UM study suggests climate change limits forest recovery after wildfires New University of Montana research suggests climate change makes it increasingly difficult for tree seedlings to regenerate following wildfires in low-elevation forests, which could contribute to abrupt forest loss.
2019-03-12 00:00:00
Climate Change: Heat-induced heart attack risk on the rise Heart attack, or myocardial infarction, is the number one cause of death worldwide. A study published in the European Heart Journal by scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München and colleagues from a range of other Bavarian institutions shows that the r
2019-03-12 00:00:00
Study: Messages of stewardship affect Christians' attitudes about climate change Christians' attitudes toward the environment and climate change are shaped by whether they hold a view of humans as having stewardship of the Earth or dominion over the planet, and reading material from religious sources advocating a stewardship interpret
2019-03-11 00:00:00
Improved hybrid models for multi-step wind speed forecasting To ensure the safety and stability of the power grid, reliable predictions of wind speed and power generation at the local scale for wind farms are essential. Scientists found the CS-WD-WNN model performs well in wind speed prediction, and the accuracy is
2019-03-11 00:00:00
Researchers discover new nitrogen source in Arctic Scientists have revealed that the partnership between an alga and bacteria is making the essential element nitrogen newly available in the Arctic Ocean. The microbial process of 'nitrogen fixation' converts the element into a form that organisms can use,
2019-03-11 00:00:00
Rain is important for how carbon dioxide affects grasslands Vegetation biomass on grasslands increases in response to elevated carbon dioxide levels, but less than expected. Vegetation on grasslands with a wet spring season has the greatest increase. This has been demonstrated in a new study published in the scien
2019-03-06 00:00:00
Vast record of past climate fluctuations now available thanks to laser imaging of shells An international team has developed newly refined techniques for obtaining past climate data from mollusc shells. Mollusc shells are abundant in archaeological sites spanning the last 160,000 years. Using laser imaging, researchers have now found new ways
2019-03-06 00:00:00
Study: Climate change is leading to unpredictable ecosystem disruption for migratory birds Using data on 77 North American migratory bird species from the eBird citizen-science program, scientists at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology say that, in as little as four decades, it may be very difficult to predict how climate change will affect migrator
2019-03-05 00:00:00
The secret behind maximum plant height: water! Ecologists from the South China Botanical Garden (SCBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences concluded that such coordination plays an important role in determining global sorting of plant species, and can be useful in predicting future species distribution
2019-03-05 00:00:00
Forecasting mosquitoes' global spread New prediction models factoring in climate, urbanization and human travel and migration offer insight into the recent spread of two key disease-spreading mosquitoes -- Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. The models forecast that by 2050, 49 percent of the
2019-03-04 00:00:00
Researchers find potential new source of rare earth elements Researchers have found a possible new source of rare earth elements - phosphate rock waste - and an environmentally friendly way to get them out, according to a study published in The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics. The approach could benefit clean en
2019-03-04 00:00:00
Tree rings tell climate stories that technology can't A new study in Nature Communications by scientists from the Harvard Forest, Columbia University, ETH Zürich, and elsewhere shows how information revealed by a new method of analyzing tree rings matches the story told by more high-tech equipment over
2019-03-01 00:00:00
Visualizing the interconnections among climate risks Climate change affects multiple sectors in virtually every part of the world. Impacts on one sector may influence other sectors, which we call 'interconnections of climate risks'. Our easy-to-understand risk maps and flowcharts show how changes in climate
2019-02-28 00:00:00
Warm seas scatter fish Fish provide a vital source of protein for over half the world's population, with over 56 million people employed by or subsisting on fisheries. But climate change is beginning to disrupt the complex, interconnected systems that underpin this major source
2019-02-28 00:00:00
Asian elephants may lose up to 42 percent of suitable habitats in India and Nepal Protecting and expanding suitable habitats for wildlife is key to the conservation of endangered species, but owing to climate and land use change the ideal habitats of today may not be fitting in 30 or 50 years. An international team of scientists theref
2019-02-28 00:00:00
Drilling results reveal global climate influence on basin waters in young rifts New results from the Gulf of Corinth, Greece, a continental rift zone where the first stage of ocean basin formation is taking place, show how the environmental conditions and sediment input into the rift basin changed as the Earth alternated between non-
2019-02-28 00:00:00
Amoebae diversified at least 750 million years ago, far earlier than expected Reconstitution of Amoebozoa's evolution shows significant Precambrian species diversity. This study changes the view of how life evolved in the very remote past and deepens the understanding of current climate change.
