ScienceDaily: Earth & Climate News

Aerial monitors shed light on reed die-back around Central Europe's largest lake Posted: 06 Feb 2015 04:12 AM PST Researchers have discovered a way to map 'reed die-back' using satellites and aircraft.

Ancient snow patches melting at record speed Posted: 06 Feb 2015 04:12 AM PST Norway is dotted with small glaciers and permanent snow patches that contain all sorts of archaeological treasures, from ancient shoes to 5000-year-old arrowheads. But climate change has turned up the temperature on these snowfields and they are vanishing at an astonishing rate.

Closer look at flawed studies behind policies used to promote 'low-carbon' biofuels Posted: 05 Feb 2015 09:27 AM PST Nearly all of the studies used to promote biofuels as climate-friendly alternatives to petroleum fuels are flawed and need to be redone, according to a researcher who reviewed more than 100 papers published over more than two decades.