Tropical cyclones are intensified by air pollution
A recent increase in the intensity of tropical cyclones in the Arabian Sea may be a side effect of increasing air pollution over the...
Climate Change: The Evidence and Our Options
One of the world’s foremost experts on climate change is warning that if humans don’t moderate their use of fossil fuels, there is a...
“Dry Water” Could Help Fight Global Warming
An unusual substance, which resembles powdered sugar, known as "dry water," could provide a new way to absorb and store carbon dioxide as the...
Grant will help farmers deal with changes to climates
Purdue University researchers will get a $5 million grant to develop decision-support tools to help corn and soybean growers adapt their practices to changes...
Toyota City Low-Carbon Verification Project Begins
Toyota City , Japan, August, 2010—Toyota City and 19 private-sector enterprises (listed below) established the Toyota City Low-Carbon Society Verification Promotion Council (Chairman:...
Climate change scientists turn up the heat in Alaska
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are planning a large-scale, long-term ecosystem experiment to test the effects of global warming...
From pollution to solution
A low cost catalysts transform carbon dioxide gas into valuable building blocks for organic synthesis
Chemists are helping to reduce heat-trapping carbon dioxide emissions, which...
Carbon sequestration: Boon or burden
The idea to sequester carbon is gaining support as a way to avoid global warming. For example, the European Union plans to invest billions...