August 3, 2011 The direct warming influence of all long-lived greenhouse gases in the atmosphere today attributable to human activities. CO2’s warming influence of 1.7 watts/m2 is equivalent to the heat from nearly 9 trillion 100-watt incandescent ...

Perception of how behavior affects the environment influences what actions people take to protect it. If they don't believe an action—like car pooling—will make a substantial difference, they are less likely to participate in it. (Credit: iStockph...

Swings between the two climatic extremes, El Niño and La Niña, cause droughts, forest fires, and floods, like the one that occurred this year in Queensland, Australia. (Credit: iStockphoto) U. LEEDS (UK) — Swings between the two climatic extremes ...

Press Release 11-101Big Clue to Future Climate Change in Small Plants Scientists find surprising response to higher levels of carbon dioxide in 13 species of grassland plants A wild lupine blooms at NSF's Cedar Creek Long-Term Ecological Research si...

by William S. Becker Last February, three Republican leaders in Congress filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that when it comes to global climate change, judges and Justices should mind their own business. The courts are about to get a di...

Purdue-led team studies Earth's recovery from prehistoric global warming Public release date: 21-Apr-2011[ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Elizabeth K. [email protected] University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Earth may be ab...