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Research highlights news RSS feedPlants emit methane even in presence of oxygen Aug 15, 2008
Result could have implications for climate models.
How real clouds respond to aerosols Aug 13, 2008
Satellite observations help scientists to model effects on climate.
Phytoplankton will take time to respond to climate change Aug 11, 2008
Natural climate variability could mask effects for 30 years or so.
Climate change could shut down power stations Aug 7, 2008
Researchers assess impacts of reduced supply of cooling water from rivers.
Warming of Indian Ocean threatens food supply Aug 5, 2008
Declines in rainfall in eastern and southern Africa during growing season are hampering agriculture.
Disappearing sea ice exposes ocean floor to iceberg damage Aug 1, 2008
Antarctic biodiversity at risk from “ice scour” as climate change progresses
Viruses in Arctic Ocean likely to decrease carbon sink efficiency Jul 30, 2008
Ongoing study could indicate how climate change will alter the viral shunt.
Eastern Pacific reveals coral reefs’ future Jul 29, 2008
Reefs in waters with naturally high acidity contain little cement and have high erosion rates.
Gap layers in sea ice come under scrutiny Jul 25, 2008
Formation of Antarctic structures quantified for first time.
Sulphates exacerbate soot pollution Jul 23, 2008
Ageing of soot aerosol particles in atmosphere increases optical scattering and absorption.
Ocean methane could affect global climate Jul 21, 2008
Bacteria found to create greenhouse gas in surface waters.
Grassland appears resistant to climate change Jul 16, 2008
Upland grassland in UK shows little effects after 13-year-long trial, genetic variation proposed as stabilizing factor.
Land use directly affects climate Jul 14, 2008
Removal of forest causes cooling while loss of agricultural land leads to warming.
One-third of reef-building corals face extinction Jul 10, 2008
Climate change, ocean acidification and disturbance all create threats.
Checking out Arctic mercury Jul 9, 2008
Canadian researchers look to find out the fate of mercury after depletion events.
Red algae reveal past climate change Jul 9, 2008
Organisms help bulk up temperature data for extratropical oceans
Meltwater speeds up ice sheet only in short term Jul 4, 2008
No correlation between annual ablation rate and annual ice velocity for western zone of Greenland Ice Sheet.
Pinpointing sea-level rise Jul 2, 2008
Better estimates of upper ocean warming indicate sea-level rise 50% faster over last 40 years than previously believed.
Airborne imager maps environmental change Jul 1, 2008
Optical technology originally developed for space missions has been adapted for an airborne environmental monitoring programme.
Recovering ozone hole could cause warming Jun 30, 2008
Further evidence of effects on southern hemisphere.