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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Climate Change and Increasing Population Behind Global Land Grab
The global food crisis in 2008 saw a rise in basic food staples worldwide as crops failed from climate change while the human population reached new levels. Since the 2008 global food crisis, wealthy Middle Eastern states, such as Saudi … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, climate change consequences, global warming, overpopulation, population
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Global Warming is Speeding Up – Ecologist
Global warming is advancing faster than even the worst predictions of a few years ago, and the pace is likely to pick up sharply, a prominent University of Georgia ecologist said Wednesday. A few years ago, climate scientists were predicting … Continue reading
Trees Must Be Included in Climate Change Models, Say Scientists
Current climate models and projections may be inaccurate because measurements are based on guidelines that do not include the effects of trees on the local climate, according to agroforestry experts, reports Dyna Rochmyaninsih at the UK Guardian. This may be … Continue reading
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Climate Change Denial Gains Foothold in Some US Schools
Although scientific evidence increasingly shows that fossil fuel consumption has caused the climate to change rapidly, the issue has grown so politicized that skepticism of the broad scientific consensus has seeped into classrooms, reports Neela Bannerjee at the LA Times. … Continue reading
As Rainforest Roads Increase, Carbon Storage Systems Decrease
We live in an era of unprecedented road and highway expansion into many of the world’s last tropical wildernesses, from the Amazon to Borneo to the Congo Basin, reports William Laurance at Environment 360. Brazil is currently building 7,500 … Continue reading
Bigger British Carbon Cuts Easier Than Smaller Ones – Report
A new analysis concludes that if the EU were to set higher emissions-cutting goals now, by increasing its current target of a 20% cut to a 25 or 30% by 2020, it would save money in the medium and long … Continue reading
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Amazon Basin Becoming Carbon Emitter – Study
The Amazon Basin, traditionally considered a bulwark against global warming, may be becoming a net contributor of carbon dioxide (CO2) as a result of human deforestation, researchers said in a paper recently published in the journal Nature, reports Agence France … Continue reading
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Damaged Peatlands Big Source of Climate Changing CO2
Scientists have warned that damaged UK peatlands – areas formed over thousands of years from dead and decaying plants in waterlogged conditions – are a significant source of carbon dioxide, reports Andrew Bolger at the Financial Times of London. Peatlands … Continue reading
Canadian Warm Winter Threatens Cold-Adapted Wildlife
The mild tennis-playing temperatures of December and January in Toronto is stressing wildlife adapted to frigid temperatures, reports Mary Ormsby at the Toronto Star. “We don’t need statistics to tell us something odd is happening,” says Ryan Ness, manager of … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, climate change, climate change stress, extreme weather, fossil fuels, global warming, heat waves, wildlife
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Several States Jump-starting Clean Economies Via Clean Energy Funds
A little-known source of clean energy funding could prove a crucial job-creation engine in the states, as federal support diminishes, reports Maria Gallucci at InsideClimate News. Every state can create clean energy funds, or CEFs, which are typically supported by … Continue reading