Physiology and climate change
Studies of physiological mechanisms are needed to predict climate effects on ecosystems at species and community levels.
Studies of physiological mechanisms are needed to predict climate effects on ecosystems at species and community levels.
Alternative interpretations of the relationship between sea surface temperature and hurricane activity imply vastly different future Atlantic hurricane activity.
<p>A key question in the study of near term climate change is whether there is a causal connection between warming tropical sea surface temperatures (SSTs) and Atlantic hurricane activity. Such a connection
Pulses in India contribute less to global warming greenhouse gas emission during pulse cultivation in India is much less than in developed countries because of minimal use of nitrogenous fertilizers. India has just got a proof of it. Pulse crops are known to release nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas, but no one had measured it. Now researchers from the Bhubaneswar-based Institute of
Coastal erosion turns Puri
Hamburg, Germany - Sea levels around the world will rise one metre this century, according to German scientists who warn that global warming is happening much faster than hitherto predicted. Citing UN date on climate change, two senior German scientists say that previous predictions were far too cautious and optimistic.
China will find it difficult to curb growing greenhouse gas emissions any time soon, the government said, while warning of a huge economic blow from global warming. Beijing has said it wants to combat climate change yet ensure China's economic take-off is unimpeded, and a government "white paper" on climate change issued on Wednesday reflects the uneasy fit between those imperatives.
Australia's plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions through carbon trade will not be the "company killer" feared by business and no major polluters will be forced to move offshore, the government said on Wednesday.
China wants rich countries to commit 1 percent of their economic worth to help poor nations fight global warming, and will press for a new international mechanism to spread "green" technology worldwide.
The United States is developing national climate legislation. While the nation debates and assembles a comprehensive policy, federal agencies are issuing important policies ? from clean energy codes to air pollution standards ? that affect greenhouse gas emissions today. For these policies, the final choice
European Union governments gave their formal approval on Friday to include aviation in the bloc's emissions trading scheme, they said in a statement. As a result of the decision, the 27-nation bloc will include aviation from 2012 in the programme, a key tool in its plan to fight climate change.
Greenhouse gases naturally blanket the Earth and keep it about 33 degrees Celsius warmer than it would be without these gases in the atmosphere.
KOCHI: The ocean surface temperature in the Arabian sea and the Bay of Bengal was a half degree warmer than the temperatures expected at this time of the year. It could be one of the reasons for the heavy spell caused by the North-East monsoon in the state.
Greenhouse gases naturally blanket the Earth and keep it about 33 degrees Celsius warmer than it would be without these gases in the atmosphere.
A new computer modeling study confirms that global warming is changing the salinity of seawater in the North Atlantic.
Leaders of 40 of the world's major cities pledged action Thursday to fight climate change, taking measures ranging from promoting solar energy to tracking genetically modified food. Warning that crowded urban areas were especially susceptible to the planet's rising temperatures, city officials said they needed to take the lead in adapting to climate change.
Power producer Dynegy Inc will disclose its financial risks from global climate change under an agreement with the state of New York, former US Vice President Al Gore and New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Thursday.
China is committed to seeking a climate change pact at key talks next year, the prime minister of Denmark said on Thursday, urging countries not to use global economic upheaval as a reason for delaying a deal.
Levels of a powerful greenhouse gas are four times as high as previously thought, according to new measurements released on Thursday. New analytical techniques show that about 5,400 metric tons of nitrogen trifluoride are in the atmosphere, with amounts increasing by about 11 percent per year.
BEIJING: Chinese greenhouse gas pollution could more than double within two decades, a Chinese state research institute said in a study that casts stark light on the industrial giant's role in stoking global warming.