Around 55 million years ago, an abrupt global warming event triggered a highly corrosive deep-water current through the North Atlantic Ocean. The current's origin puzzled scientists for a decade, but an international team ...
Earth Sciences
May 11, 2015
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Global carbon emissions from forests could have been underestimated because calculations have not fully accounted for the dead wood from logging.
Environment
Apr 28, 2015
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A group of top international experts on Wednesday urged governments to stick to their promises to combat climate change and said the aim should be to create a "zero-carbon society" by 2050.
Environment
Apr 22, 2015
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Human activity has removed more than one-tenth of trees and plants from the Amazon rainforest since the 1960s, a study shows.
Environment
Apr 21, 2015
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Canada revised its greenhouse gas emission data from 1990 to 2013 in a report Friday, showing it had higher carbon dioxide discharges each year, and a doubling of emissions from its oil sands.
Environment
Apr 18, 2015
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Scientists are working to pinpoint the source of a giant mass of methane hanging over the southwestern U.S., which a study found to be the country's largest concentration of the greenhouse gas.
Environment
Apr 9, 2015
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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 ...
Environment
Mar 24, 2015
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China's top weather official has issued a stark warning on climate change, saying that rising temperatures could have "huge impacts" on the world's most populous country, state media reported Sunday.
Environment
Mar 22, 2015
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Global carbon dioxide emissions from the energy sector stalled in 2014, the first time in 40 years during a period of economic growth, the International Energy Agency said Friday.
Environment
Mar 13, 2015
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Global warming may ramp up the flow of methane from groundwater into Arctic lakes, allowing more of the potent greenhouse gas to bubble out into the atmosphere, according to a new study led by researchers at UC Santa Cruz.
Environment
Mar 9, 2015
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