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Released: 21-Apr-2011 11:30 AM EDT
Cities Becoming New Battleground in Fighting Climate Change
Toronto Metropolitan University

Urban centres worldwide are the leading contributors of greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report by UN-HABITAT prepared with expertise from a Canadian climate change scholar at Ryerson University.

14-Apr-2011 5:00 PM EDT
Melting Ice on Arctic Islands a Major Player in Sea Level Rise
University of Michigan

Melting glaciers and ice caps on Canadian Arctic islands play a much greater role in sea level rise than scientists previously thought, according to a new study led by a University of Michigan researcher.

Released: 19-Apr-2011 5:15 PM EDT
Can Biochar Help Suppress Greenhouse Gases?
American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

Scientists conducted an experiment over an 86-day period to determined the effect of incorporating biochar into the soil on nitrous oxide emissions from the urine patches produced by cattle.

Released: 19-Apr-2011 8:00 AM EDT
Americans Believe Climate Change is Occurring, but Disagree on Why
University of New Hampshire

Most Americans now agree that climate change is occurring, but still disagree on why, with opinions about the cause of climate change defined by political party, not scientific understanding, according to new research from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire.

   
Released: 18-Apr-2011 3:05 PM EDT
Using Leaves’ Characteristics Improves Accuracy Measuring Past Climates
Baylor University

A study led by Baylor University geologists shows that a new method that uses different size and shape traits of leaves to reconstruct past climates over the last 120 million years is more accurate than other current methods.

Released: 18-Apr-2011 12:30 PM EDT
Climate Change Psychology: Coping and Creating Solutions
American Psychological Association (APA)

News release on psychology's positive role on climate change.

Released: 15-Apr-2011 12:25 PM EDT
The Supreme Court and Climate Change: AEP v. Connecticut
American University

On April 19, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut. American University professor Daniel Jacobs’s experience leading high-profile environmental cases qualifies him to provide analysis. Bill Snape, an AU law professor and a member of the President’s Trade and Environment Committee, is also available.

13-Apr-2011 8:40 AM EDT
Data Catches Up with Theory: Ocean Front Is Energetic Contributor to Mixing
University of Washington

Wind blowing on the ocean is a crucial factor mixing carbon dioxide into the ocean depths. For more than two decades scientists have suspected there’s another source of mixing at ocean fronts. However, there’s never been a way to get enough measurements of such a front to prove this – until now.

Released: 13-Apr-2011 3:15 PM EDT
Using Duck Eggs to Track Climate Change
South Dakota State University

A South Dakota State University researcher is using museum collections to assemble a metrics database on perhaps 60,000 duck eggs representing at least 40 species and subspecies of ducks found in North America. What she learns could ultimately add new knowledge about how waterfowl respond to climate cycles and long-term climate change.

Released: 11-Apr-2011 12:05 PM EDT
Methane Leaks Can Make Fracking Gas ‘Dirtier’ than Coal Or Oil
Cornell University

Extracting natural gas from the Marcellus Shale could do more to aggravate global warming than mining coal, according to a Cornell study. Ecologist Robert Howarth warns about methane leaking into the atmosphere during hydraulic fracturing.

8-Apr-2011 1:15 PM EDT
West Antarctic Warming Triggered by Warmer Sea Surface in Tropical Pacific
University of Washington

New research shows that rising sea surface temperatures in the central Pacific Ocean drive atmospheric circulation that has caused some of the largest shifts in Antarctic climate in recent decades.

Released: 7-Apr-2011 3:00 PM EDT
Wildlife Adaptation to Climate Change Focus of New Grant Program
Wildlife Conservation Society

The Wildlife Conservation Society recently announced a Request for Proposals and is inviting eligible non-profit conservation organizations to submit project proposals for the new WCS Climate Adaptation Fund—a program made possible through the generous support of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

Released: 7-Apr-2011 1:00 PM EDT
Unprepared Cities Vulnerable to Climate Change
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)

Cities worldwide are failing to take necessary steps to protect residents from the likely impacts of climate change, even though billions of urban dwellers are vulnerable to heat waves, sea level rise, and other changes associated with warming temperatures.

