Daily Archives: July 1, 2010
global warming caused by human activity
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) met Friday to unveil the first in a series of long anticipated reports on global climate change. Following the IPCC Working Group I report’s unveiling at the Paris headquarters of the United Nations … Continue reading
Professors claim worldwide health may be improved by reducing greenhouse gases
Two professors from the University of California, Berkeley, have published a series of six papers outlining the health benefits of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. They claim the risk of developing health problems, especially among those in third-world countries, can be … Continue reading
Algae Can Save the World From Global Warming While Producing Biofuel
Scientists at Plymouth University in the United Kingdom are conducting research into ways to use algae to not only remove global warming-causing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but also in the synthesis of new biofuels that do not compete with … Continue reading
California cities are rejecting coal-fired power as greenhouse gas emissions law draws near
Local citizens, politicians and environmentalists in cities like Los Angeles and Burbank have been making sure that no coal contracts are renewed or begun before the start of a new ban on the energy source in a month. The new … Continue reading
U.S. government may be getting ready to regulate carbon dioxide emissions as pollutants
A case before the Supreme Court over whether the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to refuse to regulate carbon dioxide emissions may actually be the first sign of impeding government regulation of greenhouse gasses, experts say. The case — … Continue reading
Excess Ozone Chokes Plants, Accelerates Global Warming
The chemical known as ozone may be making a much more significant contribution to global warming than scientists had previously thought, according to a new study published in the journal Nature. “Ozone could be twice as important as we previously … Continue reading
Carbon Dioxide Levels in Earth’s Atmosphere Rose Sharply Last Year
Atmospheric levels of the two major greenhouse gases leaped in 2007, according to a report by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This increase is part of a wider trend of accelerating greenhouse gas emissions. “The average [annual rise] … Continue reading
Climate change cause the sea level rising faster
The report, published in the journal Nature Geoscience in December, suggests that current predictions of sea level rises may be too optimistic. In the last 20 years, the rising of sea levels has become one of the most ominous indications … Continue reading
China weather chaos a sign of things to come: experts
BEIJING (AFP) — Don’t tell the thousands of Chinese stuck at railway stations or airports, but the chaos caused by a vicious cold spell afflicting much of China could be just a taste of things to come, experts say. The … Continue reading
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