We at IEDRO want to provide the latest scientific findings regarding the planet and our climate. We will do a series that discuss findings that have been found regarding the climate change on a global basis and of man’s activities on these changes. The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) coordinates and integrates federal research […]
Climate Change Research
Breakthrough in Scrubbing Carbon Dioxide from the Air
February 9, 2012
By Pennell Paugh CO2 scrubbers have been developed but so far, all have been prohibitively expensive. The Journal of the American Chemical Society reports that researchers at the University of Southern California’s Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute have developed an extraction method that has achieved some of the highest rates ever reported for removing carbon dioxide […]
The Medieval Climate Anomaly
January 21, 2012
By Gavin Roy Since the Industrial Revolution in the 18th and 19th centuries, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels has increased from 280ppm (parts per million) to 390ppm across the globe. This has led to a net warming in the atmosphere to a magnitude that is still being quantified. Complicating […]
Worms Can Help Farmers Adapt to Climate Change
January 18, 2012
by Pennell Paugh A study performed by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Society concluded that worms can play a key role to help farmers adapt to extreme weather. Worms improve soil structure, reduce water use in the garden, act as natural fertilizers, reduce greenhouse gases and save on the costs of waste removal. Dr Chris […]
The Study of Past Climate Is Key to the Future
January 14, 2012
by Luisa Cristini, PhD., University of Hawaii at Manoa The study of past climate, or paleoclimatology, is one of the most important fields of climate science study. The study of the past, using all time scales, is the basis for climate projections. The past is highly relevant for modern climate change, because it helps us […]
Recent studies on melting permafrost
January 8, 2012
Scientists in Siberia, Alaska and the Arctic are researching what happens when the tiny microbes, the residue of animals and plants that lived thousands of years ago, become exposed with melting that has been occurring with the warming of the planet. They have found that typically melting permafrost releases carbon dioxide. In September 2006, a […]
Review of Pew Charitable Trust Reports: Climate Change 101
April 19, 2011
Review of Pew Charitable Trust Reports: Climate Change 101 http://www.pewclimate.org/global-warming-basics/climate_change_101?utm_source=Pew+Center+on+Global+Climate+Change+newsletter+list&utm_campaign=9e30f90c8b-Pew_Center_February_2011_newsletter&utm_medium=email By Sara Avrams Climate Change 101 is a series of 10 brief reports on aspects of the threats posed by global climate change. Although each of the 10 chapters stands on its own merits, and can be downloaded individually, I recommend downloading the whole document. […]