2019-02-28 00:00:00
Capturing carbon from the air Climate scientists predict disastrous consequences if greenhouse gases continue to accumulate at ever-increasing rates. Experts agree that any solution will require drastic reductions in emissions from sources such as automobiles and coal-fueled power pla
2019-02-27 00:00:00
Raindrop size distributions vary across seasons and rain types Precipitation and raindrop size distribution (DSD) characteristics in East China vary across seasons and rain types. To better improve the microphysics parameterization in numerical weather precipitation models for more accurate quantitative precipitation
2019-02-27 00:00:00
Achieving Paris climate target could net additional billions in fisheries revenue Achieving the Paris Agreement global warming target could protect millions of tonnes in annual worldwide fisheries catch, as well as billions of dollars of annual revenues for fishers, workers' income and household seafood expenditures, according to new r
2019-02-27 00:00:00
Yeast produce low-cost, high-quality cannabinoids UC Berkeley synthetic biologists have created an enzymatic network in yeast that turns sugar into cannabinoids, including tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol, but also novel cannabinoids not found in the marijuana plant itself. The yeast factories would
2019-02-27 00:00:00
Indigenous agriculture has potential to contribute to food needs under climate change Researchers from Kamehameha Schools, University of Hawaii at Manoa and the United States Geological Survey have published a study in the journal Nature Sustainability (March 2019) highlighting the large role indigenous agriculture can play in producing fo
2019-02-26 00:00:00
Coda waves reveal carbon dioxide storage plume Pumping carbon dioxide into the ground to remove it from the atmosphere is one way to lower greenhouse gases, but keeping track of where that gas is, has been a difficult chore. Now, a team of researchers from Penn State and Lawrence Berkley National Labo
2019-02-26 00:00:00
Can we address climate change without sacrificing water quality? Strategies for limiting climate change must take into account their potential impact on water quality through nutrient overload, according to a new study from Carnegie's Eva Sinha and Anna Michalak published by Nature Communications. Some efforts at reduc
2019-02-26 00:00:00
How power-to-gas technology can be green and profitable Hydrogen production based on wind power can already be commercially viable today. Until now, it was generally assumed that this environmentally friendly power-to-gas technology could not be implemented profitably. Economists at the Technical University of
2019-02-26 00:00:00
Climate rewind: Scientists turn carbon dioxide back into coal Scientists have harnessed liquid metals to turn carbon dioxide back into solid coal, in research that offers an alternative pathway for safely and permanently removing the greenhouse gas from our atmosphere.The new technique can convert CO2 back into carb
2019-02-26 00:00:00
Elevation matters when it comes to climate change, deforestation and species survival A study examining the impact of deforestation on lizard communities in the Dominican Republic demonstrates differing outcomes at different elevations. In the lowlands, deforestation reduces the number of individuals, but not which species occur in an area
2019-02-25 00:00:00
Amazon forest can be trained by higher rainfall variability The Amazon rainforest has evolved over millions of years and even through ice ages. Yet today, human influences and global climate change put this huge ecosystem at risk of large-scale dieback -- with major consequences for its capability as a global CO2
2019-02-25 00:00:00
Spring migration is now earlier in European and North American birds According to a new study, migratory birds in Europe and Canada have substantially advanced the timing of their spring migration due to climate change. The average migratory bird has advanced its spring migration by approximately one week in five decades,
2019-02-25 00:00:00
Captured carbon dioxide converts into oxalic acid to process rare earth elements Removing carbon dioxide from power plant emissions is a good idea to start with -- and it may have an extra economic benefit. A Michigan Tech engineering is presenting their results this week on turning carbon dioxide into oxalic acid, which is used to pr
2019-02-22 00:00:00
Recent drought may provide a glimpse of the future for birds in the Sierra Nevada To better understand the effects of climate change on the bird community in the Sierra Nevada region, researchers examined the impacts to birds from a recent extreme drought (2013-2016). The drought resulted in the widespread death of pine trees due to at
2019-02-21 00:00:00
Too hot for comfort: the physiological dangers of extreme heat A new review of more than 140 studies explores the physiological dangers that climate change will likely have on animal life, including humans. The review is published in the journal Physiology.
