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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Climate Change Increasingly Threatens US Water Supplies
Water supplies are sensitive to many factors, including extreme weather and an evolving climate. As global temperatures rise, US regional changes could have a growing impact on clean water, reports Alyson Kenward at Climate Central. In California, for example, a … Continue reading
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Tagged California, climate change, drought, droughts, extreme weather, Florida, global warming, New York, water supplies
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Clean Energy Push in China Based on Economics, Geopolitics
China’s new, high-profile enthusiasm for a green revolution, including a carbon tax and trial carbon trading scheme, reflects strategic concerns that extend well beyond the boundaries of climate change and the desire for a cleaner world, says Graham Lloyd at … Continue reading
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Tagged carbon tax, China, clean renewable energy, climate change solutions, economics, solar power, wind power
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Global Melting of Glaciers Varies Highly, As Sea Rise Continues – Study
Using twin satellites that track melting glaciers via shifts in gravity from changing masses of ice and water between 2003 and 2010, a study recently published in the journal Nature concludes that there has been little change in the Himalayan … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Antarctica, climate change, extreme weather, glaciers, global warming, Greenland, melting glaciers, rising sea levels
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India Tests Fleet of New Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles
Hydrogen, so far used on land in some avant-garde customized cars and experimental bus fleets, will run 15 auto rickshaws developed as part of an India Institute of Technology and New Delhi project, reports Jayshree Nandi at the Times of … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, climate change solutions, fuel efficiency, global warming, hydrogen cars, India
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New Wave Power – Marine Bicycle Pump
An aquatic “bicycle pump” is set to turn wave power into clean electricity by green energy company Ecotricity, reports Damian Carrington at the UK Guardian. The Searaser device, which pumps saltwater to an onshore generator, has been tested in prototype, … Continue reading
Most US Weather Forecasters Do Not Understand Human-Driven Climate Change
According to a 2011 survey, only one out of every 5 US meteorologists understand the human influence on climate change, reports Deborah Zabarenko at Reuters News. The climate change controversy has split the American Meteorological Society, whose members are Americans’ … Continue reading
In India, Plummeting Panel Prices Could Spark Solar Revolution
In India, electricity from solar panels is now cheaper than that from diesel generators. The news – which will boost India’s “Solar Mission” to install 20,000 megawatts of solar power by 2022 – could have implications for other developing nations … Continue reading
Forests Create Rain – New Biotic Pump Theory
Published in 2007 by two Russian physicists, the still little-known biotic pump theory postulates that forests create and control ocean-to-land winds, bringing moisture to terrestrial life, reports Rhett Butler at Mongabay. How? Winds tend to blow from areas of high … Continue reading
Fossil Fuel Industry Promoting Climate Change Denial With Linked Scientists
Eight, that is, half of the 16 scientists who penned a controversial Wall Street Journal opinion piece proclaiming there is “no need to panic” about global warming recently, have ties to either the oil and gas industry or groups dedicated … Continue reading
Dramatic 26-Second NASA Video Documents Planetary Heating
Dramatic 26-Second NASA Video Documents Planetary Heating Using temperature data from all over the planet, spanning from 1880 to 2011, NASA scientists have created a 26-second video showing a global map of the Earth, with its colors changing over 130 … Continue reading