Released: 6-Apr-2011 7:00 AM EDT
La Nina Drives Down March 2011 Temperatures
University of Alabama Huntsville

Driven by the La Nina Pacific Ocean cooling event, global average temperatures in March 2011 were the coolest March since 1999, according to Dr. John Christy, professor of atmospheric science and director of the Earth System Science Center at The University of Alabama in Huntsville.

30-Mar-2011 3:00 PM EDT
When African Animals Hit the Hay
University of Utah

Fossil teeth of African animals show that during the past 10 million years, different plant-eating critters began grazing on grass at different times as many switched from a salad-bar diet of tree leaves and shrubs, says a University of Utah study.

Released: 31-Mar-2011 4:00 PM EDT
Collision of Climate Change and Aging World Populations Needs Serious Academic Study
Cornell University

Cornell University researchers are calling on their colleagues around the world to focus on how aging global populations will intersect with climate change and calls for environmental sustainability.

Released: 30-Mar-2011 8:00 AM EDT
Emissions Trading Doesn't Cause Pollution 'Hot Spots'
Indiana University

Critics worry that buying and selling emission allowances can create heavily polluted "hot spots" in low-income and minority communities. But a new study by an Indiana University researcher finds the problem hasn't materialized.

Released: 30-Mar-2011 6:00 AM EDT
Risk for New England Floods Rises with Water Tables
University of Massachusetts Amherst

As spring flood season comes to New England, a new study suggests that soil moisture and the water table have been rising over the past 10 years across the region, and we may be facing a higher risk of flooding in the years ahead, due to changes in subsurface water storage over the longer term.

Released: 29-Mar-2011 1:10 PM EDT
Sea Change: Researchers Use Computer Modeling to Understand Rising Seas and Coastal Risks
Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI)

Scientists at RENCI and UNC Chapel Hill use the latest modeling techniques and high performance computing power to understand how expected increases in sea level over the next 100 years could affect coastal communities, wildlife and the coastline itself.

29-Mar-2011 9:00 AM EDT
NASA Satellites Detect Extensive Drought Impact on Amazon Forests
Boston University College of Arts and Sciences

A new NASA-funded study that shows widespread reductions in the greenness of forests in the vast Amazon basin in South America were caused by the record-breaking drought of 2010.

28-Mar-2011 4:35 PM EDT
Carbon Labeling: Putting the Power in Consumer’s Hands
Vanderbilt University

Almost all climate scientists agree that actions must be taken to lower carbon emissions, also known as greenhouse gases, to reduce the risk of damage to the environment and ultimately human health. A group of researchers say adding carbon labels to products could help change purchasing behavior and corporate supply chains, ultimately leading to large emissions reductions. They propose a private labeling system to fill the gap until national and international rules are adopted.

Released: 28-Mar-2011 4:00 PM EDT
Icebergs in the Antarctic Play Important Role in Carbon Cycle
University of California San Diego

Icebergs cool and dilute the ocean water they pass through and also affect the distribution carbon-dioxide-absorbing phytoplankton in the Southern Ocean, according to a team of researchers from UC San Diego and the University of San Diego.

Released: 28-Mar-2011 1:35 PM EDT
Russian Boreal Forests Undergoing Vegetation Change
University of Virginia

Russia's boreal forest – the largest continuous expanse of forest in the world, found in the country's cold northern regions – is undergoing an accelerating large-scale shift in vegetation types as a result of globally and regionally warming climate. That in turn is creating an even warmer climate in the region, according to a new study published in the journal Global Change Biology.

Released: 24-Mar-2011 5:00 PM EDT
Cloud Computing, Data Policy on Track to “Democratize” Satellite Mapping
South Dakota State University

Far-sighted data policy and cloud computing are leading to the “democratization of satellite mapping,” one expert says — and the payoff will be wider access to information about the earth via platforms such as the new Google Earth Engine, a planetary-scale platform for environmental data and analysis.

Released: 18-Mar-2011 1:00 PM EDT
Ryerson University Faculty Experts Offer Insight on Earth Day 2011
Toronto Metropolitan University

Faculty experts available for comment on Earth Day related topics from pollution to urban agriculture.

