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Can mammals outrun climate change?
For about 10 percent of species, the answer could be "no."
arstechnica.com
Carbon tax may hurt natural disaster zones
Residents of areas hit by natural disasters could face carbon tax bills from rubbish dumps.
www.canberratimes.com.au
Northern Canada Feels the Heat: Climate Change Impact On Permafrost Zones
Permafrost zones extend over 50% of Canada's land area. Warming or thawing of permafrost due to climate change could significantly impact existing infrastructure and future development in Canada's north. Researchers Jennifer Throop and Antoni Lewkowicz at the University of Ottawa, along with Sharon Smith with the Geological Survey of Canada, have published a new study, part of an upcoming ...
www.enn.com
Inclement, alluring road trip
MOUNT WASHINGTON, N.H. — I wanted to walk to the top of the tallest mountain in the Northeast. It would have been four miles and a head-pounding elevation gain of more than 4,000 feet, but that didn’t scare me. Neither did the common claim that Mount Washington’s peak is home to “the world’s worst weather.”
www.philly.com
Feeding the Planet Without Destroying It
Climate change is the environmental problem that obsesses us, the one that's the focus of high-flying international summits and hardcore national politics. But it's not the only environmental problem -- and it's not even the biggest one. That happens to be the crisis in agriculture and land use, the subject of what Jon Foley -- the head of the University of Minnesota's Institute on the ...
news.yahoo.com
Australia drought-free for first time in a decade
Australia, with climate zones ranging from the tropical to the alpine, is characterised by extremes. -AFP
asiaone.feedsportal.com
Wild Plants Respond to Climate Change Quicker Than Science Suggested
Scientific experiments to measure the rate and effects of climate change on plants aren't matching up to what is happening in nature, a new study finds. [More]
www.scientificamerican.com
Climate change and marine biodiversity: Saving the ocean’s web of life under threat
IMAGINE a refreshing dip in the ocean during your weekend getaway to the beach. The sun is shining, no cloud in the sky, and the water temperature is some cozy 45°C. A bit too warm for you? Animals of the Ordovician, 480 million years ago, thought so, too, when marine water temperature was that hot, due to a “super-greenhouse effect” with very high carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere.
businessmirror.com.ph
Mary Ellen Harte: Climate Change This Week: Ancient Global Warming, Powering Houses With Cars, and More
"Honey, the power went off... can you switch on the car?" might be a common future refrain, as people use electric cars to power houses during blackouts -- which will likely increase from more extreme weather under continuing climate change, explains Michael Lemonick at Climate Central.
www.huffingtonpost.com
Climate change proponent realizes he was wrong, but for the wrong reasons
James Lovelock is an interesting character. He has a medical degree and has successfully designed a number of scientific instruments, but he's probably most famous for some of his big ideas, which range from specific geoengineering proposals to the Gaia concept, which proposes that the planet's geology, biology, and atmosphere interact in a complex, self-regulating system. In recent years ...
arstechnica.com
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