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Peat fires drive temperatures up
Peatlands, especially those in tropical regions, sequester gigantic amounts of organic carbon. Human activities are now having a considerable impact on these wetlands. For example, drainage projects, in combination with...
Past regional cold and warm periods linked to natural climate drivers
Intervals of regional warmth and cold in the past are linked to the El Niño phenomenon and the so-called "North Atlantic Oscillation" in the Northern hemisphere's jet stream, according to...
Traditional indigenous fire management techniques deployed against climate change
A landmark Australian project that mitigates the extent and severity of natural savannah blazes by deploying traditional Indigenous fire management techniques is being hailed as a model with vast global...
Venezuela turns to cloud-seeding to battle drought
(AP) -- Hugo Chavez says he is starting to "bombard" clouds now that Cuba has provided Venezuela with cloud-seeding help in an effort to produce rain and alleviate the...
Leaders say momentum building on climate change
(AP) -- Leaders of the Commonwealth countries called Saturday for a legally binding international agreement on climate change and a global fund with billions of dollars to help poor...
Climate change: Gulf stream collapse could be like a disaster movie
Scientists predict an ice age could be provoked in a matter of monthsThe next Ice Age could take only weeks to engulf Britain. Scientists say the last great disruption to the Gulf...
Australia Welcomes Giant Panda Pair
Bears from China Greeted With Welcoming Parade, Bamboo and Police Escort to Adelaide Zoo
Carbon offsetting 'not working'
The first travel firm to offer consumer carbon offset schemes says they are a "distraction" from the urgency of climate change.
Hacked E-Mail Data Prompts Calls for Changes in Climate Research
Some scientists fear that public confidence in scientific conclusions on climate change has been damaged just as countries prepare to curb greenhouse gases.
At Odds Over Land, Money and Gas
In upstate New York, landowners’ conflict over whether to allow drilling for natural gas has set neighbor against neighbor, even spouse against spouse.
Academic questions 'green' initiatives on cutting carbon footprint
Global carbon markets may well have been hailed as the savior of the planet by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but in many ways they are doing more harm than good,...
New radar helps monitor site of century-old tragedy
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Alberta researcher has turned the site of a southern Alberta rockslide tragedy into the proving ground for new equipment meant to avert such a disaster...
Australia's wine industry in peril from climate change
Research by Macquarie University alerts Australian wine growers to consider new varieties of grapes to fend off the impact of climate change A two year study of the $A 1bn (£554m) Hunter...
The science and magic of breadmaking
As winter sets in, warm your senses by baking your own fresh bread. Andy Connelly guides you through the magical process that turns flour and water into heavenly foodWhen I think of...
Jobs, economics complicate Brazil's Amazon fight
NOVO PROGRESSO, Brazil (AP) -- Drawing his .40-caliber pistol, Severiano Pontes dashes across the steaming, muddy jungle floor, a hunch telling him what he would find...
Indonesia rejects Bali plan for turtle sacrifices
(AP) -- Indonesia has rejected a push by the resort island of Bali for rare turtles to be legally slain in Hindu ceremonies, siding with conservationists of the protected...
Watch on Euronews: Climate change and satellites
Climate change is worrying the most influential leaders on the planet. A major conference on the subject will be held in December in Copenhagen.
Climate change threatens North's infrastructure: report
Canada's North is at risk and unprepared to deal effectively with the threat climate change poses to the region's roads, buildings, waste sites and other other critical infrastructure, according to...
Marine ecosystems get a climate form guide
(PhysOrg.com) -- The first-ever Australian benchmark of climate change impacts on marine ecosystems and options for adaptation is being released in Brisbane today.
New climate targets may not change daily life much
(AP) -- Americans' day-to-day lives won't change noticeably if President Barack Obama achieves his newly announced goal of slashing carbon dioxide pollution by one-sixth in the next decade, experts...
In Greenland, warming fuels dream of hidden wealth
TASIILAQ, Greenland (AP) -- Gert Ignatiussen returns to this fjord-front Inuit town with the spoils of his hunting trip. Six seals, all killed with a single...
Brazil Seeks West’s Aid on Amazon
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil said that rich Western nations should pay to prevent deforestation in the Amazon rain forest.
Feature: Core data on climate
Australia's Great Barrier Reef doesn't only house marine species, but thousands of years of climate records.
Opinion: Emissions targets - think globally not nationally
A 'Global Commons Rent' is a fair and efficient means of putting a price on greenhouse gas emissions, writes Stephen Jones.
Japan scientists attack govt research cut plans
Top Japanese scientists, including four Nobel laureates, have criticised the new government for plans to slash research budgets, warning the country will loose its high-tech edge.
Water pollution higher than calculated
Flawed data on the amount of organic pollutants in raw sewage is being used by environmental policy makers, claim US scientists
Day of the super-turkey could be nigh
Genetic research by Virginia Tech scientists could lead to 'happier,' plumper, tastier birds. Virginia - United States - Virginia Tech - Education - Colleges and Universities
Burning coal worse for climate than clearing rain forests
Deforestation has had a big influence on the increase of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the past three centuries, but its impact is tapering off relatively. Nowadays, the burning of...