• Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 5th, 2011
Permafrost Will Release More Carbon Than First Suspected

Permafrost Will Release More Carbon Than First Suspected

These soils contain vast amounts of global warming-inducing methane

Our Refrigerators Can Accelerate Climate Change

Our Refrigerators Can Accelerate Climate Change

HFCs used as refrigerants are up to 1,600 times more harmful than carbon dioxide

Global Food Demand Expected to Double by 2050

Global Food Demand Expected to Double by 2050

Poor nations have to learn how to improve their farming techniques from the wealthy ones

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 21st, 2011
Peat Releases Far More CO2 Than First Calculated

Peat Releases Far More CO2 Than First Calculated

Climate change is the main drive behind this trend

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 10th, 2011
NOAA Shows Carbon Dioxide Concentrations Are Increasing

NOAA Shows Carbon Dioxide Concentrations Are Increasing

The agency just released its latest AGGI report on the issue

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 9th, 2011
Assessing Permafrost Microbes' Response to Global Warming

Assessing Permafrost Microbes' Response to Global Warming

This is critical to understanding how the atmosphere will behave

US Rivers Contribute a Lot of CO2 to the Atmosphere

US Rivers Contribute a Lot of CO2 to the Atmosphere

The amount is far greater than researchers were expecting

Deep Ocean Was Not CO2 Source During Last Glaciation

Deep Ocean Was Not CO2 Source During Last Glaciation

Experts have been arguing that the ocean produced a lot of carbon

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 13th, 2011
Ocean Acidification Will Destroy Marine Ecosystems

Ocean Acidification Will Destroy Marine Ecosystems

Scientists observed a natural proxy for such a scenario

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 6th, 2011
Oceanic Acidification Contributed to the 'Great Dying'

Oceanic Acidification Contributed to the 'Great Dying'

This was the worst global extinction event in history

 
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