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Consensus Statement Sounds Alarm on Climate Change

Stanford scientists joined colleagues in presenting California Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday with a consensus statement sounding the alarm on climate change and urging action on pollution, population growth, overconsumption and other global environmental challenges.

27 May 2013

Alaska’s Melting Glaciers are Largest Contributors to Rising Sea Levels

Alaska's melting glaciers remain one of the largest contributors to the world's rising sea levels, say two University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists.

23 May 2013

New Insights on How Climate Change Affects Species Interactions

UCLA life scientists provide important new details on how climate change will affect interactions between species in research published online May 21 in the Journal of Animal Ecology. This knowledge, they say, is critical to making accurate predictions and informing policymakers of how species are likely to be impacted by rising temperatures.

22 May 2013

Agreement on Provincial Share of Total Greenhouse Gas Reduction Critical to Address Climate-Change Challenge

To reach Canada's goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 17 per cent below the 2005 level by the year 2020, federal and provincial governments, led by the Prime Minister and provincial premiers, must reach agreement on what portion of the total GHG reduction will be provided by each province say researchers from the University of Toronto's School of the Environment. Their report is being sent to all Canadian federal and provincial governments, opposition parties and other participants in the climate policy dialogue.

17 May 2013

UBThisSummer Lecture Series to Showcase UB’s Research Pertaining to the Environment

“The Environment” is the theme of the eighth edition of the UBThisSummer Lecture Series, the annual summer series of talks by prominent UB faculty members.

17 May 2013

Restricting Greenhouse Warming May Help Reduce Decline of Tropical Coral Reef Habitats

Limiting the amount of warming experienced by the world's oceans in the future could buy some time for tropical coral reefs, say researchers from the University of Bristol.

15 May 2013

Interdisciplinary Studies at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve May Help Conserve the Planet

The Stanford campus is peppered with laboratories conducting bleeding-edge research. It is home to some of the world's finest advanced robotics and nanotechnology labs, filled with scientists busily working to create a future filled with autonomous cars, ultra-efficient solar technology and new treatments for the most debilitating neurological diseases. There's even a particle accelerator.

15 May 2013

Researchers Identify Major Seeds on Which Climate Influencing Cirrus Clouds Form

At any given time, cirrus clouds — the thin wisps of vapor that trail across the sky — cover nearly one-third of the globe. These clouds coalesce in the upper layers of the troposphere, often more than 10 miles above the Earth’s surface.

10 May 2013

Earth's Climate Sensitivity to Carbon Dioxide may be Higher than Previously Suggested

The Arctic was very warm during a period roughly 3.5 to 2 million years ago--a time when research suggests that the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was roughly comparable to today's--leading to the conclusion that relatively small fluctuations in carbon dioxide levels can have a major influence on Arctic climate, according to a new analysis of the longest terrestrial sediment core ever collected in the Arctic.

10 May 2013

Fresh Insight into Impact of Climate Change on Production of Greenland Icebergs

While the impact of climate change on the surface of the Greenland ice sheet has been widely studied, a clear understanding of the key process of iceberg production has eluded researchers for many years.

9 May 2013