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Editorial articles RSS feedDecadal predictions: put your money where your mouth is
Jun 4, 2008 1 comment
Climate researchers challenged to back up their ten-year forecasts of a temporary lull in rising temperatures with €2500 wager.
The environmental e-science revolution
May 7, 2008
Scientists gather in London to swap ideas on the future of climate modelling, how information technologies can help environmental research, and more.
Modelling comes under scrutiny
Apr 23, 2008 2 comments
European Geosciences Union Assembly debates whether modelling is more than a fashionable indoor sport.
Improving environmental treaties
Apr 2, 2008 1 comment
With the exception of the Montrol Protocol, international environmental agreements have been unsuccessful.
Palaeodata can constrain “wild modellers”
Mar 19, 2008
Leverhulme Climate Symposium 2008 brings two disparate scientific communities together.
Warming up the disease debate
Mar 4, 2008
Climate change is not yet a major driving force behind the increase in epidemic infectious disease.
AAAS "seas" the future
Feb 19, 2008
Threats to oceans highlighted at American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting.
Finding food risk hot spots
Feb 6, 2008
Researchers in the US have attempted to quantify where climate change will have the most detrimental effects on food availability.
European Union sets next round of emissions targets
Jan 23, 2008
But will individual country objectives have enough impact for the EU to meet its greenhouse gas commitments?
The hidden costs of biofuels
Jan 9, 2008
Although they can cut greenhouse gas emissions, biofuels may have other environmental impacts that are harmful.
AGU meeting looks for answers
Dec 14, 2007
Arctic sea ice, climate tipping points and geoengineering were just a few of the themes under scrutiny in San Francisco.
Negotiations kick off in Bali
Dec 5, 2007
Delegates at the UN Climate Change Conference have two weeks to come up with a plan.
IPCC warns of abrupt and irreversible impacts
Nov 21, 2007
Synthesis report from fourth assessment will form basis for Bali negotiations.
Forest fires: a cause and a symptom
Nov 7, 2007
Forest fires like the ones seen in southern California last month are both caused by, and increase the problem of, climate change.
Are efficiency and technology the key to sustainable energy?
Oct 23, 2007
Nobel Laureate Steven Chu says that energy conservation and efficiency is the most important action needed to get the world on track to sustainable energy.
President at odds with public opinion in the US
Oct 9, 2007
In contrast to George Bush, nearly 70% of US citizens support an international treaty calling for cuts in carbon emission.
Will high-level climate change meetings find the answer?
Sep 21, 2007
The UN climate change summit in New York follows hot on the heels of the launch of the IPCC's full report on adaptation and mitigation.
Sanitation beats pollution clean-up
Aug 8, 2007
World Water Week will see the Asian Development Bank call for partners to help it improve sanitation across Asia, a move that will not only improve human health but also nip environmental pollution in the bud.
Modelling the bigger picture
Jul 25, 2007
Earth system models face a number of challenges, not least of which is predicting how humans will act in the future.
Climate change reporting hots up
Jul 6, 2007
There was extensive media coverage in industrialized nations of this year's IPCC reports, but there was little reporting in developing countries, where the worst effects of climate change are likely to be experienced.