Time to add another item to the growing list of problems likely to worsen with climate change – an increase in air turbulence.
Solar forecasts could help utilities and climate
Solar forecasting is critical for utilities that want to tap into solar power as a non-polluting, climate-friendly alternative to coal-or gas-fired power plants .
New evidence of the human hand in global warming
A new study has found what is being described as ‘some of the clearest evidence to date of a discernible influence on atmospheric temperature.’
Rising ocean temperatures threaten the ocean food chain
Photo-plankton are in threat of extinction could threaten and accelerate the world’s fight against climate change.
Tracking a city’s emissions, building by building
New computer simulation displays a city’s greenhouse-gas emissions in unprecedented detail.
Ocean acidification threatens food security: report
A new report lists top 50 nations whose food security may be threatened by the effects manmade CO2 emissions are having on fish and shellfish.
Biochar: No magical carbon cure, but plenty of potential
On top of its carbon sequestering properties, biochar has the potential to create jobs and nutrient and moisture-rich soil. But hurdles remain.
Wind power has its limits, but it’s not the sky
A new study into geophysical limits on wind power finds we can build as many turbines as we need, Earth will handle it just fine.
Arctic sea ice sets record low, and it’s not over yet
With two or three weeks left to go in the melt season, Arctic sea ice is at its lowest extent since satellite observations began.
Methane ‘bomb’ has scientists eyeing defences
Global warming could release vast natural deposits of methane trapped in the Arctic, sending the current temperature increase into overdrive.
