PAGES - Past Global Changes

Hemispheric differences revealed

Details: Published: Thursday, 10 April 2014 12:11

A new international study published in Nature Climate Change (Neukom et al. 2014 online) shows that temperature differences between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres in the last millenium were larger than previously thought. Using data derived by the Southern Hemisphere based PAGES 2k Working Groups (Australasian, South American, African and Antarctic), researchers found that most climate models are unable to satisfactorily simulate the considerable differences between the hemispheres.

Ocean acidification resource

Details: Published: Tuesday, 01 April 2014 13:15

A new online resource on ocean acidification has been launched bringing together new ocean acidification infographics, publications, background information, presentations and news for researchers, policymakers and the public: ocean-acidification.net

The website has been developed by the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP), the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC-UNESCO), the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) and the Ocean Acidification International Coordination Center (OA-ICC) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

New IMBER SSC members

Details: Published: Tuesday, 25 March 2014 16:47

The Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research (IMBER) project is soliciting nominations for membership of its Scientific Steering Committee (SSC).

The IMBER SSC is responsible for the development, planning and implementation of IMBER science and strategy.

Nominations close 21 April 2014.

Future Earth's website goes live

Details: Published: Friday, 21 March 2014 11:54

Future Earth, the new research platform for global sustainability research and our designated-parent organisation, has just launched its website.

For all the latest in global change research and to learn more about our future sister projects go to www.futureearth.info.

For more in-depth analysis, the Future Earth blog can be found at www.futureearth.info/blog.

Call for CLIVAR members

Details: Published: Thursday, 06 March 2014 15:51

CLIVAR is seeking nominations or self-nominations for new members to serve in all CLIVAR panels from January 2015.

New members will play a key role in driving CLIVAR’s scientific agenda over the next decade.

Deadline 31st March. For more information and the nomination form visit CLIVAR's website.

SSC member to get EGU award

Details: Published: Tuesday, 04 March 2014 16:30

The European Geosciences Union has announced that PAGES SSC member, Sherilyn Fritz, will receive the 2014 Hans Oeschger Medal in recognition of her outstanding contribution in reconstructing and understanding past periods of drought in North America, past hydrological changes in tropical and mid-latitude regions from lake sediments, and for her thorough approach to deciphering natural climate impact from human-induced landscape changes.

Sheri will give a lecture and accept the award at the upcoming EGU General Assembly 2014 in Vienna from 27 Apr - 2 May.

Value of paleoclimate modeling

Details: Published: Tuesday, 04 March 2014 15:06

A recent Climate of the Past paper by Gavin Schmidt et al. uses the CMIP5 & PMIP3 model outputs from both past and future simulations to explore the connections between model skill and model predictions, and has the potential to greatly improve assessments of future climate change.