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Siberian Carbon Bomb Starting – New Study
A vast outcrop of the Arctic Siberian coast, frozen for tens of thousands of years, is releasing huge carbon deposits as rising temperatures thaw parts of its coastline, a study in the journal Nature warns, reports Agence France Presse in … Continue reading
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Tagged Arctic, carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, climate change, environment, global warming, rising sea levels, Russia, Siberia
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Deja Vu – Global Warming Wiped Out Most Life 250 Mya
You might have heard previous reports on studies showing how rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide have been causing ocean acidification, making it harder for sea life to build their vital calcium shells or skeletons, and how oxygen dead marine … Continue reading
For Climate Change, Exporting US Coal Is Like Burning It
The US can cut coal burning all it wants, but if that means it will simply export more to be burned elsewhere, then it doesn’t matter in terms of climate change, reports Brian Walsh at Time magazine. Oregon, a leading … Continue reading
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Tagged carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, carbon footprint, China, climate change, environment, global warming, India
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Rising Greenhouse Gases Melted World in Last Ice Age – Study
A new study published in the science journal Nature shows that rising greenhouse-gas levels, primarily carbon dioxide, ended the last ice age, reports Sonja van Renssen at Nature. Previously, data showed that carbon dioxide levels and temperature change were … Continue reading
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Tagged carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, climate change, environment, global warming, greenhouse gases, ice age, Vostok cores
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Global Warming Close to Irreversible – Scientific Conference
The world is close to reaching tipping points that will make it irreversibly hotter, making this decade critical in efforts to contain global warming, scientists warned at the “Planet Under Pressure” conference in London, reports Nina Chestney at Reuters. Scientific … Continue reading
Salt Marshes Are Important Carbon Storage Systems – Study
Wetlands around the world are in danger of being drained for activities such as agriculture. Because little is known about their net emissions of greenhouse gases, it’s difficult to predict the effect of this drainage on climate. A recent Canadian … Continue reading
Methane An Increasing Factor in Global Warming – NOAA
NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently released its annual Greenhouse Gases Index report, reports Doug O’Harra at the Alaska Dispatch. The capacity of these gases to insulate the planet and push the rate of climate warming has increased … Continue reading
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Tagged Arctic, carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, climate change, global warming, greenhouse gases, methane, nitrous oxide, NOAA
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Global Warming for Dummies — Climate Change for Dummies
Burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas for our energy has increased levels of heat-absorbing gases, especially carbon dioxide, in the atmosphere. So, our planet has warmed over one degree Fahrenheit, and will continue to heat further and … Continue reading
Record-Breaking Rise in Global Warming Gases in 2010
According to new data from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Lab, global carbon-dioxide emissions just saw their biggest one-year rise, a 6 percent jump in 2010, reports Brad Plumer at the Washington Post. The striking thing is that … Continue reading
