Category Archives: Global Warming

Methane Emissions Caused by Warming 40,000 Years Ago

40,000 years ago rapid warming led to an increase in methane concentration. The culprit for this increase has now been identified. Mainly wetlands in high northern latitudes caused the methane increase, as discovered by a research team from the University … Continue reading

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Soil Production of C02 May Decline As World Warms

Contradicting earlier studies showing that soil microbes will emit more carbon dioxide as global warming intensifies, new research suggests that these microbes become less efficient over time in a warmer environment and would actually emit less CO2. The research, published … Continue reading

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Global Warming Making People More Aggressive?

Global warming could make the world a more violent place, because higher temperatures increase human aggression and create volatile situations, a new study says. The report combined US government data about average yearly temperatures with statistics on the number of … Continue reading

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Satellite images to monitor peatlands

British scientists say they have developed a technique that allows monitoring of Earth’s peatlands via satellite images and airborne laser scanning data. The researchers, led by Karen Anderson of the University of Exeter, said their new technique involves measuring spatial … Continue reading

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