2019-02-21 00:00:00
UBC researchers explore an often ignored source of greenhouse gas In a new study from UBC's Okanagan campus, researchers have discovered a surprising new source of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions -- bicarbonates hidden in the lake water used to irrigate local orchards.
2019-02-21 00:00:00
Fossil fuel combustion is the main contributor to black carbon around Arctic Fossil fuel combustion is the main contributor to black carbon collected at five sites around the Arctic, which has implications for global warming, according to a study by an international group of scientists that included a US team from Baylor Universit
2019-02-20 00:00:00
Earth may be 140 years away from reaching carbon levels not seen in 56 million years Total human carbon dioxide emissions could match those of Earth's last major greenhouse warming event in fewer than five generations, new research finds. A new study finds humans are pumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at a rate nine to 10 times hi
2019-02-20 00:00:00
Cold-temperature variability important in evaluating climate change New research from Binghamton University, State University of New York, highlights the importance of considering cold temperature variability, and not just warming temperatures, when evaluating the impact of climate change.
2019-02-20 00:00:00
Climate goals of the Paris Agreement: Impact of land use Significantly less than two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times -- this is the temperature to which global warming should be limited, according to the Paris Climate Agreement. In a current study, a research team from the Karlsruhe Institute of Tech
2019-02-19 00:00:00
Fishing and pollution regulations don't help corals cope with climate change A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reports that protecting coral reefs from fishing and pollution does not help coral populations cope with climate change. The study also concludes that ocean warming is the primary cause of t
2019-02-19 00:00:00
Climate change makes summer weather stormier yet more stagnant Climate change is shifting the energy in the atmosphere that fuels summertime weather, which may lead to stronger thunderstorms and more stagnant conditions for midlatitude regions of the Northern Hemisphere, including North America, Europe, and Asia, a n
2019-02-18 00:00:00
As citizen scientists, farmers can make important contributions to climate adaptation To help smallholder farmers adapt to climate change, scientists need to provide recommendations of crop varieties suitable to farmers' marginal and heterogeneous environments. However, existing on-farm approaches are difficult to scale. A novel scalable m
2019-02-18 00:00:00
Virus-infected bacteria could provide help in the fight against climate change Understanding the relationship between microbes and viruses is beneficial not only for medical research and practical applications but also in marine biology, says Alison Buchan, Carolyn W. Fite Professor of Microbiology at the University of Tennessee, Kn
2019-02-17 00:00:00
Predicting climate change Thomas Crowther, ETH Zurich identifies long-disappeared forests available for restoration across the world. In his AAAS session, Crowther describes how such an effort, could absorb as much as 135 gigatons of atmospheric carbon. Crowther will also describe
2019-02-16 00:00:00
Political and policy feedbacks in the climate system Matto Mildenberger, University of California Santa Barbara explains how perceived experiences with climate change in the United States can be linked to political shifts in Congress, culture and society. He will demonstrate how partisan opinions about the
2019-02-16 00:00:00
Scientists discovered where black carbon comes from in the Arctic in winter and summer Scientists from seven countries published an article on the study of the sources of black carbon (BC) emissions in the Arctic. BC aerosols are formed under incomplete fossil fuel combustion and biomass burning. Soot which is the main component of BC ampli
2019-02-15 00:00:00
What rising seas mean for local economies High-tide flooding resulting from climate change is already disrupting the economy of Annapolis, Md. As sea levels rise, the impacts are expected to get worse for coastal communities.
2019-02-15 00:00:00
'I'm standing up for our planet' Every Friday morning, 13-year-old Holly Gillibrand skips school for an hour to demand more is done over climate change.
