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NERC Awards £1 Million to Study Impact of Storms on River Pollution

The Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC) has awarded a grant of more than £1 million to measure the impact of storms on river pollution. A consortium of scientists belonging to the National Oceanography Centre, and the universities of Southampton, East Anglia and Portsmouth has received the award.

4 Sep 2012

Comfort Laboratory are Exploring Ways to Reduce Building Energy Consumption

The Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency and Minister for Industry and Innovation in Australia, Greg Combet will be opening the country’s first comfort laboratory on 31, August 2012.

1 Sep 2012

Specialized Aircraft the Best Option for Delivering Solar Geoengineering Materials

Reducing the amount of sunlight that hits the Earth may help reduce the detrimental effects of climate change. Scientists have performed a study on the affordability and feasibility of delivering solar geoengineering materials into the stratosphere in order to reduce this effect.

31 Aug 2012

International Conference to Present Solutions for Adaptability to Climate Change

In an initiative indicating the active engagement of Nordic countries in climate change research, The Second Nordic International Conference on Climate Change Adaptation is scheduled to be held towards the end of August in Helsinki.

30 Aug 2012

Carbonate Compensation Depth Reflects Earth's History of Climate Change

Scientists have revealed new knowledge about Earth's history of climate change.

30 Aug 2012

DFG Extends Grant for Climate Research on Stratosphere

Freie Universität Berlin researchers are investigating fluctuations in the stratosphere. Their effect on the climate system will further be supported with funds from the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) for three subsequent years.

27 Aug 2012

Agulhas Current May Offset Destabilizing Effect of Arctic Ice Meltdown

The Agulhas Current may be stabilizing the climate of the planet which is facing irreversible global warming.

24 Aug 2012

Study Provides New Insights into Climate Change in Antarctic Peninsula

A study reported in the Nature journal by a team of polar scientists from France, Australia and the United Kingdom has provided new insights into climate change in the Antarctic Peninsula region and the possible reasons for the collapse of its ice shelves.

24 Aug 2012

Sediment Sample from Dead Sea Provide Insight into Climatic Past

Researchers from the University of Bonn’s Steinmann-Institute for Geology, Mineralogy and Paleontology in conjunction with Israel’s Geological Service and German Research Center for Geosciences have been able to deduce the climatic conditions of the Dead Sea over the last 10,000 years by studying the fossilized pollen present in soil samples obtained by drilling for 21 m in the west bank of the Dead Sea at the oasis Ein Gedi.

23 Aug 2012

Michael Fish Completes BASE Jump to Raise Awareness on Climate Change

Michael Fish, a 68 year old British TV weatherman associated with BBC, completed a BASE jump in association with Rapanui Clothing to create awareness on climate change. Michael Fish trained with qualified urban BASE jumpers in order to successfully complete the freefall jump. A parachute was used to land.

23 Aug 2012