by Admin | Dec 5, 2016 | Conservation, Environmental hazards
Between 1998 and 2013, the global average surface temperature, one of several measurements used to gauge how much the Earth has warmed, grew more slowly than we expected. That has had scientists asking a lot of questions. The period has become known as the global...
by Admin | Nov 4, 2016 | Climate Change, Sustainability
Oxygen is not only important to life, it has a great impact on evolution. Previous eras in the Earth’s history have had more atmospheric oxygen than we do now, and that contributed to the life that formed. Dinosaurs, for example, lived in an era with more oxygen,...
by Admin | Oct 21, 2016 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards
When we talk about carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, we’re not talking about all the carbon that exists on earth. There are a number of natural factors that reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere by sequestering carbon: trees and other plants, as well as the ocean...
by Admin | Oct 10, 2016 | Climate Change, Information
New research indicates that ironically, as we stabilize carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and begin to reduce it, the carbon land sink—the CO2 stored in soil and plants—will decline. This comes from research by scientists in Germany and the United Kingdom, who have...
by Admin | Jun 21, 2016 | Articles, Climate Change
Scottish researchers have been looking at ancient rocks to learn more about reducing climate change. Throughout the world, there are underground pockets of CO2, which are securely and safely held without the gases escaping to the atmosphere. While this is something...
