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Carbon Burial Rate in Remote Lakes Doubles in the Last 100 Years, Say Researchers

The rate of carbon burial in remote lakes has doubled over the last 100 years, suggesting even isolated ecosystems are feeling the effects of our changing climate.

28 Nov 2015

Paris Emissions Reduction Pledges Have Potential to Reduce Probability of Severe Warming

More than 190 countries are meeting in Paris next week to create a durable framework for addressing climate change and to implement a process to reduce greenhouse gases over time. A key part of this agreement would be the pledges made by individual countries to reduce their emissions.

28 Nov 2015

Study Reveals Evolutionary Responses of Phytoplankton to Warming Climate

A new study from the University of Exeter, published in the journal Ecology Letters, found that phytoplankton - microscopic water-borne plants - can rapidly evolve tolerance to elevated water temperatures. Globally, phytoplankton absorb as much carbon dioxide as tropical rainforests and so understanding the way they respond to a warming climate is crucial.

27 Nov 2015

New Interactive Climate App Can Help Gauge Future Effects of Carbon Emissions

Launch of an interactive climate model app for smartphones and tablets: CO2 Modeller

27 Nov 2015

New Kind of Rice Emits Nearly Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The creation of a new kind of rice which gives off nearly zero greenhouse gas emissions during its growth has earned kudos for a team of scientists from three continents, including the lead investigator at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

26 Nov 2015

New Power Cell Harnesses Electrical Energy from Blue-Green Algae

As world leaders prepare to gather in France for the 2015 United Nations Conference on Climate Change next week, global warming -- and how to stop it -- is a hot topic.

26 Nov 2015

AAAS Honors UNH Professor for Exceptional Climate Change Modeling Work

University of New Hampshire Earth system science professor Steve Frolking has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Frolking, a research professor of biogeochemistry in UNH's Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space (EOS) and department of Earth sciences, is being recognized for his contributions in understanding the Earth's carbon cycle and its relationship to climate. Election as an AAAS Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers.

24 Nov 2015

Arçelik Group CEO Attends World Bank Group's First Green Competitiveness Event that Aims to Tackle Climate Change

Hakan Bulgurlu, the CEO of Arçelik Group, parent company of Beko brand, spoke at the World Bank Group's first Green Competitiveness event. The discussions aimed at tackling climate change globally and scaling up low-carbon solutions to reduce emissions and enhance competitiveness.

23 Nov 2015

Earth's Oxygen-Rich Atmosphere Likely Happened through Blue-Green Algae Whiffs, Study Finds

Earth's oxygen-rich atmosphere emerged in whiffs from a kind of blue-green algae in shallow oceans around 2.5 billion years ago, according to new research from Canadian and US scientists.

23 Nov 2015

Warming of Arctic Waters May Impact Sensitive Marine Ecosystems in Polar Regions

The warming of arctic waters in the wake of climate change is likely to produce radical changes in the marine habitats of the High North. This is indicated by data from long-term observations in the Fram Strait, which researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) have now analysed. Their most important finding: even a short-term influx of warm water into the Arctic Ocean would suffice to fundamentally impact the local symbiotic communities, from the water's surface down to the deep seas. As the authors recently reported in the journal "Ecological Indicators", that's precisely what happened between 2005 and 2008.

23 Nov 2015