Released: 18-Mar-2011 1:00 PM EDT
Understanding Climate Change: A Communication Challenge
Michigan Technological University

Researchers at Michigan Technological University are concerned with how climate change research data is communicated to the public, and NSF-funded graduate student fellows--the next generation of scientists--are learning ways to do it better.

Released: 18-Mar-2011 9:00 AM EDT
Can Biochar Help Suppress Greenhouse Gases?
American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

Scientists at Lincoln University in New Zealand conducted an experiment over an 86-day spring/summer period to determined the effect of incorporating biochar into the soil on nitrous oxide emissions produced by cattle urine.

Released: 15-Mar-2011 8:30 AM EDT
Climate Change Blog Attracts One Million Hits
University of Adelaide

A blog on climate change run by one of Australia's leading environmental experts, Professor Barry Brook from the University of Adelaide, has just achieved a major milestone – one million page hits.

11-Mar-2011 10:45 AM EST
Climate-Related Disasters May Provide Opportunities for Some Rural Poor
Ohio State University

A new study in Honduras suggests that climate-related weather disasters may sometimes actually provide opportunities for the rural poor to improve their lives.

Released: 10-Mar-2011 5:10 PM EST
Global Warming Could Severely Impact U.S. Military Operations
Texas A&M University

Changing global climate due to on-going and projected warming have great potential to impact U.S. naval forces worldwide, according to a panel report issued today that includes a Texas A&M University researcher.

Released: 10-Mar-2011 2:45 PM EST
Southwestern US Headed for 'Extended Megadrought'
Northern Arizona University

Historical record in sediment deposits indicates the Southwest region should brace for an extended "megadrought" that may last hundreds to thousands of years.

Released: 3-Mar-2011 12:45 PM EST
Mapping Human Vulnerability to Climate Change
McGill University

First global map suggests climate change will have greatest impact on the populations least responsible for causing the problem - those in the low-latitude hot regions of the world, places like Central South America, the Arabian Peninsula and much of Africa.

Released: 3-Mar-2011 9:30 AM EST
Rising CO2 Is Causing Plants to Release Less Water to the Atmosphere
Indiana University

As carbon dioxide levels have risen during the last 150 years, the density of pores that allow plants to breathe has dwindled by 34 percent, restricting the amount of water vapor the plants release to the atmosphere, report scientists from Indiana University Bloomington and Utrecht University in the Netherlands in an upcoming issue of PNAS.

Released: 2-Mar-2011 7:00 AM EST
Models Calculate Deforestation's Impact on Kilimanjaro
University of Alabama Huntsville

The impact that local deforestation might have on the snowcap and glaciers atop Mount Kilimanjaro are being calculated at The University of Alabama in Huntsville using regional climate models and data from NASA satellites.

25-Feb-2011 5:00 PM EST
Ecological Adaptation Likely to Influence Impacts of Climate Change
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Animals’ capacity to adapt is a factor in how they are likely to respond to changing climate conditions.

Released: 1-Mar-2011 1:30 PM EST
Measuring Methane
American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

The release of methane into the atmosphere by cattle and other large grazing mammals is estimated to account for 12 to 17% of the total global methane release. Scientists have now developed a new methane release measuring technique.

Released: 18-Feb-2011 1:00 PM EST
Frequent, Severe Fires Turn Alaskan Forests into a Carbon Production Line
Michigan Technological University

Alaskan forests used to be key players in Mother Nature’s game plan for regulating carbon dioxide levels in the air. But now, American and Canadian researchers report that climate change is causing wildfires to burn more widely and severely, turning Alaska's black spruce forests from carbon repositories to generators of it.

Released: 16-Feb-2011 6:00 PM EST
Carbon Dioxide Pollution Helps Weeds Thrive, Lowers Impact of Herbicides
Allen Press Publishing

With global warming comes increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which benefits at least one species—weeds. Carbon dioxide acts as a fertilizer to invasive exotic grasses, resulting in higher growth rates and larger leaves.

