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Global Warming Predicted To Hasten Carbon Release From Peat Bogs
November 10, 2008 — Billions of tons of carbon sequestered in the world's peat bogs could be released into the atmosphere in the coming decades as a result of global warming, according to a new analysis of the interplay ... > full story -
When It Comes To Sea Level Changing Glaciers, New NASA Technique Measures Up
November 10, 2008 — Scientists have used satellite data to make the most precise measurements to date of changes in the mass of mountain glaciers in the Gulf of Alaska, a region expected to be a significant contributor ... > full story -
Emerging Carbon Finance Market Will Play Critical Role In Addressing Climate Change, Experts Say
November 10, 2008 — Climate change is an unprecedented global problem and an emerging carbon finance market will play a critical role in addressing it, asserts a newly published Yale ... > full story -
Carbon Dioxide Levels Already In Danger Zone, Revised Theory Shows
November 9, 2008 — If climate disasters are to be averted, atmospheric carbon dioxide must be reduced below the levels that already exist today, according to a new study in Open Atmospheric Science ... > full story -
Urgent Action On International Coral Reef Crisis Urged
November 9, 2008 — Coral reef scientists and policy makers from the world's most prominent coral reef nations are meeting in Australia this week to develop urgent action plans to rescue the world's richest center of ... > full story -
Sea Snakes Seek Out Freshwater To Slake Thirst
November 8, 2008 — Sea snakes may slither in saltwater, but they sip the sweet stuff. It has been the "long-standing dogma" that the roughly 60 species of venomous sea snakes worldwide satisfy their drinking needs by ... > full story -
Sunlight Has More Powerful Influence On Ocean Circulation And Climate Than North American Ice Sheets
November 7, 2008 — A study reported in Nature disputes a longstanding picture of how ice sheets influence ocean circulation during glacial ... > full story -
Ancient China: Lack Of Rainfall Could Have Contributed To Social Upheaval And Fall Of Dynasties
November 7, 2008 — Chinese history is replete with the rise and fall of dynasties, but researchers now have identified a natural phenomenon that may have been the last straw for some of them: a weakening of the summer ... > full story -
'Unprecedented' Warming Drives Dramatic Ecosystem Shifts In North Atlantic, Study Finds
November 7, 2008 — While Earth has experienced numerous changes in climate over the past 65 million years, recent decades have experienced the most significant climate change since the beginning of human civilized ... > full story -
Snow In The Arctic: An Ingredient In A Surprising Chemical Cocktail
November 7, 2008 — In the Arctic in spring, the snow cover gives off nitrogen oxides. This phenomenon, the extent of which had not been previously realized, is the source of one third of the nitrates present in the ... > full story -
Earthworm Activity Can Alter Forests' Carbon-carrying Capabilities
November 6, 2008 — Earthworms can change the chemical nature of the carbon in North American forest litter and soils, potentially affecting the amount of carbon stored in forests. Scientists want to determine the ... > full story -
Conclusive Proof That Polar Warming Is Being Caused By Humans
November 6, 2008 — New research by the University of East Anglia has demonstrated for the first time that human activity is responsible for significant warming in both polar ... > full story
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