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Eurasian soils froze less deeply in winter from late 1960s to early 1990s — Última modificación 07/01/2012 14:18

Seasonally frozen ground across the former Soviet Republic extended 31.9 cm shallower in winter of 2000 than in the 1930s. That’s according to a comprehensive assessment of soil thermal conditions in the Eurasian high latitudes, which also found that the trend for decreasing freeze depth began in the late 1960s and appeared to stop in the early 1990s.

Wood fires fuel climate change – UN — Última modificación 01/12/2011 09:12

There is little better on a winter's evening than curling up next to a wood fire, or the modern equivalent, a wood-fired boiler – unless it is the green warm glow you get from knowing that the fuel you are using is environmentally friendly and sustainable.

Governments must plan for migration in response to climate change, researchers say — Última modificación 14/11/2011 10:44

Governments around the world must be prepared for mass migrations caused by rising global temperatures or face the possibility of calamitous results, say University of Florida scientists on a research team reporting in the Oct. 28 edition of Science.

Fragmented forests “have higher emissions” — Última modificación 14/11/2011 10:43

When calculating carbon emissions caused by deforestation, researchers should not only look at what has been lost, but also emissions from the biomass that remains.

Productivity of land plants may be greater than previously thought — Última modificación 14/11/2011 10:42

The global uptake of carbon by land plants may be up to 45% more than previously thought. This is the conclusion of an international team of scientists, based on the interannual variability of oxygen isotopes in atmospheric CO2 driven by El Niño.

Rethinking connection between soil as a carbon reservoir and global warming — Última modificación 20/10/2011 16:23

The soil plays a key role in the ecosystem, economy and global carbon cycle. After the oceans, the humus is the largest carbon reservoir. If the humus decreases, additional CO2 gets into the atmosphere. A research team headed by the University of Zurich has now discovered that the soil environment determines humus depletion, which means the question as to how soils respond to global climate change needs to be re-addressed.

Starbucks concerned world coffee supply is threatened by climate change — Última modificación 20/10/2011 16:22

Starbucks sustainability chief Jim Hanna says the coffee giant has been pushing the Obama administration to little result.

PROVIA: Letter of the Chair — Última modificación 20/09/2011 14:27

PROVIA: Letter of the Chair.

Mujika Personal Stories: Climate learning changing livelihoods — Última modificación 22/06/2011 13:54

Mujika Personal Stories: Climate learning changing livelihoods. By DURTON H. NANJA

Study Maps Global 'Hotspots' of Climate-Induced Food Insecurity — Última modificación 20/06/2011 16:08

A new study has matched future climate change "hotspots" with regions already suffering chronic food problems to identify highly-vulnerable populations, chiefly in Africa and South Asia, but potentially in China and Latin America as well, where in fewer than 40 years, the prospect of shorter, hotter or drier growing seasons could imperil hundreds of millions of already-impoverished people.