State of the climate in Asia 2023
Asia remained the world’s most disaster-hit region from weather, climate and water-related hazards in 2023. Floods and storms caused the highest number of reported casualties and economic losses, whilst
Climate Change
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Recycling of graphite during Himalayan erosion: A geological stabilization of carbon in the crust
At geological time scales, the role of continental erosion in the organic carbon (OC) cycle is determined by the balance between recent OC burial and petrogenic OC oxidation. Evaluating its net effect on the concentration of carbon dioxide and dioxygen in the atmosphere requires the fate of petrogenic OC to be assessed.
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A test of climate, sun, and culture relationships from an 1810-year Chinese cave record
A record from Wanxiang Cave, China, characterizes Asian Monsoon (AM) history over the past 1810 years. The summer monsoon correlates with solar variability, Northern Hemisphere and Chinese temperature, Alpine glacial retreat, and Chinese cultural changes.
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Could Obama Appoint A "Climate Czar"?
US environmental groups see Barack Obama's presidential victory as a chance to undo the Bush legacy on global warming, and one idea they are discussing is the possibility of a White House "climate czar".
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China Set To Take The Initiative In Climate Talks
China is seeking to seize the initiative in talks on cutting the world's greenhouse gas pollution, pressing rich nations even as global financial turmoil and Barack Obama's victory recast climate change diplomacy.
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EU Global Warming Limit May Not Be Possible - IEA
A European Union target to limit warming of the planet to no more than 2 degrees Celsius may not be technically achievable, the International Energy Agency said in a report to be published next week.
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Canada Seeks Climate Pact With United States
Canada's Conservative government is interested in negotiating a climate change pact with the incoming administration of US President-elect Barack Obama, which looks set to take a tougher line on the environment than did President George W. Bush, an official said on Thursday.
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Eight Nations Warn EU Over Biofuel Barriers
Eight developing nations warned the European Union on Thursday they could file a World Trade Organisation complaint over what they see as unfair barriers being raised against their biofuels. The EU, which is currently fine-tuning its biofuel regulations, should steer away from dictating where developing nations can grow biofuels and where they can not, said a draft letter seen by Reuters.
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Efforts to prevent global warming should become a peoples movement
Generating awareness: Students of the Government Higher Secondary School, Brammapuram, watching a demonstration of a solar cooker at an awareness programme conducted at the VITU in Vellore on Thursday. G. Viswanathan, Chancellor, VITU ( third from right), is in the picture.
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Linking climate change to lemming cycles
The population cycles of rodents at northern latitudes have puzzled people for centuries, and their impact is manifest throughout the alpine ecosystem. Climate change is known to be able to drive animal population dynamics between stable and cyclic phases and has been suggested to cause the recent changes in cyclic dynamics of rodents and their predators.
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Atlantic overturning responses to Late Pleistocene climate forcings
The factors driving glacial changes in ocean overturning circulation are not well understood.