Thursday 26 April 2012
Do urban 'heat islands' hint at trees of future?ScienceDaily.com | 26 Apr 2012A new study shows that common native red oak seedlings grow as much as eight times faster in New York's Central Park than in more rural, cooler settings in the Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountains. Red oaks and their close relatives dominate areas ranging from northern Virginia to southern New England, so the study may have implications for changing climate and forest composition over a wide region.
Biodiversity | Climate Change Impacts Study finds surprising Arctic methane emission sourceScienceDaily.com | 26 Apr 2012The fragile and rapidly changing Arctic region is home to large reservoirs of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. As Earth's climate warms, the methane, frozen in reservoirs stored in Arctic tundra soils or marine sediments, is vulnerable to being released into the atmosphere, where it can add to global warming. Now a multi-institutional study has uncovered a surprising and potentially important new source of Arctic methane: the ocean itself.
Climate Change | Global Warming | Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Research Nigeria: Celebrating World Earth DayAllAfrica.com | 26 Apr 2012[Daily Trust] For the last 40 years, Earth Day has been celebrated around the world on April 22 to call attention to some of our most pressing environmental and social problems, including climate change, biodiversity loss, dwindling natural resources and other devastating environmental hazards which Nigeria has been battling with.
Climate Change and Development | Climate Change Impacts Gambia: EU Prepares for Rio+20AllAfrica.com | 26 Apr 2012[Foroyaa] In recent weeks, EU Heads of Government in the European Council and EU Member State representatives in the Environment Council have adopted important conclusions which specify in clear terms a number of EU objectives for Rio+20 (the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development). Negotiations for the international conference which takes place from 20-22 June 2012 are reaching a crucial stage.
Climate Change and Development | Climate Change Impacts 'This is the greenest government ever'Guardian Unlimited | 26 Apr 2012Prime minister tells leaders at a world energy summit that the UK government has achieved its aimThe government has achieved its aim of being the "greenest ever", David Cameron said on Thursday, in his first significant remarks on the environment since reaching office."When I became prime minister...
Government and Climate Change Overconsumption and populationGuardian Unlimited | 26 Apr 2012The Royal Society says global growth in consumption and population is causing 'pressing' environmental problems, but that reducing consumption in the short-term is of 'utmost urgency'. Leo Hickman, with your help, investigates. Post your views below, email leo.hickman@guardian.co.uk or tweet...
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