2019-02-14 01:29:00
Tiny satellites reveal water dynamics in thousands of northern lakes In a finding that has implications for how scientists calculate natural greenhouse gas emissions, a new study finds that water levels in small lakes across northern Canada and Alaska vary during the summer much more than was assumed.
2019-02-14 00:00:00
The smallest skeletons in the marine world observed in 3D by synchrotron techniques Coccolithophores are microscopic marine algae that use carbon dioxide to grow and release carbon dioxide when they create their miniature calcite shells. Scientists from the CNRS, Le Mans Université, Sorbonne Université, Aix-Marseille Universit&
2019-02-14 00:00:00
Climate change increases potential for conflict and violence Images of extensive flooding or fire-ravaged communities help us see how climate change is accelerating the severity of natural disasters. Iowa State researchers say what is not as clear is the indirect effect of these disasters and rapid climate change o
2019-02-13 00:00:00
Fate of meerkats tied to seasonal climate effects Does a drier and hotter climate present a threat to the meerkats in the Kalahari Desert? Researchers from UZH and Cambridge show that climate change is likely to impact meerkats, and seasonal rainfall and temperature will be the key factors.
2019-02-13 00:00:00
Undersea gases could superheat the planet Geologic carbon and hydrate reservoirs in the ocean pose a climate threat beyond manmade greenhouse gases.
2019-02-13 00:00:00
Moving artificial leaves out of the lab and into the air Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago have proposed a design solution that could bring artificial leaves out of the lab and into the environment. Their improved leaf, which would use carbon dioxide -- a potent greenhouse gas -- from the a
2019-02-12 00:00:00
Climate change: Scientists tap nature, space and society Three scientists share their research from the natural, physical, and social sciences on novel responses to climate change during the 2019 AAAS Annual Meeting on February 16th, 2019 at 3:30 PM, Marriott Wardman Park, Delaware Suite.
2019-02-12 00:00:00
Climate of North American cities will shift hundreds of miles in one generation In one generation, the climate experienced in many North American cities is projected to change to that of locations hundreds of miles away -- or to a new climate unlike any found in North America today. A new study and interactive web application aim to
2019-02-12 00:00:00
New model predicts how ground shipping will affect future human health, environment The trucks and trains that transport goods across the United States emit gases and particles that threaten human health and the environment. A University of Illinois-led project developed a new model that predicts through 2050 the impact of different envi
2019-02-11 00:00:00
Sand from glacial melt could be Greenland's economic salvation As climate change melts Greenland's glaciers and deposits more river sediment on its shores, an international group of researchers has identified one unforeseen economic opportunity for the Arctic nation: exporting excess sand and gravel abroad, where raw
2019-02-11 00:00:00
Boosting solid state chemical reactions Adding olefin enables efficient solvent-free cross-coupling reactions, leading to environmentally friendly syntheses of a wide range of organic materials.
2019-02-10 00:00:00
Interdisciplinary approach the only way to address devastating effects of soil erosion A major international study led by the University of Plymouth has shown that traditional pastoralist communities -- such as the Maasai in East Africa -- are abundantly aware that climate change and intensive grazing are having a marked effect on the resou
2019-02-07 00:00:00
How does the Amazon rain forest cope with drought? The Amazon rain forest isn't necessarily a place that many would associate with a drought, yet prolonged dry spells are projected to become more prevalent and severe because of climate change. The question at hand is how these droughts are going to affect
2019-02-06 00:00:00
To conserve energy, AI clears up cloudy forecasts A new approach developed by Fengqi You, professor in energy systems engineering at Cornell University, predicts the accuracy of the weather forecast using a machine learning model trained with years' worth of data on forecasts and actual weather condition
2019-02-06 00:00:00
Diffusing the methane bomb: We can still make a difference The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet, causing the carbon containing permafrost that has been frozen for tens or hundreds of thousands of years to thaw and release methane into the atmosphere, thereby contributing to global warming
2019-02-06 00:00:00
Researchers track down new biocatalysts Phosphate is a key element in many processes in the body and essential for global food production. Researchers at the University of Göttingen have now developed a method to detect new enzymes from the environment that can release phosphate. This open
2019-02-05 00:00:00
