Snowpack losses across the West since the 1980s may signal a fundamental shift from precipitation to temperature as the dominant influence on snowpack in the principal mountain ranges in North America. (Credit: iStockphoto) U. WASHINGTON (US) — A do...

Image: Sierra Club Compass Saturday, 28 May 2011 16:58 Agence France-Presse DEAUVILLE, France: Russia, Japan and Canada told the G8 they would not join a second round of carbon cuts under the Kyoto Protocol at United Nations talks this year and the U...

Published: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 12:40 in Earth & Climate Related images(click to enlarge) PNNL, QuickBird satellite High oil prices and environmental and economic security concerns have triggered interest in using algae-derived oils as...

Natural gas mined from Marcellus shale is worse for the environment than conventional gas, coal, and oil. "We are not advocating for more coal or oil, but rather to move to a truly green, renewable future as quickly as possible," says Robert Howarth. ...

by Janet Ritz The world changes so fast, it's difficult to see it in context. Scientists watch from a mathematical point of view, points on a graph, comparative analyses, blips on radar from sensors slapped on the bows of ships.  Dry bi...

TEXAS A&M (US) — Changing global climate due to ongoing warming will present national and homeland security challenges requiring the U.S. military to adopt new ways of doing business worldwide. A new report, issued by the National Research Counci...

(FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology) At the end of the 20th century, the rise in sea level of the Mediterranean sea was lower than in the rest of the world due to atmospheric pressure, but since the start of the 21st century the leve...

UC DAVIS (US) — The more carbon emissions a company produces, the less value its stock, according to new research. A new study says markets respond almost immediately when a company reports an event that could affect global climate change, with stock...