Aug 2013

Cooling of Eastern Pacific Ocean Waters Linked to Attenuation of Worldwide Temperature Increase

New research by Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego climate scientists attributes the attenuation of a worldwide temperature increase to a cooling of eastern Pacific Ocean waters, one that counteracts the warming effect of greenhouse gases.

29 Aug 2013

New Efficient and Cheaper Method for Capturing Carbon Dioxide Granted US Patent

An innovative method for stripping greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide from industrial emissions is potentially cheaper and more efficient than current methods, according to a United States patent based on research by Dr. Jason E. Bara, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering at The University of Alabama.

28 Aug 2013

Terrestrial Ecosystems Absorb Less Carbon Dioxide Due to Extreme Climate Events

When the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere rises, the Earth not only heats up, but extreme weather events, such as lengthy droughts, heat waves, heavy rain and violent storms, may become more frequent.

16 Aug 2013