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Lowering Carbon Dioxide Emissions Only Way to Address Climate Change

The politically expedient way to mitigate climate change is essentially no way at all, according to a comprehensive new study by University of Chicago climatologist Raymond Pierrehumbert.

30 Jun 2014

Comprehensive Study on Technology Strategies to Combat Climate Change

This is shown by the most comprehensive study to date on technology strategies to combat climate change, published in a special issue of the journal Climatic Change.

28 Jun 2014

New Report Analyzes Economic Risks of Climate Change in the United States

The American economy could face significant and widespread disruptions from climate change unless U.S. businesses and policymakers take immediate action to reduce climate risk, according to a new report released today.

25 Jun 2014

Stanford Professor Conducts Research on Public Opinions About Climate Change

What do the American people really think about global warming? To gauge public opinion on the issue, the Stanford News Service interviewed Jon Krosnick, a Stanford professor of communication and of political science who conducts survey research on how people view climate change.

24 Jun 2014

Computer Simulations Suggest Climate Change Could Cause Prolonged Air Stagnation Events

Air quality for countries around the world could worsen in the 21st century as the occurrence of atmospheric stagnation events – in which still air lingers over a region – increases due to climate-change-related shifts in global wind and rainfall patterns, according to new research by scientists at Stanford University.

24 Jun 2014

Researchers Reveal Conflicting Climate Change Patterns Between the Middle Latitude Areas

Korean research team revealed conflicting climate change patterns between the middle latitude areas of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres in relation to glacial and interglacial cycles which have been puzzled for the past 60 years.

19 Jun 2014

NPL Leads Metrology for Earth Observation and Climate Project and Receives €2M Funding

The National Physical Laboratory's work on Earth Observation and Climate Change has been highlighted by David Willetts, Minister of State for Universities and Science, during an event today at the Royal Society in London, entitled 'Space: The new view on climate change'.

17 Jun 2014