14-Feb-2011 12:55 PM EST
Corals Stressed, but Location, Location, Location Matters
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

A new study has identified a troubling change in long-term coral growth patterns on the world’s second largest barrier reef. The findings suggest that corals closest to the open ocean — and furthest from traditional land-based threats — are having the most trouble coping with environmental stress, from sources such as climate change and pollutants.

Released: 16-Feb-2011 4:45 PM EST
Global Warming May Reroute Evolution
University of Michigan

Rising carbon dioxide levels associated with global warming may affect interactions between plants and the insects that eat them, altering the course of plant evolution, research at the University of Michigan suggests.

Released: 15-Feb-2011 1:45 PM EST
If Greenhouse Gas Emissions Stopped Now, Earth Still Would Likely Get Warmer
University of Washington

As debate continues about potential policies to curb greenhouse gas emissions, new research shows the world is already committed to a warmer climate because of emissions that have occurred up to now.

Released: 14-Feb-2011 3:00 PM EST
Worldwide Sulfur Emissions Rose Between 2000-2005, After Decade of Decline
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

A new analysis of sulfur emissions shows that after declining for a decade, worldwide emissions rose again in 2000 due largely to international shipping and a growing Chinese economy. An accurate read on sulfur emissions will help researchers predict future changes in climate and determine present day effects on the atmosphere, health and the environment.

Released: 10-Feb-2011 4:30 PM EST
New Ocean Circulation Model Alters Climate Change Views
University of Massachusetts Amherst

New, high-resolution ocean circulation models suggest that massive glacial meltwaters assumed to have flooded the North Atlantic 8,200 years ago, drastically cooling Europe, instead flowed thousands of miles further south. Results dramatically affect our understanding of what causes climate change.

Released: 9-Feb-2011 8:00 AM EST
Critical Issues in Global Soil Health
Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

A team of researchers America identified the most important questions that future generations will face when dealing with changes in soil structure. These questions will serve as a guide for direction of soil science research.

Released: 8-Feb-2011 4:40 PM EST
NASA-Funded Study Tracks Climate Change on Three Continents
South Dakota State University

A NASA grant of $1,950,135 funds a three-year study on whether climate change could be affecting the way fire behaves. Researchers will analyze satellite data, as well as historical climate and fire data, for the entire continent of Australia, the lower 48 states in North America, and the Amazon region in South America.

Released: 8-Feb-2011 3:15 PM EST
Large Dams Can Affect Local Climates, Alter Rainfall
Tennessee Technological University

Researchers investigating how large dams can affect local climates say dams have the clear potential to drastically alter local rainfall in some regions. The study—published in Geophysical Research Letters— marks the first time researchers have documented large dams having a clear, strong influence on the climate around artificial reservoirs, an influence markedly different from the climate around natural lakes and wetlands.

Released: 5-Feb-2011 6:00 AM EST
La Nina Pacific Ocean Cooling Pulls Global Temps Below Norms
University of Alabama Huntsville

The La Nina Pacific Ocean cooling event continues to pull down temperatures, with the global average temperature falling below seasonal norms for the first time in 18 months and only the second time in almost two and a half years.

Released: 3-Feb-2011 1:20 PM EST
Wolverine Population Threatened by Climate Change
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)

Wolverine habitat in the northwestern United States is likely to warm dramatically if society continues to emit large amounts of greenhouse gases, according to new computer model simulations carried out at NCAR. The study found that climate change is likely to imperil the wolverine in two ways: reducing or eliminating the springtime snow cover that wolverines rely on to protect and shelter newborn kits, and increasing August temperatures well beyond what the species may be able to tolerate.

Released: 18-Jan-2011 7:00 AM EST
2010 – Statistical Tie for Warmest Year
University of Alabama Huntsville

The year 2010 finished in a photo finish with 1998 for the warmest year in the 32-year satellite temperature record. 2010 was only 0.013 C cooler than 1998, an amount that is not statistically significant.

10-Jan-2011 5:40 PM EST
Earth’s Hot Past Could be Prologue to Future Climate
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)

The magnitude of climate change during Earth’s deep past suggests that future temperatures may eventually rise far more than projected if society continues its pace of emitting greenhouse gases, a new analysis concludes. Building on recent research, the study examines the relationship between global temperatures and high levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere tens of millions of years ago.



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