Water loss in northern peatlands threatens to intensify fires, global warming A group of 59 international scientists, led by researchers at Canada's McMaster University, has uncovered new information about the distinct effects of climate change on boreal forests and peatlands, which threaten to worsen wildfires and accelerate globa
2020-05-11 00:00:00
The role of European policy for improving power plant fuel efficiency A new study published in the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists investigates the impact of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), the largest international cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emissions i
2020-05-08 00:00:00
Global trade in soy has major implications for the climate The extent to which Brazilian soy production and trade contribute to climate change depends largely on the location where soybeans are grown. This is shown by a recent study conducted by the University of Bonn together with partners from Spain, Belgium an
2020-05-07 00:00:00
Going against the trend Global warming has affected the entire planet's surface, except for one particular area of the ocean, which has bucked the trend. A research team comprising scientists from ETH Zurich and Princeton University has unravelled the causes of this conundrum.
2020-05-06 00:00:00
Study shows wetter climate is likely to intensify global warming New study indicates the increase in rainfall forecast by global climate models is likely to hasten the release of carbon dioxide from tropical soils, further intensifying global warming by adding to human emissions of this greenhouse gas into Earth's atmo
2020-05-06 00:00:00
Public health training in climate change: What are prospective employers thinking? Researchers found that 92 percent of employers who responded to a survey on climate change and public health reported need for public health professionals with training in climate change will very likely increase in the next 5 to 10 years. While graduates
2020-05-04 00:00:00
Expansion, environmental impacts of irrigation by 2050 greatly underestimated New research suggests that the amount of farmland that will need to be irrigated to feed the global population by 2050 could be up to several billion acres, far higher than scientists currently project. The result would be a far greater strain on aquifers
2020-05-04 00:00:00
URI professor: Climate change increases risk of fisheries conflict A team of experts, led by a University of Rhode Island researcher, examined how climate change is affecting the ocean environment and found that the changing conditions will likely result in increased fisheries-related conflicts and create new challenges
2020-05-04 00:00:00
Study: Climate change has been influencing where tropical cyclones rage While the global average number of tropical cyclones each year has not budged from 86 over the last four decades, climate change has been influencing the locations of where these deadly storms occur, according to new NOAA-led research published in Proceed
2020-05-04 00:00:00
During tough times, ancient 'tourists' sought solace in Florida oyster feasts More than a thousand years ago, people from across the Southeast regularly traveled to a small island on Florida's Gulf Coast to bond over oysters, likely as a means of coping with climate change and social upheaval.
2020-05-01 00:00:00
Green method could enable hospitals to produce hydrogen peroxide in house A team of researchers has developed a portable, more environmentally friendly method to produce hydrogen peroxide. It could enable hospitals to make their own supply of the disinfectant on demand and at lower cost.
2020-05-01 00:00:00
New self-forming membrane to protect our environment A new class of self-forming membrane has been developed by researchers from Newcastle University, UK. Capturing the carbon dioxide which can then be processed, the membrane dramatically reduced the demand for silver and the cost.
2020-05-01 00:00:00
CO2 emissions from dry inland waters globally underestimated Inland waters play an important role in the global carbon cycle. Calculations that scale up the carbon dioxide emissions from land and water surface areas do not take account of inland waters that dry out intermittently. This means that the actual emissio
2020-05-01 00:00:00
Climate-smart agricultural practices increase maize yield in Malawi Climate change creates extreme weather patterns that are especially challenging for people in developing countries and can severely impact agricultural yield and food security. International aid organizations have invested billions of dollars in promoting
2020-04-30 00:00:00
Forest Service debuts state-by-state statistics on carbon Overview of the status and trends of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from forest land, woodlands, hardwood products, and urban trees nationally gets 49 times better with new state-by-state reporting.
