Soil erosion increasing global warming threat - UNEP |
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LONDON (Reuters) - Global warming will get worse as agricultural methods accelerate the rate of soil erosion, which depletes the amount of carbon the soil is able to store, a United Nations' Environment Programme report said on Monday. Soil contains huge quantities of carbon in the form of organic matter. which provides nutrients for plant growth and improves soil fertility and water movement ... |
February 13, 2012 |
Soil Erosion Increasing Global Warming Threat |
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By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Global warming will get worse as agricultural methods accelerate the rate of soil erosion, which depletes the amount of carbon the soil is able to store, a United Nations' Environment Programme report said on Monday. [More] |
February 13, 2012 |
U.S. will lead new effort to cut global warming from methane, soot |
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With global efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions stalled, the United States and five other countries are starting a new program to cut other pollutants — including methane, soot and hydrofluorocarbons — that contribute to global warming. Read full article >> |
February 15, 2012 |
2C warming goal now 'optimistic' - French scientists |
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French scientists unveiling new estimates for global warming said on Thursday the 2 C (3.6 F) goal enshrined by the United Nations was "the most optimistic" scenario left for greenhouse-gas emissions. |
February 10, 2012 |
2°C warming goal now ‘optimistic’, say French scientists |
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PARIS, Feb 11 — French scientists unveiling new estimates for global warming said on Thursday the 2°C goal enshrined by the United Nations was “the most optimistic” scenario left for greenhouse-gas emissions. The estimates, compiled by five scientific institutes, will be handed to the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for ... |
February 10, 2012 |
Global warming driving seals to dive deep |
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BREMERHAVEN, Germany, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Higher ocean temperatures caused by global warming are causing elephant seals to have to dive deeper in their search for food, German researchers say. |
February 9, 2012 |
Global warming forces elephant seals to dive deeper |
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Southern ocean study offers detailed data on foraging patterns By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY —The deep-diving elephant seals of Marion Island, in the southwestern Indian Ocean, are going to even greater depths to find prey like squid, as global warming heats up the water. Scientists with the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research who [...] |
February 10, 2012 |
Global warming could kill off snails |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Climate change models must be reworked in a bid to save some of the world’s smallest and slimiest creatures from extinction, a Flinders University PhD candidate warns. |
February 7, 2012 |
Global warming makes coral reefs grow |
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Global Warming good or bad for coral reefs? Let's see... |
February 7, 2012 |
Global Warming Like Putting 'Weather on Steroids' |
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Climate scientists say small rise in greenhouse gases matters. |
February 7, 2012 |
Global Warming: USGS to assess Arctic impacts |
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Polar bears, walrus using land areas more frequently By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Much has been said and written about rapid global warming-driven changes in the Arctic, but for all the rhetoric, scientists are just in the early stages of understanding the implications for ecosystems in the region. A new multidisciplinary study by the [...] |
February 6, 2012 |
Global warming make Britain freeze – experts say |
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Global warming is to blame for the hot and the cold... |
February 5, 2012 |
Pomona Hosts Global Warming Meeting |
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Pomona College hosted residents of the greater Los Angeles area on Saturday to discuss views and perceptions about global warming. The meeting was one of five hosted in the United States as part of an event sprawling across six continents, 38 countries and including over 4,000 participants. |
January 31, 2012 |
Global warming cutting wheat yields |
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PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Rising temperatures caused by global warming are cutting wheat yields in India, suggesting difficulties ahead for global food supplies, a researcher said. |
January 30, 2012 |
U.S. government issues new planting-zone map that reflects global warming |
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WASHINGTON - Global warming is hitting not just home, but garden. The colour-coded map of planting zones often seen on the back of seed packets is being updated by the U.S. government, illustrating a hotter 21st century. |
January 25, 2012 |
Planting-zone map updated, reflects global warming |
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Global warming is hitting not just home, but garden. The color-coded map of planting zones often seen on the back of seed packets is being... |
January 25, 2012 |
Concord: In Concord, a goose from Greenland may signal the advance of global warming |
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Rare visitor may hint at climate shift A Canada goose from Greenland that was spotted in Concord last month signals a change in migration patterns that could be another sign of global warming, authorities say. Geese that were banded in Greenland have also been sighted at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, in South Egremont and in Sheffield. That a goose flew almost 2,000 miles, much of it ... |
January 26, 2012 |
Global warming reflected in planting zone map |
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Government updating color-coded maps on seed packets WASHINGTON - Global warming is hitting not just home, but garden. The color-coded map of planting zones often seen on the back of seed packets is being updated by the government, illustrating a hotter 21st century. |
January 26, 2012 |
Global warming moving faster, UGA ecologist says |
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Global warming is advancing faster than even the worst predictions of a few years ago, and the pace is likely to pick up sharply, a prominent University of Georgia ecologist said Wednesday. |
January 20, 2012 |
Global warming could be similar across ecosystems |
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London, Jan 22 (IANS) The impact of global warming could be similar across ecosystems, regardless of local environmental conditions and species. |
January 22, 2012 |
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