Humanity’s influence on climate began 8,000yrs ago, say researchers
March 26th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 26 (ANI): Scientists have come up with new evidence in support of the theory that human agriculture was changing the climate 8,000 years ago.They have found new evidence to back ... Read more...
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Earth’s rotation, not human activity caused ‘methane level increase’
February 7th, 2011 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 7 (ANI): A new study has suggested that it's not human activity but the Earth's rotation patterns that caused an increase in methane levels 5000 years ago.Dr Joy Singarayer of ... Read more...
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Carbon dioxide finding on Mars hints at ancient life
October 12th, 2010 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 12 (IANS) Mars was once rich in carbon dioxide, suggesting life on the red planet.
Widespread deposits of carbonate rock are buried a few miles beneath the surface, according ... Read more...
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Early hunters may have caused climate change
May 30th, 2010 - 3:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 30 (ANI): If you believe human activities in the last century or so are responsible for climate change you may have to think again - a new research says early ... Read more...
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Methane leak from Arctic Shelf may be much larger and faster than anticipated
March 5th, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 5 (ANI): An international team of scientists has found that the permafrost under the East Siberian Arctic Shelf, long thought to be an impermeable barrier sealing in methane, is perforated ... Read more...
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Wetlands likely source of methane from warming event 11,600 years ago
April 24th, 2009 - 3:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 24 (ANI): A new research by an international team of scientists has determined that an expansion of wetlands and not a large-scale melting of frozen methane deposits is the likely ... Read more...
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Methane more stable in a warming world than previously thought
April 24th, 2009 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 24 (ANI): In a new research of ice cores by scientists, it has been revealed that a vast, potential source of the potent greenhouse gas, methane, is more stable in ... Read more...
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Arctic tundra releases annual icy burps that cause spike in methane levels
December 10th, 2008 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 10 (ANI): Scientists have attributed the mysterious atmospheric methane levels spike at the start of every winter to huge icy burps let out by the Arctic tundra every year.According ... Read more...
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Methane time bomb ticks away in the Arctic
September 23rd, 2008 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 23 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that massive deposits of subsea methane are bubbling to the surface as the Arctic region becomes warmer and its ice retreats.According to a report ... Read more...
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New grass to tackle global warming by reducing methane levels from cattle
May 9th, 2008 - 4:31 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 9 (ANI): Scientists are developing grass that may help tackle global warming by cutting the level of methane given off by cows while burping.According to a report in Science ... Read more...
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Thermokarst lakes a major source of prehistoric methane
November 14th, 2007 - 2:53 am ICT by admin
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