Mind the water hazard...floating golf course to be built in Maldives
The island nation of the Maldives, confronted by rising oceans and a landscape
that is just a few feet above sea level, is poised to build a floating golf
course and convention centre in what could be the first of a series of
futuristic off-shore developments designed to confront the threat of global
warming.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Humans must be to blame for climate change, say scientists
Climate scientists have delivered a powerful riposte to their sceptical critics with a study that strengthens the case for saying global warming is largely the result of man-made emissions of greenhouse gases.
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Gore takes aim at climate change skeptics
Former US Vice President Al Gore on took aim at skeptics who doubt the reality
of human-caused climate change, saying he wished it were an illusion but
that the problem is real and urgent.
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:06:57 +0000 World's temperature record to be re-analysed
The whole of the world's instrumental temperature record ? millions of observations dating back more than 150 years ? is to be re-analysed in an attempt to remove doubts about the reality of global warming.
Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Pen Hadow returns to Arctic to study acidification of the oceans
The explorer Pen Hadow is mounting a new expedition to the Arctic to research
?climate change's evil twin? ? the acidification of the oceans caused by
emissions of carbon dioxide.
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Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:07:12 +0000 Scientist admits climate errors were 'embarrassing'
One of President Barack Obama's leading scientific advisers has criticised the UN body overseeing the science of climate change, describing the errors and sloppy mistakes which have affected public confidence in climate science as "an embarrassment".
Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Methane levels may see 'runaway' rise, scientists warn
Atmospheric levels of methane, the greenhouse gas which is much more powerful than carbon dioxide, have risen significantly for the last three years running, scientists will disclose today ? leading to fears that a major global-warming "feedback" is beginning to kick in.
Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Scientists hit by climate doubt fallout
Fallout from a loss of public confidence in climate science is affecting other
fields of research, a top US academic claimed.
Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:21:47 +0000 British Airways to fly jets on green fuel made from London's rubbish by 2014
British Airways and the US bioenergy company Solena are to establish Europe's first green jet fuel plant in the East End of London.
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Norway plans the world's most powerful wind turbine
Norway plans to build the world's most powerful wind turbine, hoping the new technology will increase the profitability of costly offhsore wind farms, partners behind the project said Friday.
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 UK firms flout CO2 ratings for buildings
The drive to cut Britain's carbon-dioxide emissions has been hit by companies' reluctance to obey new rules to reveal how much heat and light their buildings waste.
Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:01 +0000 University pledges independent review of climate research
The man in charge of the scientific investigation into the stolen
?climategate? emails has vigorously defended his inquiry against suggestions
that it might not be seen as being truly independent by an increasingly
sceptical public.
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