General Climate News


  • Changing climate could alter meadows' ecosystems, says researcher Changing climate could affect the diversity of plants and animals, and we can get a glimpse of what this may look like by studying the effects of drought in a relatively pristine ecosystem, according to an Iowa State University researcher.
    ScienceDaily.com, July 06, 2010

  • Warmer ecosystems could absorb less atmospheric carbon dioxide Research by scientists at Queen Mary, University of London has found that a predicted rise in global temperature of 4°C by 2100 could lead to a 13% reduction in ecosystems' ability to absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere.
    ScienceDaily.com, June 30, 2010

  • Arctic climate may be more sensitive to warming than thought, says new study A new study shows the Arctic climate system may be more sensitive to greenhouse warming than previously thought, and that current levels of Earth's atmospheric carbon dioxide may be high enough to bring about significant, irreversible shifts in Arctic ecosystems.
    University of Colorado, June 29, 2010

  • Climate change complicates plant diseases of the future Human-driven changes in the earth's atmospheric composition are likely to alter plant diseases of the future. Researchers predict carbon dioxide will reach levels double those of the preindustrial era by the year 2050, complicating agriculture's need to produce enough food for a rapidly growing population.
    ScienceDaily.com, June 26, 2010

  • UNEP report: "Climate change a threat to migratory species" Migratory species such as turtles and whales are exceptionally vulnerable to climate change, according to preliminary findings from a forthcoming United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report: Climate Change Vulnerability of Migratory Species.
    UNEP, June 24, 2010

  • Could grasslands help fight global warming? UK Lake District grasslands could be playing an important role in the fight against global warming. Grasslands cover a vast area of the UK, and they play a crucial role in the global carbon cycle, storing vast amounts of carbon beneath them in their soils.
    ScienceDaily.com, June 22, 2010

  • Greenhouse gas increases linked to changes in ocean currents By examining 800,000-year-old polar ice, scientists increasingly are learning how the climate has changed since the last ice melt and that carbon dioxide has become more abundant in Earth's atmosphere.
    ScienceDaily.com, June 21, 2010

  • Exceptionally dry January to May leads to low river and reservoir levels in UK For the UK as a whole, the provisional January-May rainfall total was the lowest since 1964. The dry weather is reflected in reservoir stocks – currently standing at the lowest overall early-June stocks since 1991 – and river flows, where flow recessions through the late spring have been exceptionally steep.
    NERC - Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, June 17, 2010

  • Climate change increases hazard risk in Alpine regions, study shows Climate change could cause increasing and unpredictable hazard risks in mountainous regions, according to a new study from the University of Exeter and Austrian researchers. The study analyzes the effects of two extreme weather events on the Eastern European Alps. It demonstrates what impact events like these, predicted to become more frequent under a changing climate, could have on alpine regions and what implications these changes might have for local communities.
    ScienceDaily.com, June 15, 2010

  • Commission sets up system for certifying sustainable biofuels The Commission decided today to encourage industry, governments and NGOs to set up certification schemes for all types of biofuels, including those imported into the EU. It laid down what the schemes must do to be recognised by the Commission. This will help implement the EU's requirements that biofuels must deliver substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and should not come from forests, wetlands and nature protection areas.
    European Commission , June 10, 2010

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