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The Smithsonian has launched a new spooky voting competition, meant to award not the kindest, best-looking or most eco-friendly Santa Claus, but the scariest character ever designed and printed on a piece of paper.
Some of the photos included in the ample gallery are funny, others give us chills down our spine and ... |
23 December 2011
05:39 GMT |
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Experts have already agreed on the fact that climate change can be correlated with significant ecosystem shifts. At this point in time, this phenomenon is also being associated with an excessive drought that has affected up to 500 million trees only in Texas.
Unfortunately, its impact goes beyond the condition of t... |
22 December 2011
07:47 GMT |
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Wind provides a great source of renewable energy. Besides this obvious benefit, researchers now say that wind turbines installed on farms might actually improve the quality of crops.
The usage of wind power has expanded significantly over the last ten years, allowing experts to draw up a pertinent conclusion regard... |
21 December 2011
02:23 GMT |
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The Met Office, Britain's national weather forecaster is behind a fashionable, eco-friendly initiative, aiming to tackle climate change linked to extreme weather. The new series of T-shirts and hoodies are the result of its collaboration with Rapanui a small-scale enterprise. Rapanui wanted to to make sure that ... |
19 December 2011
08:09 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new report released by CoreLogic, it would appear that floods and other extreme weather events triggered by global warming cost the United States more than $10 billion for 2011. The report is freely available after completing a short registration process, here. The document, entitled... |
19 December 2011
05:10 GMT |
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NASA relies on a computer modeling study to demonstrate that climate change would generate dramatic environmental changes by 2100. Experts from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California have succeeded in highlighting how land-based ecosystems, like forest... |
19 December 2011
04:14 GMT |
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Biologists have discovered two new species of the world's tiniest frogs, measuring less than 9 mm (0.31 inches), only a little more than a regular pill, in New Guinea.
It seems that the newly-found creatures are the smallest of their kind, 2 mm smaller than those previously found by researchers.
The scientis... |
16 December 2011
10:19 GMT |
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Officials at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) say that this November had the 12th warmest air temperatures on record, and the third smallest sea ice extent since records began being kept. Sea ice was 11.5 percent below the normal average.
The analysis was compiled by the NOAA Climate Pr... |
16 December 2011
04:02 GMT |
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After two decades of attempts, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finally started to annihilate the environmental threats posed by our own refrigerators.
It has succeeded in adopting a new regulation making eco-friendly refrigeration gases legal in the US, meant to replace the traditional option represen... |
15 December 2011
04:31 GMT |
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Even though many of the representatives who participated at the 2011 UN Climate Change Conference (COP17), in Durban, South Africa, would have you believe that the agreement reached yesterday, December 11, is valid and a step forward for humanity, this couldn't be farther from the truth.
What the meeting did s... |
12 December 2011
02:52 GMT |
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Despite that diplomats seem pleased with the deal sealed last week, during the Durban summit, eco-groups and scientists warn that an international agreement is not enough to save us from the harmful effects of climate change. Nevertheless, there are still no actual pledges powerful enough to fight global warming, a... |
12 December 2011
02:43 GMT |
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The results of a 20-year study indicate that the amount and range of shrubs and grasses has increased considerably in northern Quebec, Canada. This expansion was primarily triggered by a warming climate. The study highlights just one of the negative aspects of global warming.
Data used to arrive at these conclusion... |
9 December 2011
04:24 GMT |
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According to investigators at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, led by director and paleoclimate expert James E Hansen, this century has tremendous potential for rapid, massive climate change. This can only be avoided by curbing global warming.
Hansen, who was the first to propose carbon emission curbs ... |
9 December 2011
03:48 GMT |
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The scientist who first pointed out that global warming is a real phenomenon is now saying that the 2-degree warming target that we should strive to avoid is insufficient to prevent climate change. It is widely believed that warming needs to be kept under 2 degrees Celsius in order for the Earth to be safe.
Reaching... |
8 December 2011
08:19 GMT |
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Scientists are fully aware that climate lectures are often boring and their message is not always understood or remembered by the public. Therefore, developers have thought about including games in the learning process. 'The Climate Trail', one of the finalists in 'Gaming for Good' contest, was de... |
8 December 2011
03:34 GMT |
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The Jason-1 satellite has just turned 10, officials at NASA and the French Space Agency Centre Nationale d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) announce. The mission was launched on December 7, 2001, to study our planet's oceans from space, and keep an eye on global sea level changes.
