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The future is looking less cloudyTel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Feb 26, 2015 When warm air comes into contact with a cool surface and chills to saturation, fog materializes. It blankets open roads and runways and dramatically reduces visibility - often causing devastating accidents. A new study published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, by Tel Aviv University's Prof. Pinhas Alpert and Dr. Noam David of the Department of Geosciences at TAU's Faculty of Exact Sciences, and by Prof. Hagit Messer and Omry Sendik of the Department of Electrical Engineerin ... read more |
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 Zombie outbreak? Statistical mechanics reveal the ideal hideout The sun has more impact on the climate in cool periods New algal species helps corals survive in the hottest reefs on the planet Why fossil tracks from Early Triassic swimming reptiles are preserved? Modern logging techniques benefit rainforest wildlife Mali government signs peace deal, Tuareg rebels delay | .. |
 UN climate chief to miss key meet after sex harassment case A top United Nations climate change official has pulled out of a key meeting in Kenya next week as Indian police investigate a sexual harassment complaint against him, officials have said. ... more | .. |
UN climate experts meet despite chief's absence over sex case Climate scientists went ahead with a scheduled meeting in Kenya despite the absence of the chief of the UN's top climate science body who faces sexual harassment allegations. ... more | .. |
 Iconic graph at center of climate debate The "Hockey Stick" graph, a simple plot representing temperature over time, led to the center of the larger debate on climate change, and skewed the trajectory of at least one researcher, according ... more | .. |
 Researcher finds evidence of climate change in ancient Northern China Using a relatively new scientific dating technique, a Baylor University geologist and a team of international researchers were able to document--for the first time--a drastic climate change 4,200 ye ... more |
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 Capturing and storing carbon in soil: Is it real and can it scale? Can beef production help restore ecosystems? A team of scientists, advisors and communications specialists are banding together to explore whether ranching management can create robust soils, waters ... more | .. |
 Going negative To combat climate change, President Obama has called for an 80 percent reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050. To help achieve this goal, the President has encouraged big investments in ... more | .. |
 Limited climate change accord likely in Paris: IPCC expert Encouraging progress at climate change talks points to the likelihood of an overall accord being reached at the Paris conference in December, but the deal is unlikely to adequately fight global warming, a top IPCC official said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Scientists call for international authority on climate geoengineering US scientists and legal experts are calling for a strong, international authority to regulate any man-made interventions meant to combat global warming, amid fears that the technology could be harmful to the environment. ... more |
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 Warming pushes Western US toward driest period in 1,000 years During the second half of the 21st century, the U.S. Southwest and Great Plains will face persistent drought worse than anything seen in times ancient or modern, with the drying conditions "driven p ... more | .. |
 UN climate blueprint agreed in Geneva Negotiators in Geneva approved a climate-rescue blueprint on Friday, a symbolic milestone in the fraught UN process that must culminate in a universal pact in December. ... more | .. |
Rare ray of hope in UN climate talks The detente achieved at UN talks that concluded Friday with a framework for a world climate pact is only temporary, achieved by kicking the difficult decisions down the road, parties and observers say. ... more | .. |
UN negotiators plot route to climate pact Negotiators haggled on the penultimate day of UN climate talks in Geneva Thursday over how best to streamline the bloated draft of a long-awaited pact the world's nations must sign in December. ... more |
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 Scientists urge more research on climate intervention Deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, while necessary, may not happen soon enough to stave off climate catastrophe. So, in addition, the world may need to resort to so-called geoengineering approac ... more | .. |
 Predicting plant responses to drought A new U.S. Geological Survey study shows how plants' vulnerability to drought varies across the landscape; factors such as plant structure and soil type where the plant is growing can either make th ... more | .. |
 Climate intervention techniques not ready for wide-scale deployment There is no substitute for dramatic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate the negative consequences of climate change, a National Research Council committee concluded in a two-volume ev ... more | .. |
 World thunderstorm 'map' key to assessing climate change The Doomsday Clock, which measures the likelihood of global catastrophe, last week ticked a minute closer to "midnight"--- the apocalypse. The symbolic clock was set to 11:57 by a board of atomic sc ... more |
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 University establishes master's program for space entrepreneurship Soyuz-2.1a Rocket Takes Military Satellite to Designated Orbit Pluto Science, on the Surface Science Shorts: How Big Is Pluto's Atmosphere? OSIRIS-REx Mission Completes System Integration Review Living on the Edge: Stars Found Far from Galaxy Center | .. |
 Researchers find new evidence of warming A study of three remote lakes in Ecuador led by Queen's University researchers has revealed the vulnerability of tropical high mountain lakes to global climate change - the first study of its kind t ... more | .. |
 Progress in Geneva with climate pact blueprint UN negotiators in Geneva offered an outline Wednesday for a global climate pact that was welcomed by observers as inclusive and unifying, though much editing lies ahead. ... more | .. |
 Is climate change fuelling war? For years, scientists and security analysts have warned that global warming looms as a potential source of war and unrest. ... more | .. |
 Growing support for rationing in drought-hit Brazil A majority of Brazilians support water and energy rationing, as the country faces its worst drought in decades, an opinion poll showed Monday. ... more |
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Evidence from warm past confirms recent IPCC estimates of climate sensitivity New evidence showing the level of atmospheric CO2 millions of years ago supports recent climate change predications from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). A multinational r ... more | .. |
A beginner's guide to speaking Climate Outsiders who walk into a UN climate conference often experience a "beam-me-up-Scotty" moment. ... more | .. |
 Loss of posidonia reduces CO2 storage; may contribute to gas emissions The loss of underwater posidonia meadows poses two problems: these areas can no longer capture and store atmospheric CO2, and, moreover, they can become a source of this gas by eroding and freeing t ... more | .. |
Plea for 'urgency' at UN climate talks UN climate negotiators gathered in Geneva were urged Sunday to show urgency and compromise in crafting a draft by next week for a global pact to be signed in December. ... more |
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