CLIMATE
Solar activity not a major factor in global warming
Jan 01, 2014
Written by
Harley Rustad
Neither solar activity nor the Sun’s blocking of cosmic rays is responsible for significant global warming, says a study in Environmental Research Letters
East Asia's climate change impact estimated
Dec 01, 2013
Written by
Harley Rustad
Rising sea levels, more intense drought and severe storms caused by climate change will put about 12 million people in 23 East Asian cities at risk and jeopardise US$864billion in assets
European climate change variation mapped
Nov 01, 2013
Written by
Olivia Edward
Parts of Europe have seen the temperatures of their hottest days and coldest nights increase by more than four times the global average change since 1950, according to a new study
Australian rain halted sea-level rise
Oct 01, 2013
Written by
Olivia Edward
So much rain fell on Australia in 2010 and 2011 that the global sea-level not only stopped rising, but actually dropped measurably, according to a new study
Moss reveals Antarctic changes
Oct 01, 2013
Written by
Olivia Edward
Careful analysis of a 150-year-old moss bank on the Antarctic Peninsula has revealed an unprecedented rate of ecological change since the 1960s, driven by warming temperatures
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