2020-04-29 00:00:00
The cause of the red coloration in stalagmites A study by the UPV/EHU confirms the cause of the mysterious red colour of the stalagmites in the Goikoetxe Cave located in the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve, and its potential use as an indicator of palaeoclimate changes on the Cantabrian seaboard between 7,
2020-04-27 00:00:00
'We urgently need a renewed public debate about new breeding technologies' Plant breeding has considerably increased agricultural yields in recent decades and made a major contribution to combating global hunger and poverty. At the same time, however, the intensification of farming has had negative environmental effects. A recen
2020-04-27 00:00:00
Maryland engineers open door to big new library of tiny nanoparticles A research team has developed a new method for mixing metals generally known to be immiscible, or unmixable, at the nanoscale to create a new range of bimetallic materials. Such a library will be useful for studying the role of these bimetallic particles
2020-04-24 00:00:00
Fueling the world sustainably: Synthesizing ammonia using less energy Scientists at Tokyo Tech have developed an improved catalyst by taking the common dehydrating agent calcium hydride and adding fluoride to it. The catalyst facilitates the synthesis of ammonia at merely 50 °C, by using only half the energy that exist
2020-04-24 00:00:00
Warming climate undoes decades of knowledge of marine protected areas A new study highlights that tropical coral reef marine reserves can offer little defence in the face of climate change impacts. And the changes that are being observed will force scientists, conservationists and reserve managers to rethink the role these
2020-04-24 00:00:00
Catalyst opens door to more efficient, environmentally friendly ethylene production Researchers have engineered a new catalyst that can more efficiently convert ethane into ethylene, which is used in a variety of manufacturing processes. The discovery could be used in a conversion process to drastically reduce ethylene production costs a
2020-04-24 00:00:00
No time to waste to avoid future food shortages Plant scientists are working on improving photosynthesis on different fronts, from finding crop varieties that need less water, to tweaking parts of the process in order to capture more carbon dioxide and sunlight to ensure future global food security. Th
2020-04-23 00:00:00
Iron deficiency in corals? When iron is limited, the microalgae that live within coral cells change how they take in other trace metals, which could have cascading effects on vital biological functions and perhaps exacerbate the effects of climate change on corals.
2020-04-23 00:00:00
A Europe covered in grasslands or forests: innovation and research on climate models An experiment to better understand how atmospheric variables respond to land use changes. For the first time, research in this field integrates nine different models: giving birth to a study that, with the CMCC Foundation's contribution within an internat
2020-04-23 00:00:00
Climate change's toll on freshwater fish: A new database for science The Fish and Climate Change Database -- or FiCli (pronounced "fick-lee") -- is a searchable directory of peer-reviewed journal publications that describe projected or documented effects of climate change on inland fishes. Researchers, fisheries
2020-04-22 00:00:00
Human-caused warming will cause more slow-moving hurricanes, warn climatologists Hurricanes moving slowly over an area can cause more damage than faster-moving storms, and rising global temperatures will likely cause more mid-latitude hurricanes to slow down, said a team of climatologists led by Princeton University's Gan Zhang. They
2020-04-22 00:00:00
Nearly half of US breathing unhealthy air; record-breaking air pollution in nine cities Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of air pollution on lung health is of heightened concern. A new report from the American Lung Association finds nearly half of the nation's population -- 150 million people -- lived with and breathed polluted air, pl
2020-04-21 00:00:00
Princeton scientist solves air quality puzzle: Why does ozone linger long after its ban? As global climate change leads to more hot and dry weather, the resulting droughts are stressing plants, making them less able to remove ozone from the air -- despite laws successfully limiting pollution. With hot and dry summers expected to become more f
2020-04-20 00:00:00
Aquaculture at the crossroads of global warming and antimicrobial resistance Antimicrobial resistance is responsible for some 700 000 deaths each year worldwide. In relation to this phenomenon, a team of researchers from IRD and CIRAD have raised the alarm regarding the development of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in aquacultur
2020-04-20 00:00:00
Cable bacteria can drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from rice cultivation The rice fields account for five percent of global emissions of the greenhouse gas methane, which is 25 times stronger than CO2. Researchers from Aarhus University and the University of Duisburg-Essen have found that cable bacteria could be an important p
2020-04-20 00:00:00
Why relying on new technology won't save the planet Why relying on new technology won't save the planet Overreliance on promises of new technology to solve climate change is enabling delay, say researchers from Lancaster University. Their research in Nature Climate Change calls for an end to a longstanding
2020-04-20 00:00:00
Changes in snowmelt threaten farmers in western US Farmers in parts of the western United States who rely on snowmelt to help irrigate their crops will be among the hardest hit in the world by climate change, a new study reveals.
