`Greenhouse gases may turn Earth into Venus`

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 13:37

Astronomers have claimed that it may be easier for a planet to overheat into searing uninhabitable `runaway greenhouse` stage than previously believed.

Earthquakes may add to global warming

Last Updated: Monday, July 29, 2013, 16:30

Earthquakes may contribute to global warming by releasing methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas, from the ocean floor, according to a new study.

Feeding galaxy explains how gases are absorbed in star formation

Last Updated: Friday, July 5, 2013, 12:41

An international group of astronomers has spotted a distant galaxy hungrily snacking on nearby gas.

`Earth`s temperature rise equals four Hiroshima atomic bombs`

Last Updated: Sunday, June 23, 2013, 10:46

Earth`s temperature has been rising at the rate of four Hiroshima bombs of heat every second, says climate scientists.

Terrestrial climate change linked to shift in atmospheric CO2

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 18:49

New test results have provided further evidence that the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide and Earth`s surface temperature are inextricably linked.

Global warming `less extreme than feared`

Last Updated: Saturday, January 26, 2013, 12:51

New findings from a Norwegian project on climate calculations indicate a lowered estimate of probable global temperature increase as a result of human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases.

Christmas trees absorb super greenhouse gas methane

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 25, 2012, 16:07

Christmas trees are absorbing methane, a super greenhouse gas that they were previously suspected of emitting, scientists claim.

Greenhouse gases at record high, warns UN

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 21, 2012, 09:35

Concentration level of carbon dioxide, the key global warming pollutant in the atmosphere touched a record high level in the air in 2011, the UN weather agency said Tuesday.

Geo-engineering could offset warming effects

Last Updated: Monday, October 22, 2012, 15:19

A team of leading researchers from the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have developed a unique process to offset global warming caused by greenhouse gases.

Sun blocking only needed if Earth warms easily with added greenhouse gases

Last Updated: Friday, October 12, 2012, 14:23

Some scientists are studying ways to temporarily reduce the amount of sunlight reaching the earth to potentially stave off some of the worst effects of climate change.

New software to measure carbon emissions at street level

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 18:02

Scientists from the Arizona State University developed the new measuring system, called Hestia using data from a number of sources including air pollution reports, traffic counts and tax offices.