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May 22, 2012
Simulation indicates sea-level rise could take 120 years to start responding to decreasing CO2
Fresh water demand driving sea-level rise faster than glacier melt
May 21, 2012
Trillions of tonnes of water have been pumped up from deep underground reservoirs in every part of the world, says report (from the Guardian)
Fracking production "outstrips scientific knowledge"
May 21, 2012
We are playing catch-up, says researcher
Oil palm is 'tip of the Bornean bog'
May 18, 2012
Oil palm set to become significant source of Indonesian carbon emissions
Insight: how do aerosols vary over Northern India?
May 17, 2012
Analyses shed more light on atmospheric pollution over the Indo-Gangetic Plain
Solar-cell efficiency boosted by folds and wrinkles
May 16, 2012
New organic photovoltaic mimics leaves
Top scientists urge governments to solve environmental 'dilemmas'
May 15, 2012
Demand for water and energy, natural disasters and measuring carbon dioxide must be prioritised, leading institutions say (from the Guardian)
Sting jets are common in North Atlantic windstorms
May 14, 2012
Up to a third of the 100 strongest North Atlantic winter storms in recent years could have contained sting jets
Time is not a great healer for biodiversity
May 14, 2012
Effects of loss of species worsen over time, study shows
Biodiversity loss rivals warming
May 9, 2012
Species loss could have same size effect on biomass production as rising temperatures
Geophysicists fingerprint sea-level rise
May 8, 2012
Technique links ice-sheet melting to ocean observations
Greenland's glaciers prove hard to pin down
May 7, 2012
Outlet glacier behaviour depends on termination type, location and other factors
Experiments underestimate plant response to warming
May 4, 2012
Response to higher temperatures in the wild may be eight times greater
Why is the black crowberry heading north?
May 3, 2012
Migration in southern part of range cannot be explained solely by rising temperatures
Seed cases rival coal as energy source
May 2, 2012
Seed-shell waste from fruit crops could tackle energy poverty
Quirky solar cell sets new efficiency record
May 1, 2012
Increased light emission boosts cell performance
Windfarms can increase night-time temperatures, research reveals
Apr 30, 2012
Study in US claims building of huge windfarms in Texas has increased night temperatures by up to 0.72C (from the Guardian)
Development, pollution and dredging threaten seagrass more than climate change
Apr 27, 2012
Expert survey reveals key worries are currently urban and industrial run-off, coastal development, agricultural run-off and dredging
Kalahari Desert could dust up Southern Ocean
Apr 26, 2012
Additional source of iron-rich dust could alter marine ecosystems
Greenhouse emissions must decrease by 3% a year
Apr 24, 2012
Researchers analyse scenarios required to keep temperature rise below 2°C