2020-04-20 00:00:00
Chamber measurement standards established for fine particles What effects do global warming and the formation of fine particles have on each other? Since the entire atmosphere cannot be heated for experimental purposes, a part of it is put in a chamber and investigated there. Now, a standard procedure has been draw
2020-04-17 00:00:00
How tiny water droplets form can have a big impact on climate models Droplets and bubbles are formed nearly everywhere, from boiling our morning coffee, to complex industrial processes and even volcanic eruptions. New Norwegian research improves our understanding of how these bubbles and droplets form, which could improve
2020-04-16 00:00:00
Climate change: Extreme coastal flooding events in the US expected to rise Extreme flooding events in some US coastal areas could double every five years if sea levels continue to rise as expected, a study published in Scientific Reports suggests. Today's 'once-in-a-lifetime' extreme water levels -- which are currently reached o
2020-04-16 00:00:00
Nature: Don't hope mature forests to soak up carbon dioxide emissions Carbon dioxide (CO2) is sometimes described as "food for plants" as it is the key ingredient in plant photosynthesis. Experiments in which single trees and young, rapidly growing forests have been exposed to elevated CO2 concentrations have show
2020-04-15 00:00:00
HKU study unlocks the secret of corals' tolerance to climate change: Their diet Researchers at School of Biological Sciences and Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong have developed a new method for determining what corals eat, and demonstrated that reliance on certain nutritional sources underpins their blea
2020-04-15 00:00:00
Bees point to new evolutionary answers Evolutionary biology aims to explain how new species arise and evolve to occupy myriad niches -- but it is not a singular or simplistic story. Rare bees found in high mountain areas of Fiji provide evidence that they have evolved into many species, despit
2020-04-15 00:00:00
Economists find carbon footprint grows with parenthood Two-adult households with children emit over 25% more carbon dioxide than two-adult households without children, according to researchers with the University of Wyoming and Sweden's Lund University School of Economics and Management.
2020-04-15 00:00:00
Volcanic CO2 emissions helped trigger Triassic climate change A new study finds volcanic activity played a direct role in triggering extreme climate change at the end of the Triassic period 201 million year ago, wiping out almost half of all existing species. The amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere
2020-04-14 00:00:00
'A bad time to be alive': Study links ocean deoxygenation to ancient die-off Researchers present new evidence that the deoxygenation of the ocean wiped out biodiversity during one of the "Big Five" mass extinctions in Earth's history - relevant information as climate change contributes to decreasing oxygen in the oceans
2020-04-14 00:00:00
Exploring the link between education and climate change What are the most effective ways to achieve desired sustainable development outcomes across all aspects of wellbeing, and how might the pursuit of some of these goals affect progress toward others? A new study by an international team of researchers aims
2020-04-13 00:00:00
Precipitation will be essential for plants to counteract global warming A new Columbia Engineering study shows that increased water stress--higher frequency of drought due to higher temperatures, is going to constrain the phenological cycle: in effect, by shutting down photosynthesis, it will generate a lower carbon uptake at
2020-04-13 00:00:00
A glimpse into the future of tropical forests Tropical forests are a hotspot of biodiversity. Against the backdrop of climate change, their protection plays a special role and it is important to predict how such diverse forests may change over decades and even centuries. This is exactly what research
2020-04-09 00:00:00
Long-living tropical trees play outsized role in carbon storage A group of trees that grow fast, live long lives and reproduce slowly account for the bulk of the biomass -- and carbon storage -- in some tropical rainforests, a team of scientists says in a paper published this week in the journal Science. The finding t
2020-04-09 00:00:00
New NUI Galway study helps improve accuracy of future climate change predictions New research published by NUI Galway's Centre for Climate & Air Pollution Studies (C-CAPS) has shone light on the impact of clouds on climate change. The study has raised serious doubts of the likely impact of human-led interventions involving methods
2020-04-08 00:00:00
Carbon emission scheme 'succeeding despite low prices' A European Union (EU) programme aimed at reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions has made significant progress despite low prices in carbon markets, according to a study at the Universities of Strathclyde and Pittsburgh.
