Heat stress from rising temperatures and humidity will reduce work capacity:...
Labour capacity reduced due to heat stress as temperature and humidity rises with Climate ChangeClimate change will result in hotter and more humid environment for the tropics and mid latitudes...
View ArticlePermafrost climate tipping point threshold at 1.5 degrees - Siberian caves...
At what point might we trigger a permafrost tipping point? New research from the caves of Siberia points to a threshold temperature of just 1.5 degrees celsius. At that temperature we could see large...
View ArticleArctic amplification, the Jet stream and Extreme weather in Northern Hemisphere
NASA image: Rossby Waves of the JetstreamA series of major extreme weather events in the Northern hemisphere including the heatwave in the United States in 2011, the Russian heatwave of 2010, the...
View ArticleAntarctic Octopus genetics reveals past West Antarctic Ice sheet collapse
It seems the genetics of the Antarctic Octopus is showing us how fragile the West Antarctic Ice sheet (WAIS) may be with global warming. It raising questions about the ice sheet susceptibility to...
View ArticleAntarctic Peninsula: nonlinear intensification of melt unprecedented in last...
James Ross island, Antarctic PeninsulaThis study analysing an Antarctic Peninsula ice core from James Ross island has determined that there has been a ten fold increase in melt intensity over the last...
View ArticleHawaii: Climate change fuelling more Hurricanes by end of century
A recent study looking into regional tropical cyclone formation conditions in the east and central Pacific has projected that 2 to 3 times more tropical cyclones (Hurricanes) are likely to hit Hawaii...
View ArticleSeagrass projected to drastically decline with sea level rise
To most of us, what is hidden beneath the waves of our coastal environment remains invisible and is little thought about or cared about. Yet seagrass meadows, though hidden from our direct view,...
View ArticleFish Heading for cooler waters - Climate Change Impact of warming oceans on...
For the first time scientists have demonstrated the impact of climate change on ocean warming and sea surface temperatures affecting global fisheries stocks. Previous studies were limited to individual...
View ArticleAustralia: Soil Carbon sequestration limited in mitigating fossil fuel...
UNEP Global Soil Degradation map. Source: UNEPRebuilding soils through carbon sequestration and mitigating fossil fuel emissions sounds like a win-win solution all around. A reason the Liberal and...
View ArticleU.S.: Climate change driving California native Freshwater fish species to...
Eighty two percent of native freshwater fish species in California, including salmon, are likely to become extinct on present trends within the next century due to climate change, reports a study lead...
View ArticleAustralia: Scientists advise Soil Carbon farming economically unviable
Latest Scientific advice from University of Melbourne researchers in Australia says that The potential for carbon sequestration in Australian agricultural soils is technically and economically limited....
View ArticleAustralia axes Biodiversity Fund in carbon pricing shakeup
Biodiversity fund axed in Australia: Photo by TakverElimination of the $1 billion Biodiversity Fund is a major impact of Australian Prime Minister Rudd's shake-up of Australia's carbon pricing policy...
View ArticleAustralia: Record warm winter and spring temperatures bring unusually early...
Australian temperature anomaly 14 days to 10 September 2013Just a few days after the Federal election NSW experienced a surprisingly early start to the bushfire season with fires on Sydney's outskirts...
View ArticleIPCC: Climate change is unequivocal with rapid and substantive emissions...
Australian scientists answer questions on IPCC AR5 report.The original of this article was published on the Climate Action Moreland website. A packed hall on a Thursday night (3 October) in Melbourne...
View ArticleAustralia sets new temperature records for September 2013 and hottest 12...
Australia: 2013 Hottest September on recordEven though the global land surface temperatures have appeared to plateau since 1998 - a global hiatus - other measurements show global warming has continued...
View ArticleClimate Departure: Oceans already outside historical variability as cities...
Climate departure will affect the tropics disproportionately moreResearchers from the University of Hawaii have estimated the year when we depart the climate variability we have historically known for...
View ArticleEl Niño Southern Oscillation activity and intensity increasing with Global...
2009-2010 central Pacific El NiñoA study by Australian and US researchers has found robust signs that global warming is having an increasing impact on the El Niño/La Nina (ENSO) cycle which drives a...
View ArticleClimate scientists say Success of climate talks vital for 2°C target
Warsaw, 15 November 2013. Press release by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Researchread more
View ArticleGlobal Carbon emissions still growing when they must fall: report
Steam from Coal fired power: Public domain imageBy James Whitmore, The Conversationread more
View ArticleEurope: Alps warming at twice the Global rate
By Tim Radford. Evidence from high in the Italian Alps confirms that they are warming at twice the global rate, with the region's glaciers in retreat everywhere.read more
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