As climate change and global warm... |
8 December 2011
03:30 GMT |
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We might think the effects of climate change are equally felt by both genders. A new study issued by the United Nations proves us wrong, showing that women are much more exposed to risks correlated with this phenomenon.A recent study issued by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) highlights that the lifest... |
7 December 2011
11:01 GMT |
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A new study funded by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science shows that droughts such as the one currently affecting Texas and Oklahoma will become the norm over the next 40-50 years, and will not appear as out of the ordinary as they do today.
Statistically, the current drought is the worst to... |
6 December 2011
14:01 GMT |
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Climate change will trigger long-term damaging effects, different for every region, according to a recent study issued by the Met Office’s Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research. The organization tried to forecast how 24 would be affected by global warming by 2100, unless governments find appropriate... |
6 December 2011
11:06 GMT |
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In 2013 and 2014, three locations above the Pacific Ocean will receive the visit of the NASA Airborne Tropical Tropopause Experiment (ATTREX). The multi-year science mission's goal is to analyze the chemical composition of the air currently making its way into the tropopause.
Other factors, such as humidity, w... |
6 December 2011
05:10 GMT |
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Scientists say that under-assessment of the risks involved in thawing of perennially-frozen soils called permafrost has led to a distorted view of the amount of methane they could release in the atmosphere. These quantities have largely been underestimated, the team behind the new study believes.
In a paper publishe... |
5 December 2011
02:50 GMT |
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Teaching people about climate change through lectures will never work. Pablo Suarez has tested this method and seen people falling asleep in their chairs. After he threw Frisbees to the bored public gathered for a conference in Ecuador, he realized fighting climate change needs a new kind of boost to become popular. ... |
2 December 2011
05:33 GMT |
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Dirty coal business is still in the game mostly because it's profitable. Banks know it best, since they invest billions of dollars every year in this field of activity. A recent reports reveals that JP Morgan Chase is, by far, the most influent player, backing the coal industry with no less than $22 billion (&eu... |
2 December 2011
03:30 GMT |
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Yesterday, December 1, saw the release of this year's Arctic Report Card (ARC), which is being developed annually by researchers around the world. The document indicates the North Pole to be entering a warmer period, with changed climate and ice patterns.
The main conclusion is that the Arctic will from now on... |
2 December 2011
02:44 GMT |
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People who enjoy eating walnuts on a daily basis should be aware that their diet is threatened by climate change. Walnut trees (Juglans) are a highly demanding species of trees that require specific conditions. Rapidly expanding deforestation correlated with extreme drought could make this tree population extremely... |
1 December 2011
07:33 GMT |
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Authorities from the Edinburgh Zoo are excited to announce they are going to have new residents: two Giant Pandas brought from China. Even if these new creatures will increase the popularity of the facility, members of eco-groups claim their intention has a rather insignificant conservation value and is a waste of mo... |
30 November 2011
10:26 GMT |
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Santa Claus is expected by millions of children all across the Globe every year. What they do not know is that he might go out of business or be forced to relocate his toy factory, because of global warming, a phenomenon responsible for radical changes already visible especially in the North Pole region.
Scientists... |
30 November 2011
09:31 GMT |
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Coal-burning operations accelerate climate change, but this fact doesn't stop South Africa from obtaining profit at the environment's expense. The host of the climate summit is actually one of the most important sources of pollution.
Currently, 90% of its entire energy production depends on coal, while t... |
30 November 2011
07:40 GMT |
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A recent report indicates that Canada plans to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol, the legal framework aiming to curb greenhouse emission still valid until 2012. This rumor was brought into discussion during the ongoing climate negotiations.
At this point in time, Canada's position isn't certain, since Peter... |
30 November 2011
02:40 GMT |
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At this point in time, the Durban summit is definitely one of the hottest green topics. It manages to capture the attention of shipowners who collaborate with WWF and Oxfam to indicate the best methods of curbing greenhouse gas emissions coming from international shipping.The partners hope to convince the COP 17 par... |
29 November 2011
11:04 GMT |
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The Durban summit is expected to provide an effective framework meant to cope with the continuously growing food prices. Experts and organizations put all their hopes in negotiations on climate change, since the lives of people living in poor countries depend on the impact of strict regulations. Oxfam affirms that ... |
29 November 2011
07:01 GMT |
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Scientists with the University of British Columbia (UBC), in Canada, say that marine biodiversity loss will occur at a much faster rate than originally calculated. The main factors that contribute to this phenomenon are global warming – and the climate change it produces – and increased predation.