Underwater forests threatened by future climate change, new study finds Climate change could lead to declines of underwater kelp forests through impacts on their microbiome. New research has found predicted ocean warming and acidification can change microbes on the kelp surface, leading to disease and potentially putting fish
2019-02-05 00:00:00
Study: Environmental regulations may have unintended consequences in energy production Many countries have passed environmental laws to preserve natural ecosystems. Although the regulations seem to have improved preservation efforts, they may have had unintended consequences in energy production, leading to more greenhouse gas emissions. Th
2019-02-04 00:00:00
Pika survival rates dry up with low moisture A team of researchers lead by Aaron N. Johnston of the US Geological Survey sought to understand how climate change, specifically changes in snowpack and VPD, is affecting pikas. In a paper published today in the Ecological Society of America's journal Ec
2019-02-04 00:00:00
Everything in moderation In efforts to curb our use of greenhouse gas-generating fossil fuels, plant-based biofuels are among the top contenders as alternative liquid energy sources for transportation. However, strategies to produce high yields of biomass for fuels are not a one-
2019-02-01 00:00:00
Climate change could make corals go it alone Climate change is bad news for coral reefs around the world, with high ocean temperatures causing widespread bleaching events that weaken and kill corals. However, new research from the University of Texas at Austin has found that corals with a solitary s
2019-01-31 00:00:00
Climate change and infertility -- a ticking time bomb? Rising temperatures could make some species sterile and see them succumb to the effects of climate change earlier than currently thought, scientists at the University of Liverpool warn.
2019-01-31 00:00:00
Rainfall extremes are connected across continents: Nature study Extreme rainfall events in one city or region are connected to the same kind of events thousands of kilometers away, an international team of experts finds in a study now published in one of the world's leading scientific journals, Nature. They discovered
2019-01-31 00:00:00
A sustainable and recyclable thermoelectric paper Researchers at the Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) have created a new concept of thermoelectric material, published in the journal Energy & Environmental Science. It is a device composed of cellulose, produced in situ in the l
2019-01-30 00:00:00
A 'greener' way to take the bitterness out of olives Olives are staples of the Mediterranean diet, which has been linked to a reduced incidence of cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease and other conditions. However, freshly picked olives are very bitter and require curing or processing to make them pa
2019-01-30 00:00:00
China not 'walking the walk' on methane emissions In China, regulations to reduce methane emissions from coal mining took full effect in 2010 and required methane to be captured or to be converted into carbon dioxide. A team of researchers set out to use atmospheric modeling and satellite data to evaluat
2019-01-29 00:00:00
Cattle urine's planet-warming power can be curtailed with land restoration The exceptional climate-altering capabilities of cattle are mainly due to methane, which they blast into the atmosphere during their daily digestive routine. Cattle urine is a lesser-known climate offender. It produces nitrous oxide (N2O), which has warmi
2019-01-29 00:00:00
China's regulations unsuccessful in curbing methane emissions China, already the world's leading emitter of human-caused greenhouse gases, continues to pump increasing amounts of climate-changing methane into the atmosphere despite tough new regulations on gas releases from its coal mines, a new Johns Hopkins study
2019-01-29 00:00:00
Study: Climate change reshaping how heat moves around globe The Earth's atmosphere and oceans play important roles in moving heat from one part of the world to another, and new research is illuminating how those patterns are changing in the face of climate change.
2019-01-28 00:00:00
Drier mountains pose a double whammy for cold-adapted amphibians, says SFU study A species of frog endemic to the Pacific Northwest faces a 50 per cent increase in the probability of extinction by the 2080s due to climate change, according to a new study published by SFU researchers in the Ecological Society of America.
2019-01-25 00:00:00
Greenland's southwest ice sheet particularly sensitive to warming The ice fields of southwest Greenland are becoming particularly sensitive to a climate cycle called the North Atlantic Oscillation as global warming proceeds. The largest sustained ice loss in Greenland from early 2003 to mid-2013 came from summertime mel
2019-01-24 00:00:00
Major northeastern snowstorms expected to continue with climate change Even though climate change is expected to reduce the total amount of US snowfall this century, it's unlikely to significantly rein in the most powerful nor'easters that pummel the East Coast, new research indicates.
