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NSF-Funded Study to Explore How Climate Change Affects Agriculture in Missouri

A $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation will allow a consortium of Missouri universities and research institutions, including Saint Louis University, to study how climate change is likely to affect agriculture in the state.

8 Aug 2014

Satellite Data Helps Analyze Effects of Aerosol Levels on Climate

Of all the factors that influence Earth's changing climate, the effect that tiny particles in Earth's atmosphere called aerosols have on clouds is the least well understood. Aerosols scatter and absorb incoming sunlight and affect the formation and properties of clouds.

6 Aug 2014

IBM to Provide Free Computing Power to Scientists Studying Climate Change-related Issues

In support of the updated Climate Data Initiative announced by the White House today, IBM will provide eligible scientists studying climate change-related issues with free access to dedicated virtual supercomputing and a platform to engage the public in their research.

30 Jul 2014

TRACE Project to Study Impact of Climate Change on Tropical Rainforests

Michigan Technological University researchers are joining US Forest Service and US Geological Survey scientists in the only tropical rainforest in the United States, to get a handle on the impact that climate change—particularly warming—is likely to have on the tropical forests of the world.

29 Jul 2014

New House of Lords Committee to Consider How Recent Changes in the Arctic Affect the UK

Klaus Dodds, Professor of Geopolitics at Royal Holloway, University of London has been appointed the specialist advisor to House of Lords Select Committee on the Arctic.

28 Jul 2014

International Research Team Calculates Water Flows Around the Dead Sea

Tel Aviv/Halle, Saale. The drinking water resources on the eastern, Jordanian side of the Dead Sea could decline severe as a result of climate change than those on the western, Israeli and Palestinian side.

24 Jul 2014

Beef Cattle More Responsible for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Than Other Types of Animals

Eating meat contributes to climate change, due to greenhouse gasses emitted by livestock. New research finds that livestock emissions are on the rise and that beef cattle are responsible for far more greenhouse gas emissions than other types of animals. It is published by Climatic Change.

22 Jul 2014

Turbulent Mixing in Deep Ocean Waters Affects Global Ocean Circulation and Climate

A new study has found that turbulent mixing in the deep waters of the Southern Ocean, which has a profound effect on global ocean circulation and climate, varies with the strength of surface eddies – the ocean equivalent of storms in the atmosphere – and possibly also wind speeds.

22 Jul 2014

New Study Reveals that Plants' Size, Age Impact Productivity More Than Temperature

The size and age of plants has more of an impact on their productivity than temperature and precipitation, according to a landmark study by University of Arizona researchers.

21 Jul 2014

NASA's Aura Satellite Continues to Help Scientists Understand Climate Change

Nitrogen and oxygen make up nearly 99 percent of Earth's atmosphere. The remaining one percent is comprised of gases that -- although present in small concentrations -- can have a big impact on life on Earth.

18 Jul 2014