2020-04-08 00:00:00
Uganda: 20% decline in economic output without climate action Less nutrition, less productivity, less development: the changing climate hinders poor rural areas of developing countries. A new study with contribution from the CMCC Foundation shows the impacts of climate change on the labor supply in 21st century, and
2020-04-08 00:00:00
Don't look to mature forests to soak up carbon dioxide emissions Research published today in Nature suggests mature forests are limited in their ability to absorb 'extra' carbon as atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations increase. These findings may have implications for New York state's carbon neutrality goals.
2020-04-08 00:00:00
Scientists develop new way to identify the sex of sea turtle hatchlings A new minimally invasive technique greatly enhances the ability to measure neonate turtle sex ratios. This is the first time that differences in sex-specific protein expression patterns have been identified in blood samples of hatchlings with temperature-
2020-04-07 00:00:00
The ocean responds to a warming planet The oceans help buffer the Earth from climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide and heat at the surface and transporting it to the deep ocean. Using data from two open-ocean research programs at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, new research publi
2020-04-06 00:00:00
Tiny marine organisms as the key to global cycles Marine microorganisms play a very important role in global cycles such as of the uptake of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. However, little is known about how they function. New approaches by an international research team with the participation of the
2020-04-06 00:00:00
Climate change to affect fish sizes and complex food webs Global climate change will affect fish sizes in unpredictable ways and, consequently, impact complex food webs in our oceans, a new IMAS-led study has shown.Led by IMAS and Centre for Marine Socioecology scientist Dr Asta Audzijonyte and published in the
2020-04-06 00:00:00
Study identifies new temperature sensing mechanism in plants Cell biologists at the UC Riverside reveal the phytochrome B molecule has unexpected dynamics activated by temperature, and behaves differently depending on the temperature and type of light. As climate change warms the world, crop growth patterns and flo
2020-04-03 00:00:00
Changes to drylands with future climate change While drylands around the world will expand at an accelerated rate because of future climate change, their average productivity will likely be reduced, according to a new study. These regions, which primarily include savannas, grasslands and shrublands, a
2020-04-03 00:00:00
Study synthesizes what climate change means for Northwest wildfires A synthesis study looks at how climate change will affect the risk of wildfires in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and western Montana. The authors also suggest how managers and individual landowners in different ecosystems can best prepare.
2020-04-02 00:00:00
Climate change may be making migration harder by shortening nightingales' wings The Common Nightingale, known for its beautiful song, breeds in Europe and parts of Asia and migrates to sub-Saharan Africa every winter. A new study published in The Auk: Ornithological Advances suggests that natural selection driven by climate change is
2020-04-01 00:00:00
Major new study charts course to net zero industrial emissions A major new study by an interdisciplinary team of researchers finds that it is possible -- and critical -- to bring industrial greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2070. Published Sunday in Applied Energy, the study assesses the range of technologies a
2020-04-01 00:00:00
Stanford researchers forecast longer, more extreme wildfire seasons Stanford-led study finds that autumn days with extreme fire weather have more than doubled in California since the early 1980s due to climate change. The results could contribute to more effective risk mitigation, land management and resource allocation.
2020-04-01 00:00:00
On Mars or Earth, biohybrid can turn carbon dioxide into new products UC Berkeley chemists have created a hybrid system of bacteria and nanowires that captures energy from sunlight and transfers it to the bacteria to turn carbon dioxide and water into organic molecules and oxygen. On Earth, such a biohybrid could remove car
2020-03-31 00:00:00
Ocean deoxygenation: A silent driver of coral reef demise? Authors of a new study published in Nature Climate Change say the threat of ocean deoxygenation has largely been ignored and asks the question: 'Are our coastal coral reefs slowly suffocating?'
