
Koalas Under Threat From Climate Change
New research shows increased
temperatures and carbon
dioxide levels are a threat
to the Australian national
icon, the koala. Biologists
have been researching the
effects of carbon dioxide
... > full story

Scientists Endure Arctic For Last Campaign Prior To CryoSat-2 Launch
An international group of
scientists has swapped their
comfortable offices for one
of the most inhospitable
environments on the planet
... > full story

Climate Models Overheat Antarctica, New Study Finds
Computer analyses of global
climate have consistently
overstated warming in
Antarctica, new research
concludes. The study can
help scientists improve
... > full story

Amazon Under Threat From Cleaner Air
The Amazon rainforest, so
crucial to the Earth's
climate system, is coming
under threat from cleaner
air say prominent climate
scientists. The new study
identifies a link between
... > full story
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Carbon Dioxide Capture And Storage: Grasping At Straws In The Climate Debate?
May 9, 2008 Great hopes are being placed on undeveloped technology. Capturing and storing carbon dioxide is predicted to be one of the most important measures to counter the threats to our climate. But the ... > full story -
76-teraflop Supercomputer Installed For Critical Research On Climate Change, Severe Weather
May 9, 2008 The National Center for Atmospheric Research has taken delivery of a new IBM supercomputer that will advance research into severe weather and the future of Earth's climate. The supercomputer, known ... > full story -
'Burpless' Grass Cuts Methane Gas From Cattle, May Help Reduce Global Warming
May 8, 2008 A new type of grass may help tackle global warming by cutting the level of methane given off by cows. Researchers are developing a grass that will not only cut the amount of methane cows burp up when ... > full story -
Unmanned Aircraft To Study Southern California Smog And Its Consequences
May 8, 2008 Using sophisticated unmanned aircraft, research scientists hope to assess Southern California's potential for climate change and better understand the sources of air ... > full story -
Farmland Dust Cloud From Ukraine Impact Air Quality As Far As Germany
May 8, 2008 Fallow agricultural land and steppe-formation processes are evidently capable of having a much greater effect on global air quality than was previously assumed. This is the conclusion drawn by ... > full story -
Ponds Found To Take Up Carbon Like World's Oceans
May 8, 2008 Research led by Iowa State University limnologist John Downing finds that ponds around the globe could absorb as much carbon as the world's ... > full story -
Biodiversity: It's In The Water
May 8, 2008 What if hydrology is more important for predicting biodiversity than biology? New research challenges current thinking about biodiversity, and opens up new avenues for predicting how climate change ... > full story -
Hot-air Balloon Research May Improve Tornado Predictions
May 8, 2008 Three hot-air balloons dropped asphalt shingles, lumber, sticks, leaves and pine needles onto a north Alabama landfill, so scientists could gather data needed to improve tornado warnings. The ... > full story -
Federal Polar Bear Research Critically Flawed, Forecasting Expert Asserts
May 8, 2008 Research done by the US Department of the Interior to determine if global warming threatens the polar bear population is so flawed that it cannot be used to justify listing the polar bear as an ... > full story -
Ocean Carbon Cycle Research Gets Boost From Satellite Data
May 7, 2008 The Earth's oceans play a vital role in the carbon cycle, making it imperative that we understand marine biological activity enough to predict how our planet will react to the extra 25,000 million ... > full story
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