Iron Increase In Oceans And Correlated Decrease Of CO2 Levels? A Study
Researchers from Princeton University and the Swiss Federal Institute of Techonology in Zurich have confirmed that during the last ice age iron fertilization caused plankton to thrive in a region of the Southern Ocean. Iron fertilization has also been suggested as one way to draw down the rising levels of CO2 associated with the burning of fossil fuels.
U.S. Scientists Launch Wake-Up Campaign on Climate Change
In an unusual intervention in policy debates, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) warned Tuesday that the world was “at risk of pushing our climate system toward abrupt, unpredictable, and potentially irreversible changes with highly damaging impacts.”
Northeast Greenland Ice Loss Accelerating, Researchers Say
The last remaining stable portion of the Greenland ice sheet is stable no more, an international team of scientists has discovered. The finding will likely boost estimates of expected global sea level rise in the future.
Voyage of Discovery : An Art Exhibit Explores Polar Transformations
A new AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) exhibition takes gallery visitors on an imaginary journey to a polar region in the throes of climate change.
Is Weird Winter Weather Related to Climate Change?
Scientists are trying to understand if the unusual weather in the Northern Hemisphere this winter, from record heat in Alaska to unprecedented flooding in Britain, is linked to climate change.
Climate Change Likely To Bring Fewer Big Waves, Australia
A warmer climate is likely to result in fewer large waves along Australia’s central east coast, according to a Bureau of Meteorology research that predicts a decline in the frequency of storms known as East Coast Lows.
Global Warming Is A Misleading Term Because It Actually Sounds Quite Nice
There has been big failures in communicating climate change to the public, but we have to deal with it, before it deals with us.
Warm Rivers Play Role in Arctic Sea Ice Melt
The heat from warm river waters draining into the Arctic Ocean is contributing to the melting of Arctic sea ice each summer, a new NASA study finds.
Southern Patagonia Ice Field
With an area of 13,000 square kilometers (5,000 square miles), the Southern Patagonia Ice Field is the largest temperate ice sheet in the Southern Hemisphere. This grand panorama shows that many glacier tongues showed significant annual “retreat” of their ice fronts, a familiar signal of climate change.