2020-03-31 00:00:00
Global supply chains as a way to curb carbon emissions The coronavirus outbreak raised everyone's awareness of the significance of global supply chains to modern economies. But global supply chains also play an important role in greenhouse gas emissions. How they are managed can either increase or decrease ca
2020-03-27 00:00:00
Control of anthropogenic atmospheric emissions can improve water quality in seas A new HKU research highlighted the importance of reducing fossil fuel combustion not only to curb the trend of global warming, but also to improve the quality of China's coastal waters. The findings were recently published in the prestigious journal Envir
2020-03-27 00:00:00
The Caucasus without a cap Global warming has caused the total area of more than 600 Greater Caucasus glaciers to drop by approximately 16%, according to an international research team that includes Stanislav Kutuzov, geographer from HSE University. Glaciers without rock debris cov
2020-03-26 00:00:00
Less ice, more methane from northern lakes: A result from global warming Shorter and warmer winters lead to an increase in emissions of methane from northern lakes, according to a new study by scientists in Finland and the US. Longer ice-free periods contribute to increased methane emissions. In Finland, emissions of methane f
2020-03-26 00:00:00
Under extreme heat and drought, trees hardly benefit from an increased CO2 level The increase in the CO2 concentration of the atmosphere does not compensate the negative effect of greenhouse gas-induced climate change on trees: The more extreme drought and heat become, the less do trees profit from the increased supply with carbon dio
2020-03-26 00:00:00
How stable is deep ocean circulation in warmer climate? If circulation of deep waters in the Atlantic stops or slows due to climate change, it could cause cooling in northern North America and Europe - a scenario that has occurred during past cold glacial periods. Now, a Rutgers coauthored study suggests that
2020-03-26 00:00:00
New model helps explain seasonal variations in urban heat islands Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns linked to climate change may alter the seasonality of urban heat islands in coming decades. A new model simplifies predictions of 'urban heat islands' based on temperature, sunlight and rainfall.
2020-03-24 00:00:00
Plants and animals aren't so different when it comes to climate A new study reveals that plants and animals are remarkably similar in their responses to changing environmental conditions across the globe, which may help explain how they are distributed today and how they will respond to climate change in the future.
2020-03-24 00:00:00
A new 'gold standard' for safer ceramic coatings Making your own ceramics can be a way to express your creativity, but some techniques and materials used in the process could be harmful. Today, scientists report progress toward a new type of glaze that includes gold and silver nanoparticles, which are l
2020-03-23 00:00:00
Simple framework helps future ocean studies A framework that helps marine scientists select localized carbon dioxide levels for experiments aims to improve robustness in global warming studies.
2020-03-23 00:00:00
Concrete solutions that lower both emissions and air pollution Some common strategies to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of concrete production could have unintended consequences for local air pollution and related health damages, according to a study from the University of California, Davis.
2020-03-23 00:00:00
Epigenetic inheritance: A silver bullet against climate change? The rapid pace of climate change threatens all living species. An international team of researchers from Queen Mary University of London and GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel (Germany) has demonstrated that fish living in the Baltic Sea evol
2020-03-20 00:00:00
Hidden source of carbon found at the Arctic coast A previously unknown significant source of carbon just discovered in the Arctic has scientists marveling at a once overlooked contributor to local coastal ecosystems -- and concerned about what it may mean in an era of climate change.
