climate change
Rising carbon dioxide levels have not only resulted in rising global temperatures, but it seems they have also been adding a splash of green to our planet's arid regions.
More dire news for our planet: according to a UN intergovernmental panel, biodiversity around the globe is not only taking a hit in wildlands such as the rainforest, but in our own backyards as well.
According to recent measurements from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) observatory in Mauna Lao, Hawaii, carbon dioxide emissions have finally passed the dreaded threshold that everyone's been warning about. For the first time in recorded human history, levels of carbon dioxide surpassed 400 parts per million (ppm); a phenomenon that has not graced this planet for millions of years.
The change in climate is expected to cause extreme modifications in rainfall and drought in the certain areas of the world.
As the theory of global warming continues to incite intense debate between clean energy activists and vanguards entrenched industries, a group of scientists have embarked on a study to set the facts straight. Using a recreation of weather patterns "for seven continental-scale regions during the past one to two millennia," the team discovered a thread of long-term cooling, which illustrated "generally cold conditions" from AD 1580 to 1880.
Rising sea levels are expected to begin affecting many coastal cities in the decades to come, and researchers have been scrambling for a way to curb the process. An encouraging new study now states that curbing four key pollutants can effectively slow the rate of sea level rising by 25 to 50 percent.
A new study based on three models of Arctic ice prediction show that the Arctic could lose much of it's summer ice by 2050 or sooner.
The research, conducted by scientists from the University of Reading and University of East Anglia, predicts climate-warming greenhouse gasses will likely increase so-called clear-air turbulence along major air routes.
Nearly 50 years after he started his career with NASA in the field of planetary and climate research, one of NASA's greatest and brightest decided it was time to step away in order to take up the fight against global warming.
Get ready for another piece of Arctic-related climate change news: scientists are now stating that more trees and greenery will popping up in the Arctic due to rising temperatures, further exacerbating global warming.
It's a well-known fact that carbon dioxide is one of the main culprits behind our planet's rising temperatures, but scientists from the University of Georgia have now created a microorganism that can make something useful out of the harmful gas in hopes of alleviating our carbon footprint.
The findings of a new study indicate global temperatures are at a 4,000-year high and will keep rising to a level not seen since before the ice age.
Recent storms such as Sandy and Nemo have even global warming doubtfuls second-guessing the current state of our climate. For years, scientists have warned that climate change patterns would lead to an increase in weather severity, but most people have brushed it off with a 'we'll deal with it when it happens' attitude. Well, it is happening, and a recent study supports it.
Overnight, streets throughout Italy and Greece turned into rivers as torrential rains flooded south eastern Europe on Friday leaving many neighborhoods in ruin
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., along with other celebrities and renowned scientists including James Hansen, was arrested yesterday after tying himself to a White House gate during a protest against the proposed construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, the Associate Press reports.
