Climate Change Will Slow Economies, Cause Irreversible Damage, UN Report
Global warming will disrupt food supplies, slow world economic growth and may already be causing irreversible damage to nature, according to a UN report due this week that will put pressure on governments to act.
Deep Ocean Current May Slow Due To Climate Change
Far beneath the surface of the ocean, deep currents act as conveyer belts, channeling heat, carbon, oxygen and nutrients around the globe. A new study has found that recent climate change may be acting to slow down one of these conveyer belts, with potentially serious consequences for the future of the planet’s climate.
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.