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Scientists Calculate Long-Term Cooling Trend Over the Past Two Millennia

The journal, Nature Climate Change has published a study related to climate reconstruction in northern Europe over the past 2,000 years. An international research team has calculated the cooling trend over the period. These findings are important for the present climate policy.

10 Jul 2012

Teagasc and FACCE – JPI Organize ‘The Great Debate on the Battle to Feed a Changing Planet’

Teagasc, the agriculture and food development authority in Ireland, and the EU Joint Programming Initiative on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change (FACCE – JPI), have jointly arranged a scientific session - ‘The Great Debate on the Battle to Feed a Changing Planet.’

7 Jul 2012

Navistar Announces Advanced Clean Engine Technology To Meet Emissions Regulations

Navistar International Corporation today announced that it will introduce its next generation clean engine solution – In-Cylinder Technology Plus (ICT+) – to meet 2010 U.S.

6 Jul 2012

Atmospheric Scientists Release First "bottom-up" Estimates of China's CO2 Emissions

Atmospheric scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and Nanjing University have produced the first "bottom-up" estimates of China's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, for 20...

6 Jul 2012

Pre-Industrial Carbon Emissions Still Have Negative Impact on Global Temperature

According to a climate model developed by a research team at the Carnegie Institution for Science, pre-industrial carbon emissions have a negative impact on global temperature over the years.

4 Jul 2012

Global Warming Causes Massive Algal Blooms and Low Oxygen Levels

Global warming may increase harmful algal blooms in the Baltic Sea. Increase in water temperature in the Baltic sea may lead to low oxygen levels which promotes blue-green algal blooms. This type of algae is also called as cyanobacteria.

3 Jul 2012

Globe-Town Website Wins 'Apps for Climate' Global Award

At the first international #Apps4Climate competition conducted by World Bank, Globe-Town.org has won a place among the top three competitors. The 'Apps for Climate' global award was presented at a ceremony held in Washington DC.

3 Jul 2012

EU May Not Meet Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Target in Time

In the European Union, neither the cap & trade scheme nor the carbon taxes seem to have led to measurable reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

30 Jun 2012

EarthRisk Technologies Launches TempRisk Version 3.1 to Detect Weather Conditions

EarthRisk Technologies has launched its flagship platform called TempRisk that detects cold and hot weather patterns up to 40 days even before they occur. This latest 3.1 version of TempRisk is easier to use and more intuitive and it has been provided with new functions and capabilities. It is based on the software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscription model.

29 Jun 2012

Diesel Soot Contributes to Global Warming

Researchers at Lund University have found that more than 50% of the inhaled diesel soot remains stuck in the lungs. It also contributes to global warming.

28 Jun 2012