The l... |
29 November 2011
03:59 GMT |
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UN officials highlight that climate change is correlated with extreme weather, heat waves and severe drought. All these unfriendly conditions could make us forget about football, one of the most popular sports all across the Globe. While most of the people tend to disregard the serious consequences triggered by thi... |
29 November 2011
03:28 GMT |
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An anti-pressure group has issued a report highlighting that wealthy nations are trying to “bully” developing countries on the matter of climate change. As the Durban summit is expected to provide efficient measures to monitor and control climate change, recent information suggests that the world's... |
28 November 2011
03:43 GMT |
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A team of experts from the Bangor University in Wales, UK is now able to correlate pear areas, a great source of carbon, with the impact they have on climate change. Apparently, it seems that these surfaces contribute to the acceleration of this phenomenon, as drought releases a much higher CO2 concentration that sci... |
26 November 2011
06:28 GMT |
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Since countless blogs and sites are obviously biased in favor of the masquerade that is the so-called ClimateGate, I will be biased against it in this piece. Except, unlike the others, I actually have scientific evidence on my side.
An additional 5,000 emails from the same batch that was released before the internat... |
24 November 2011
10:26 GMT |
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Global warming will definitely raise temperatures around the world, but that does not mean that there will be no more cold months during the winter. In fact, it is entirely possible to have extremely cold months in certain years, due to the changing environment.
University of Helsinki climate scientist Jouni Rä... |
24 November 2011
10:14 GMT |
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Rich nations all across the globe are saying that potential measures provided by a global treaty on climate change could become effective in 2020, eight years later than they should. Such a forecast implies various negative effects on the environment. We will witness an acceleration of global warming during each y... |
24 November 2011
05:36 GMT |
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Environmental experts are focusing their attention on effective means of defending their work and privacy, after an unknown hacker succeeded in breaking into 5,000 personal emails exchanged between leading experts. They say this initiative might have a significant impact upon the public opinion, as it tries to unde... |
24 November 2011
04:28 GMT |
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Experts rely on numerical indicators to reveal the most important environmental changes recorded since 1992. They bring into discussion the role of 7 billion people in accelerating the climate change process by 2°C of warming, while putting in danger 13 million hectares of land every year.
These numbers reflect ... |
23 November 2011
09:51 GMT |
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Scientists reveal that the climate change phenomenon can be accelerated by our own refrigerators, air conditioners and other items around our households. All these indispensable products rely on hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), organic compounds that contain only one or a few fluorine atoms contributing a great deal to env... |
23 November 2011
02:38 GMT |
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According to the latest report issued by the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO), there is no place to run and hide from the increasing greenhouse gas emissions that reach a new alarming level. While comparing the numbers provided for 2010 with those displayed in 1980, we are witnessing a growth o... |
22 November 2011
05:26 GMT |
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The fact that we must stop global warming is visible to everyone who is even marginally sane, but action to remedy the effects we are having on the planet still continues to be avoided. Now, a group of researchers show precisely the course we need to take in order to avoid disaster. The global warming that drives cli... |
21 November 2011
11:00 GMT |
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Conservationists agree upon the fact that authorities must scale up their efforts to protect the long-distance migratory birds in Europe, since the populations are rapidly declining because of illegal killings and land use changes.
The most threatened species are the nightingale, cuckoo, wood warbler and the turtle... |
21 November 2011
10:03 GMT |
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When they first started drawing public attention on the potential effects of climate change, researchers also pointed out peatlands as an important source of carbon dioxide. A new study demonstrates that those early estimates of how much CO2 peat puts in the air were off by a wide margin.
It would now appear that th... |
21 November 2011
09:00 GMT |
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University of British Columbia releases a new study that presents global warming as a major threat for the already weak fish population, implying further losses for major fisheries. Unless authorities implement stricter regulations to overcome the effects of this phenomenon, the economical viability of such operati... |
21 November 2011
05:33 GMT |
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A team of experts at the Arizona State University (ASU) and the University of Colorado in Denver (UCD) say that ancient hominins who lived during the last Ice Age were biologically and mentally capable of adapting to the new conditions brought forward by climate change. Investigators conducted the new research by cre... |
17 November 2011
16:31 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that short-term climate variations are going astray over as much as a third of Earth. These changes affect factors such as cloud cover and rainfall, as well as the amount of sunshine a certain region receives.
Usually, these differences maintai... |
16 November 2011
02:24 GMT |
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Experts from the United Nations Development Program revealed a new study which states the fact that climate change can put the economical development of countries on hold or even make the numbers decrease, unless realistic measures of fighting this phenomenon will be implemented throughout the next four decades.
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8 November 2011
06:48 GMT |
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Birds are generally known as creatures with smaller body dimensions. This assumption could no longer be valid, as scientists warn us that global warming will change the way we feel about them taking into consideration that the phenomenon apparently makes birds bigger and fatter.Researchers who analyzed several specie... |
7 November 2011
11:01 GMT |
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