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Tree Rings May Underestimate Climate Response to Volcanic Eruptions
Some climate cooling caused by past volcanic eruptions may not be evident in tree-ring reconstructions of temperature change because large enough temperature drops lead to greatly shortened or even absent growing seasons, according to climate researchers,...
The Good News About Carbon Storage in Tropical Vegetation
A study published in Nature Climate Change finds that tropical vegetation contains 21 percent more carbon than previous studies had suggested. Using a combination of remote sensing and field data, scientists from Woods Hole Research Center (WHRC), Boston...
Geoengineering And Global Food Supply
Carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of coal, oil, and gas have been increasing over the past decades, causing the Earth to get hotter and hotter. There are concerns that a continuation of these trends could have catastrophic effects, including crop...
Acid Rain Study Show Substantial Decreases, But More Progress Is Needed
Measurable improvements in air quality and visibility, human health, and water quality in many acid-sensitive lakes and streams, have been achieved through emissions reductions from electric generating power plants and resulting decreases in acid rain....
United States to Provide Support to Nigeria in Mitigating Effects of Climate Change
Nigeria would be benefitting from interventions by the United States government to mitigate the injurious effects of climate change in local communities, according to Mr. Joseph Stafford, the US Consul-General in Lagos on Thursday. How People Arrived...
Trees are Dying in the Sahel Due to Human Caused Climate Change
Trees are dying in the Sahel, a region in Africa south of the Sahara Desert, and human-caused climate change is to blame, according to a new study led by a scientist at the University of California, Berkeley.
Climate-smart Agriculture Should be Livelihood-smart Too
Encouraging climate-smart agriculture can lead to climate change adaptation practices in a partnership where the farmer’s needs are addressed. “Climate-smart agriculture has the potential to increase sustainable productivity, increase the...
17th Conference of the Parties Should Not be Business As Usual
As thousands of delegates from all over the world make their way to Durban for the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) this week, President Jacob Zuma says South Africa is ready to welcome them.