2019-01-24 00:00:00
Simulating clouds over the Tibetan Plateau to improve weather forecasts Australia's Bureau of Meteorology and the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences have carried out studies on the spatial and temporal distribution and simulation of cloud over the Tibetan region.
2019-01-24 00:00:00
How bacteria build hyper-efficient photosynthesis machines Researchers facing a future with a larger population and more uncertain climate are looking for ways to improve crop yields, and they're looking to photosynthetic bacteria for engineering solutions. In the Journal of Biological Chemistry, a Canadian resea
2019-01-24 00:00:00
New study establishes link between climate change, conflict, and migration Research involving a University of East Anglia (UEA) academic has established a link between climate change, conflict, and migration for the first time.It found that in specific circumstances, climate conditions do lead to increased migration, but indirec
2019-01-23 00:00:00
Climate change tipping point could be coming sooner than we think A Columbia Engineering study confirms the urgency to tackle climate change. While it's known that extreme weather events can affect the year-to-year variability in carbon uptake, and some researchers have suggested that there may be longer-term effects, t
2019-01-23 00:00:00
Rising temperatures may safeguard crop nutrition as climate changes Recent research has shown that rising carbon dioxide levels will likely boost yields, but at the cost of nutrition. A new study in Plant Journal suggests that this is an incomplete picture of the complex environmental interactions that will affect crops i
2019-01-22 00:00:00
Not only do Gulf of Aqaba corals survive climate change but their offspring may too Parent corals from the Gulf of Aqaba that experience increased temperatures and ocean acidification stress during the peak reproductive period are not only able to maintain normal physiological function, but also have the same reproductive output and prod
2019-01-22 00:00:00
Farm manure boosts greenhouse gas emissions -- even in winter Researchers have shown, for the first time, that manure used to fertilize croplands in spring and summer can dramatically increase greenhouse gas emissions in winter. While it's known that farmers' decisions to add nutrients to their fields affects greenh
2019-01-22 00:00:00
Dry inland waters are underrated players in climate change Climate change causes an increase in the number of freshwaters that run dry, at least temporarily. Around 90,000 square kilometres of water surface have already vanished in the last 30 years. This trend is not only a threat to drinking water reserves and
2019-01-22 00:00:00
Using bacteria to create a water filter that kills bacteria Engineers have created a bacteria-filtering membrane using graphene oxide and bacterial nanocellulose. It's highly efficient, long-lasting and environmentally friendly -- and could provide clean water for those in need.
2019-01-18 00:00:00
Scientists discover natural fitness watch in fishes that records their activity levels An international research team including scientists from the University of Southampton have shown for the first time that the energetic cost of living (the metabolic rate) of fish can be measured in structures that grow in their ears. This new tool can be
2019-01-18 00:00:00
Mediterranean freshwater fish species susceptible to climate change Climate change will strongly affect many European freshwater fish species. This is particularly the case for species in the Mediterranean region, according to the latest findings of an international team of researchers from institutions including IGB, the
2019-01-18 00:00:00
Otoliths -- the fish's black box -- also keeps an eye on the metabolism For the first time ever, an international research team has shown that fish otoliths record information on fish metabolism. Analyses of old and new otoliths can therefore provide new knowledge about how different species of fish adapt to new conditions, i
2019-01-18 00:00:00
Ice Age climate caused sediment sourcing 180 in Gulf of Mexico The onset of the most recent ice age about 2.6 million years ago changed where the western Gulf of Mexico gets its supply of sediments. The finding adds new insight into how extreme climate change can directly impact fundamental geological processes and h
2019-01-16 00:00:00
Climate change: How could artificial photosynthesis contribute to limiting global warming? If CO2 emissions do not fall fast enough, then CO2 will have to be removed from the atmosphere to limit global warming. Not only could planting new forests and biomass contribute to this, but new technologies for artificial photosynthesis as well. Physici
2019-01-16 00:00:00
