Group on Earth Observations Water Quality Summit; Geneva, Switzerland, 20–22 April 2015
science policy
Posted inNews
Greenhouse Gas Patterns Offer Promise, Puzzlement
Emissions growth of carbon dioxide has suddenly slowed, but atmospheric methane concentrations continue to soar after a long hiatus. Both trends have a bearing on climate pacts sought this week.
Posted inNews
Ted Cruz Chairs Heated Senate Hearing on Climate Change
Republican-invited witnesses reject consensus view of climate change, charge bias in federal funding. Democratic senators decry attempt to stir controversy about well-established climate findings.
Posted inEditors' Vox
AGU Editor Suggestions for Navigating the Fall Meeting, Part II
AGU's journal editors provide suggestions and recommendations of sessions and talks of particular interest.
Posted inEditors' Vox
AGU Editor Suggestions for Navigating the Fall Meeting, Part I
AGU's journal editors provide suggestions and recommendations of sessions and talks of particular interest.
Posted inNews
Paris Climate Talks Could Spur Energy Sector Action
A robust climate pact from the United Nations meeting in Paris could urge nations and energy investors toward lower-emissions energy generation, the head of a global energy agency suggests.
Posted inEditors' Vox
Annual SWEF Raises Awareness Across the Space Weather Enterprise
Reducing our nation's vulnerability to space weather is now a national priority, as conveyed when experts gathered for the 2015 Space Weather Enterprise Forum.
Posted inNews
U.S. Climate Change Negotiator Says Time Is Right for a Deal
With the United Nations climate change conference imminent, the U.S. special envoy for climate change optimistically outlined what sort of agreement could drive the transition to a low-carbon world.
Posted inEditors' Vox
Insights into the Ongoing California Drought
Real-time research informs real-time decision-making for addressing the California drought.
Posted inOpinions
Managing the Carbon Cycle Requires Strong Science
For future climate change mitigation strategies to be effective, carbon cycle science must receive a major boost.