2020-03-20 00:00:00
Observing phytoplankton via satellite Thanks to a new algorithm, researchers at the AWI can now use satellite data to determine in which parts of the ocean certain types of phytoplankton are dominant. In addition, they can identify toxic algal blooms and assess the effects of global warming o
2020-03-19 00:00:00
The right dose of geoengineering could reduce climate change risks Injecting the right dose of sulphur dioxide into Earth's upper atmosphere to thicken the layer of light reflecting aerosol particles artificially could reduce the effects of climate change overall, exacerbating change in only a small fraction of places, a
2020-03-19 00:00:00
Sugar brings a lot of carbon dioxide into the deeper sea The oceans are a very important reservoir for carbon in the system of the earth. However, many aspects of the marine carbon cycle are still unknown. Scientists from Bremen and Bremerhaven now found that sugar plays an important role in this process. At th
2020-03-18 00:00:00
Closing the carbon cycle to stop climate change Reducing the CO2 levels in the Earth's atmosphere is key to stopping environmental degradation. CO2 conversion to methane (green fuel) using renewable hydrogen is considered as one of the best options for simultaneously resolving energy and environmental
2020-03-18 00:00:00
Crop diversity can buffer the effects of climate change Stanford researchers found that farms with diverse crops planted together provide more secure, stable habitats for wildlife and are more resilient to climate change than the single-crop standard that dominates today's agriculture industry.
2020-03-18 00:00:00
Food systems are fodder for curbing cities' environmental impacts Focusing on urbanization as a key driver of environmental change in the 21st century, researchers at Princeton University have created a framework to understand and compare cities' food systems and their effects on climate change, water use and land use.
2020-03-16 00:00:00
Even a limited India-Pakistan nuclear war would bring global famine, says study A new multinational study incorporating the latest models of global climate, crop production and trade examines the possible effects of a nuclear exchange between two longtime enemies: India and Pakistan. It suggests that even a limited war between the tw
2020-03-16 00:00:00
Limited nuclear war could have big impact on world food supplies A war between India and Pakistan using less than 1% of nuclear weapons worldwide could lead to the worst global food losses in modern history, according to a Rutgers co-authored study that is the first of its kind. Sudden global cooling from a limited nuc
2020-03-16 00:00:00
How plants sound the alarm about danger Just like humans and other animals, plants have hormones. One role of plant hormones is to perceive trouble and then signal to the rest of the plant to respond. A multicenter team led by current and former investigators from the Salk Institute is reportin
2020-03-13 00:00:00
3D hierarchically porous nanostructured catalyst helps efficiently reduce CO2? KAIST researchers developed a three-dimensional (3D) hierarchically porous nanostructured catalyst with carbon dioxide (CO2) to carbon monoxide (CO) conversion rate up to 3.96 times higher than that of conventional nanoporous gold catalysts.
2020-03-13 00:00:00
Computer model solves mystery of how gas bubbles build big methane hydrate deposits New research from The University of Texas at Austin has explained an important mystery about natural gas hydrate formations and, in doing so, advanced scientists' understanding of how gas hydrates could contribute to climate change and energy security.
2020-03-12 00:00:00
Heat stress may affect more than 1.2 billion people annually by 2100 Heat stress from extreme heat and humidity will annually affect areas now home to 1.2 billion people by 2100, assuming current greenhouse gas emissions, according to a Rutgers study. That's more than four times the number of people affected today, and mor
2020-03-12 00:00:00
Power struggles hinder urban adaptation policies to climate change Transformative actions implemented by cities to address and mitigate the impacts of climate change may be hindered by political struggles for municipal power. This is clear from a study developed by researchers from the Institute of Environmental Science
2020-03-11 00:00:00
Climate change could threaten sea snails in mid-Atlantic waters Climate change could threaten the survival and development of common whelk -- a type of sea snail -- in the mid-Atlantic region, according to a study led by scientists at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.
2020-03-11 00:00:00
Biomass fuels can significantly mitigate global warming 'Every crop we tested had a very significant mitigation capacity despite being grown on very different soils and under natural climate variability,' says Dr. Ilya Gelfand, of the BGU French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology of Dryland
2020-03-10 00:00:00
Indian Ocean phenomenon spells climate trouble for Australia New international research by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and colleagues has found a marked change in the Indian Ocean's surface temperatures that puts southeast Australia on course for increasingly hot and dry conditions.
2020-03-10 00:00:00
Why organisms shrink Everyone is talking about global warming. A team of paleontologists at GeoZentrum Nordbayern at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has recently investigated how prehistoric organisms reacted to climate change, basing their r
2020-03-09 00:00:00
