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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

Viridis Africa Confirms Panzaworx as Conference Presentor

Panzaworx, cc is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a participant in the prestigious Second Annual Viridis Africa Clean Technology business and investment matchmaking conference to be held at the exclusive Killarney Country Club in Lower Houghton, Johannesburg, South Africa on the 16th and 17th October 2012.

25 Jul 2012

CO2 Capture from Atmospheric Air Necessary to Address Global Warming

Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have shown the economic and chemical feasibility for extracting CO2 directly from air. They utilized new adsorbent materials in the novel method to capture CO2.

25 Jul 2012

Study Demonstrates Pre-Human Impact on Biodiversity Loss in Northern Madagascar

A study conducted by an international research team headed by Lounès Chickhi, a CNRS researcher and a ground leader at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, has raised questions about the general version that tropical ecosystem destruction is mainly caused by human activity. The study findings propose for reconsideration of the effect of local people on their environment.

24 Jul 2012

JRC, PBL Release Report on Trends in Global CO2 Emissions

The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) have released their annual report on ‘Trends in global CO2 emissions.’

20 Jul 2012

Nature Climate Change Publishes Report on Water Management in Tropical Areas

Nature Climate Change has recently published a research report highlighting how water systems in the humid tropical areas are on the brink of rapid change that will endanger the people of the area because of the risk of contamination of drinking water sources and floods.

19 Jul 2012