Tuesday, March 24th, 2015
DENVER, March 24, 2015 — The recent increase in natural gas production could provide a bridge to a lower carbon future because it generates half the carbon dioxide (CO2) of coal when burned. However, natural gas that is leaked into the atmosphere could speed global warming and climate change. That’s because its primary component, methane,
Monday, March 23rd, 2015
Bonn, Germany, March 21, 2015—New restoration initiatives were announced today by Latin America, Southeast Asia and Africa at the second international Bonn Challenge conference on forest landscape restoration taking place in Germany. With these announcements, a total of 61.9 million hectares have now been contributed to the Bonn Challenge – a global movement to restore 150
Monday, March 16th, 2015
COLOMBO, March 12, 2015—Scientists in Sri Lanka have developed mobile weather stations capable of capturing and transmitting near real-time rainfall data.
Monday, March 9th, 2015
COLLEGE PARK, Md., March 9, 2015—An analysis of changes to the climate that occur over several decades suggests that these changes are happening faster than historical levels and are starting to speed up. The Earth is now entering a period of changing climate that will likely be faster than what’s occurred naturally over the last
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015
KNOXVILLE—Nature is on the move. As the impacts of climate change reveal themselves, species and ecosystems are moving in response. This poses a fundamental challenge to conservation organizations—how do you conserve something that won’t stay still?
Saturday, February 21st, 2015
Feb. 20, 2015—University of Iowa researchers have found a type of grass that was once a staple of the American prairie can remove soil laden with PCBs, toxic chemicals once used for cooling and other industrial purposes.
Saturday, February 21st, 2015
Feb. 20, 2015—By studying African lake sediments from the past 20,000 years, scientists are learning more about abrupt climate shifts, advancing their understanding of changing weather patterns.
Thursday, February 19th, 2015
Feb. 19, 2015—Research into forest governance issues is a popular and timely endeavour. The high relevance of international forest governance research is further reflected by the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) dedicating to this very topic its group 9.05 on Forest Policy and Governance, which includes a special working group 9.05.02 on Forest
Wednesday, February 18th, 2015
WASHINGTON—Today, Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy will meet at 2 p.m. EST in the U.S. Department of State’s Treaty Room for a signing ceremony to launch a joint air quality program at select U.S. diplomatic missions overseas.
Wednesday, February 18th, 2015
WACO, Texas, Feb. 17, 2015 — Using a relatively new scientific dating technique, a Baylor University geologist and a team of international researchers were able to document—for the first time—a drastic climate change 4,200 years ago in northern China that affected vegetation and led to mass migration from the area.
