Atmospheric

'Matthews Measure' Proposed New Yardstick For Climate Change

What is your yardstick for climate change? Really, how do you relate climate response to human CO2 emissions? A new yardstick is proposed by Damon Matthews, a professor in Concordia University’s Department of Geography, Planning and the Environment. With c ...

Article - Hatice Cullingford - Dec 14 2009 - 3:40pm

El Niño Not Stronger Because Of Global Warming, Says Researcher, But There Is A Flu Connection

Contrary to short-term consensus beliefs, El Niño has not been getting stronger because of global warming, says  Benjamin Giese, a professor of oceanography at Texas A&M who specializes in ocean modeling, but he found a link between El Niño and the sev ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 14 2009 - 8:31pm

Ozone Layer- An Environmental Regulation Success Story

If you're concerned that too much politically-motivated action regarding the environment will end up costing a lot of money and accomplish little, you're not without rationale.  History has shown that government involvement rarely helps and is al ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 21 2009 - 1:51pm

About That Triacetylene In Titan's Atmosphere...

Scientists say they have discovered the chemical reaction that forms the molecule triacetylene in the ultra-cold atmosphere of Titan, one Saturn's more popular moons for researchers since Titan's current atmosphere is thought to resemble Earth� ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 27 2009 - 12:18pm

Thanks China: The Dramatic Impact Of Air Pollution From Abroad

Air pollutants which travel from a country like China, the world's top producer of CO2 who also happens to be exempt from  Kyoto because they insist they are a developing nation,  impact the USA and then on to Europe, says a new report by the National ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 29 2009 - 12:08pm

Finally, Climate Model Incorporates The Nitrogen Cycle (and Things Still Look Grim)

A narrow focus on carbon dioxide has long focused attention of the political and economic motivations of the European countries behind treaties like the Kyoto protocol rather than the science data and what parameters are needed to make climate simulations ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 9 2009 - 2:41pm

On The Urban Origin Of Global Greenhouse Gases

Countries vary across the globe in releases of greenhouse gases (GHG). For example, eight countries-- USA (23.5), Canada (22.6), Czech Republic (13.7), UK (10.6), Spain (10.1), Switzerland (7.3), South Africa (9.0), and Thailand (5.6)-- released in 2005 t ...

Blog Post - Hatice Cullingford - Nov 24 2009 - 10:31pm

Are Melting Glaciers Slowing Global Warming?

While it's generally accepted that melting polar ice due to global warming is bad, scientists from the British Antarctic Survey are reporting this week that the loss of ice in the world's southernmost region could actually be slightly slowing the ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 9 2009 - 5:26pm

Predicting & Paddling Local Weather

Like most mountainous areas, Bowron makes its own weather system and it appears you get everything in a 24-hour period. In fact, whatever weather you are enjoying seems to change 40 minutes later; good for rain, bad for sun. Wisps of cloud that seemed lig ...

Blog Post - Heidi Henderson - Jan 6 2012 - 6:29pm

Nature's Ability To Absorb CO2 May Complicate The COP15 Party

With the COP15 conference fast approaching, the world's political leaders are gearing up to hash out a global agreement that will save us from ever increasing greenhouse gas emissions and the unstoppable climate change that will follow. New research p ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 10 2009 - 4:38pm