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Read article: Feds: US heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution from power plants drops to lowest since 1988
Aug. 5, 2015
Feds: US heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution from power plants drops to lowest since 1988
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Energy Department says heat-trapping pollution from U.S. power plants hit a 27-year low in April. >

Read article: The Point of No Return: Climate Change Nightmares Are Already Here
Aug. 5, 2015
The Point of No Return: Climate Change Nightmares Are Already Here
The worst predicted impacts of climate change are starting to happen — and much faster than climate scientists expected >

Read article: River buries permafrost carbon at sea
Aug. 5, 2015
River buries permafrost carbon at sea
As temperatures rise, some of the organic carbon stored in Arctic permafrost meets an unexpected fate--burial at sea. >

Read article: Obama unveils rules to limit carbon dioxide emissions, curb climate change
Aug. 3, 2015
Obama unveils rules to limit carbon dioxide emissions, curb climate change
In a sweeping bid to curb heat-trapping pollution that is altering the planet's climate, President Barack Obama on Monday unveiled the first-ever limits on carbon dioxide emissions from the nation's power plants. >

Read article: Drought's lasting impact on forests
July 31, 2015
Drought's lasting impact on forests
In the virtual worlds of climate modeling, forests and other vegetation are assumed to bounce back quickly from extreme drought. >

Read article: New research will boost grasp of North American carbon cycle
July 29, 2015
New research will boost grasp of North American carbon cycle
For centuries, people have transformed and splintered landscapes and ecosystems in North America. >

Read article: "Carbon sink" detected underneath world's deserts
July 28, 2015
"Carbon sink" detected underneath world's deserts
The world's deserts may be storing some of the climate-changing carbon dioxide emitted by human activities, a new study suggests. Massive aquifers underneath deserts could hold more carbon than all the plants on land, according to the new research. >

Read article: Greenhouse gas emissions from African rivers
July 21, 2015
Greenhouse gas emissions from African rivers
Twelve scientists from the University of Liege, the KU Leuven and the Research Institute for Development (France), have just completed a large-scale research project conducted over a five-year period on the African continent. >

Read article: Ocean acidification may cause dramatic changes to phytoplankton
July 20, 2015
Ocean acidification may cause dramatic changes to phytoplankton
Oceans have absorbed up to 30 percent of human-made carbon dioxide around the world, storing dissolved carbon for hundreds of years. >

Read article: Tropical peatland carbon losses from oil palm plantations may be underestimated
July 9, 2015
Tropical peatland carbon losses from oil palm plantations may be underestimated
Draining tropical peatlands for oil palm plantations may result in nearly twice as much carbon loss as official estimates, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment and the Union of Concerned Sci >

Read article: Global Carbon Dioxide Levels Reach Milestone
May 8, 2015
Global Carbon Dioxide Levels Reach Milestone
NPR's Melissa Block speaks with Pieter Tans of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Earth System Research Laboratory about greenhouse gas emissions surpassing 400 parts per million. >

Read article: Increased atmospheric carbon dioxide limits soil storage
April 15, 2015
Increased atmospheric carbon dioxide limits soil storage
Soil carbon may not be as stable as previously thought, scientists report, adding that soil microbes exert more direct control on carbon buildup than global climate models represent. >

Read article: Amazon Absorbs Less Carbon Dioxide as Trees Die Off, Study Says
March 18, 2015
Amazon Absorbs Less Carbon Dioxide as Trees Die Off, Study Says
The Amazon rain forest has long absorbed more carbon than it releases and acted as a vital brake on climate change. An extensive study now suggests that it is losing its ability to suck up the excess carbon dioxide being emitted into the atmosphere by hum >

Read article: Emissions by Makers of Energy Level Off
March 13, 2015
Emissions by Makers of Energy Level Off
Somebody tapped the brakes. Carbon dioxide emissions from the world’s energy producers stalled in 2014, the first time in 40 years of measurement that the level did not increase during a period of economic expansion, according to preliminary estimates... >

Read article: Hidden greenhouse emissions revealed in new report
March 10, 2015
Hidden greenhouse emissions revealed in new report
Restoration of wetlands can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This is shown in a report that has been written in part by researchers from the University of Gothenburg. >

Read article: February carbon dioxide levels average 400ppm for first time
March 8, 2015
February carbon dioxide levels average 400ppm for first time
The US government’s greenhouse gas monitoring site at Mauna Loa in Hawaii has confirmed that its average recorded carbon dioxide levels for February topped 400 parts per million (ppm) - the first time that this has been seen in a northern winter month. >

Read article: Scientists witness carbon dioxide trapping heat in air
Feb. 25, 2015
Scientists witness carbon dioxide trapping heat in air
WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists have witnessed carbon dioxide trapping heat in the atmosphere above the United States, chronicling human-made climate change in action, live in the wild. >

Read article: The Not So Brief History of Climate Change Science
Feb. 23, 2015
The Not So Brief History of Climate Change Science
It’s 2015, and climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our time. But while it may seem like all of this fuss over global warming is a recent phenomenon, concern over the role of atmospheric carbon dioxide in our planet’s climate has a long hist >

Read article: Study: Melting glaciers have big carbon impact
Jan. 19, 2015
Study: Melting glaciers have big carbon impact
As the Earth warms and glaciers all over the world begin to melt, researchers and public policy experts have focused largely on how all of that extra water will contribute to sea level rise. >

Read article: NASA Mountaintop Sensor Finds High Methane over LA
Jan. 13, 2015
NASA Mountaintop Sensor Finds High Methane over LA
A NASA study using two years of observations from a novel mountaintop instrument finds that Los Angeles' annual emissions of methane, an important greenhouse gas, are 18 to 61 percent higher than widely used estimates. >

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