A patch of ancient seagrass in the Mediterranean sea is up to 200,000 years and could be the oldest known living thing on Earth, after scientists dated them.
Global Warming/Climate Change
Former Global Warming Skeptic Now Believes That Climate Change Is Real
A prominent climate change skeptic told Congress that he no longer doubts that global warming is real and caused by humans, and joined other scientists in urging action to stop it.
Treeline May Move 500 kilometer Further North By 2100 Due To Climate Change
Scientists have estimated that the treeline could move 500 kilometers north by 2100 from now, according to Aevar Petersen, chair of the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) which was based on their projections.
Greenhouse Methane Gas Produced By Cattle Can Now Be Measured Accurately
Cattle and other ruminant animals are thought to be responsible for around one-fifth of the world’s greenhouse methane gas production but the precise amount has proved difficult to quantify.
Shale Gas Could be Worse Than Coal In Aggravating Climate Change
Shale gas extraction could come up emitting greenhouse gases to the atmosphere in two scenarios, one is when gas is burned and it produces carbon dioxide, second is when methane gas leaks out while the well is being tapped.
Ozone Depletion Over Arctic At Unprecedented Level Observed
Depletion of the ozone layer, the shield that protects life on Earth from harmful levels of ultraviolet rays, has reached an unprecedented level over the Arctic this spring because of the continuing presence of ozone depleting substances in the atmosphere and a very cold winter in the stratosphere,according to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).
Global Warming Connected To Extreme Rainstorms & Blizzards – Scientists Say
Two studies in recent issue of the journal Nature link heavy rains to increases in greenhouse gases more than ever before.
Warming Temperatures Threaten To Decimate Animal’s Habitat
Over the next 100 years many scientists predict that 20 to 30 percent of species could be lost if the temperature rises 3.6 to 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit.
Researchers Hopeful To Unravel Secrets Of Climate Change & Natural Disasters Of The Past
Like trees on its stem, the Dead sea have rings. The sea bed adds two layers of sediment every year. The researchers will analyze half a million years of geological history deciphering the trend and using them to help understand the future, according to Zvi Ben-Abraham of the Israel Academy of Sciences.
Dust Particles Affect Earth’s Surface Temperature
Adjusting the quantity of large particles accounted for by computer models could result in better projections of future climate in desert regions, where the most particles are present according to a statement by The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).