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Seafloor Marine Life Face Major Threat from Climate Change
Posted in Science on 19th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
Creatures which live deep beneath the ocean surface are likely to be badly hit by climate change over the next century, a new study says.
Climate Engineering: What does the public think?
Posted in Featured, Science on 13th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
Some scientists think that climate engineering approaches will be required to combat the inexorable rise in atmospheric CO2 due to the burning of fossil fuels.
Giant Antarctic glacier beyond point of no return, research says
Posted in Science on 13th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier, one of the biggest single contributors to world sea-level rise, is melting irreversibly.
Geoengineering plan could have 'unintended' side effect
Posted in Science on 9th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
Attempts to reverse the impacts of global warming by injecting reflective particles into the stratosphere could make matters worse, say researchers.
Solution to cloud riddle reveals hotter future
Posted in Science on 3rd Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
Global average temperatures will rise at least 4 C by 2100 and potentially more than 8 C by 2200 if carbon dioxide emissions are not reduced.