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Scientists discover 41 global warming ‘tipping points’ that could trigger natural disasters
Posted by Tech Times: None Given on October 20th, 2015
Tech Times: Scientists have discovered 41 global warming tipping points or places that could trigger natural disasters. They believe that these tipping points could cause a domino effect and increase the risk of climate change.
A group of scientists has discovered specific places where abrupt changes in temperature could trigger the occurrence of natural disasters.
These global warming "tipping points" are not found near any major city, but their contribution to climate change still threatens the planet....
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Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Looking Legal Resolution Mauna Kea Telescope Problem
Posted by Tech Times: None Given on April 23rd, 2015
Tech Times: The Office of Hawaiian Affairs continues to urge Governor David Ige and University of Hawaii President David Lassner to participate in the legal issues surrounding the planned Thirty Meter Telescope in Mauna Kea, resolving concerns before the construction moratorium is lifted.
Robert K. Lindsey, Jr., OHA chairperson, addressed all stakeholders, encouraging everyone to come together to come up with a collective resolution that will have the best interests of Mauna Kea at heart, as well as those...
Researchers Find Possible Link Between Food Safety & Climate Change
Posted by Tech Times: None Given on March 8th, 2015
Tech Times: Food safety used to be a matter involving proper food preparation. Now researchers have found that it is also linked to how food is grown, which could be affected by climate change. Problems with food security have been previously linked to climate change, but now researchers have found that food safety might also be a concern. In a study published in the journal Food Research International, researchers from Ghent University and Wageningen University have discovered a relationship between food...
Pakistan: Planting More Trees Still Best Solution Climate Change
Posted by Tech Times: None Given on January 17th, 2015
Tech Times: Dr. Qamar-Uz-Zaman Chaudhry, former director general of the Pakistan Meteorological Department, calls climate change a threat greater than terrorism for its ability to have a widespread effect on a country, even influencing economic policies and other plans for the future.
Talking to members of the Parliamentary Task Force on Sustainable Development Goals, Chaudhry used Pakistan as an example to demonstrate the effects of climate change. Though ranking 135th as a carbon-emitting country, which...