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Climate Change Could Usher in Spring Three Weeks Early

By Peter R - Oct 15, 2015 11:22 AM EDT

Researchers have warned the impact early springs could have on agriculture and ecological systems.

Climate Change May Be Causing Bumblebees' Tongues To Shrink, Study

By R. Siva Kumar - Sep 28, 2015 09:29 AM EDT

Scientists show that climate change can "decouple important mutualisms" between insects as well as plants.

Global Warming Blamed for California's Worst Drought in 500 Years

By Peter R - Sep 15, 2015 03:44 PM EDT

Researchers found that the levels were at the lowest in 500 years.

Climate Change: Southern Ocean Recovers Ability To Absorb Greenhouse Gases, Study

By R. Siva Kumar - Sep 13, 2015 05:18 PM EDT

Scientists are surprised when they found that the Antarctic Ocean absorbed 1.2 billion tons of carbon dioxide in 2011, twice the amount registered in 1990.

Southern Ocean Is Back To Business, Countering Global Warming

By Peter R - Sep 12, 2015 02:15 PM EDT

A new study reveals the ocean's capacity to sink carbon dioxide which had saturated since the 1980s, has been reinvigorated.

Obama: Climate Change Threatens US 'Right Now'

By R. Siva Kumar - Aug 30, 2015 05:36 PM EDT

President Obama talks of the dangers of global warming, even as he prepares to travel to Alaska.

Greenland Glacier Loss Could Have Covered Manhanttan In 1,000 Ft Ice

By Peter R - Aug 25, 2015 09:12 AM EDT

Ice loss from Jakobshavn Isbrae glacier between July 31 and August 16 may just become the highest amount of ice ever lost.

Global Warming And Climate Change Worsened California Drought, Study Claims

By Peter R - Aug 20, 2015 04:11 PM EDT

The study claims emissions associated with human activity may have contributed as much as 25 percent to the natural drought.

How To Lower Global Warming? Turn CO2 Into Nanofibers, Researchers Say

By Peter R - Aug 20, 2015 11:40 AM EDT

Researchers have developed a chemical process to turn atmospheric carbon dioxide into carbon nanofibers.

Food Shocks Due To Climate Change Likely By 2040

By R. Siva Kumar - Aug 15, 2015 01:10 PM EDT

With the changing weather conditions and rising population, the world would be facing severe food crises.

Climate Change To Drive Some Butterflies To Extinction By 2050: Scientists

By Peter R - Aug 12, 2015 10:30 AM EDT

A study done in Britain reveals that common species today could face local extinction in several dry areas. Their immediate survival depends on improving habitats but emission cut can only dictate long-term survival.

Sexism Makes Offices Cold For Women During Summers: Study

By Peter R - Aug 04, 2015 09:01 AM EDT

A new study says the cooling formula used in most office buildings date to the 1960s and consider the resting metabolic rate of a man.

Fatal Brain Eating Amoeba Now Invading Northern US, Courtesy Climate Change

By Peter R - Jul 25, 2015 05:05 PM EDT

Health experts blame rising summer temperature for Naegleria fowleri's presence in the north.

Global Warming Killing Exponential Number of Bumblebees: Study

By Peter R - Jul 14, 2015 01:28 PM EDT

A new study claims that extreme heat waves are causing bumblebees to die in Europe and North America.

Present Global Warming Conditions Caused Ocean Levels To Rise By 40 Feet In The Past

By Peter R - Jul 11, 2015 12:08 PM EDT

Researchers document two occasions in the past, 125,000 years and 3 million years ago, when current warming levels over preindustrial temperatures, caused sea level to climb.

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