Rate of Temperature Change Along World’s Coastlines Changed Dramatically Over Past Three Decades
Locally, changes in coastal ocean temperatures may be much more extreme than global averages imply.
Desert Solar Power: Opportunities For Green Energy, Yet Challenges In Application
The appeal of building solar power plants in deserts like Ivanpah’s Mojave is obvious, especially when the mind-blowing statistics get thrown around, such as: The world’s deserts receive more energy beamed down from the sun in six hours than humankind uses in a year.
EU Plans to Make it Mandatory For Ship Owners to Measure Carbon Emissions
Owners of large ships using EU ports will have to measure and report annual carbon emissions from January 2018 under new European commission proposals published on Friday.
Global Warming Behind Australia’s ‘Angry Summer’: Study
Man made global warming was likely a significant contributing factor in Australia’s “Angry Summer” of 2012-2013, according to a new study. It was the country’s hottest on record and featured devastating wildfires as well as widespread flooding.
For our future, today can’t be Obama’s final Act On Climate
President Obama ordered the first-ever federal limits on carbon pollution from power plants today, as part of a broad-based climate change initiative.
Solar Boat Türanor Becomes a Research Vessel to Study Climate Change
The Sun-powered craft that went around the world, will now gather data on how global warming is affecting the Gulf Stream.
Obama Administration Considers Sweeping Climate Plan
The Obama administration is considering a sweeping initiative to address climate change, including the first-ever limits on carbon dioxide from power plants, the country’s biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions…
Climate Change-Poverty Link Highlighted In World Bank Report
The World Bank says it will increasingly view its efforts to help developing countries fight poverty through a “climate lens.”
Study of Oceans’ Past Raises Worries About Their Future
A McGill-led international research team has now completed the first global study of changes that occurred in a crucial component of ocean chemistry, the nitrogen cycle, at the end of the last ice age.