Arctic cyclone limits the time-scale of precise sea-ice prediction in Northern Sea Route? Climate change has accelerated sea-ice retreat in the Arctic Ocean, leading to new opportunities for summer commercial maritime navigation along the Northern Sea Route. International researchers led by Japan's National Institute of Polar Research demonstr
2018-08-01 00:00:00
Degrading plastics revealed as source of greenhouse gases Researchers from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) discovered that several greenhouse gases are emitted as common plastics degrade in the environment.
2018-08-01 00:00:00
As temperatures rise, Earth's soil is 'breathing' more heavily The vast reservoir of carbon stored beneath our feet is entering Earth's atmosphere at an increasing rate, according to a new study in the journal Nature. Blame microbes: When they chew on decaying leaves and dead plants, they convert a storehouse of carb
2018-08-01 00:00:00
Energy-intensive Bitcoin transactions pose a growing environmental threat A study published in Energy Research & Social Science warns that failure to lower the energy use by Bitcoin and similar Blockchain designs may prevent nations from reaching their climate change mitigation obligations under the Paris Agreement.
2018-07-31 00:00:00
China could face deadly heat waves due to climate change The North China Plain, a region that holds one of the biggest concentrations of people on Earth, could be pushing against the boundaries of habitability by the latter part of this century due to global warming, an MIT study shows.
2018-07-31 00:00:00
Solar flares disrupted radio communications during September 2017 Atlantic hurricanes An unlucky coincidence of space and Earth weather in early September 2017 caused radio blackouts for hours during critical hurricane emergency response efforts, according to a new study in Space Weather, a journal of the American Geophysical Union. The ne
2018-07-30 00:00:00
Mars terraforming not possible using present-day technology Science fiction writers have long featured terraforming, the process of creating an Earth-like or habitable environment on another planet, in their stories. Scientists themselves have proposed terraforming to enable the long-term colonization of Mars. A s
2018-07-30 00:00:00
Climate taxes on agriculture could lead to more food insecurity than climate change itself New IIASA-led research has found that a single climate mitigation scheme applied to all sectors, such as a global carbon tax, could have a serious impact on agriculture and result in far more widespread hunger and food insecurity than the direct impacts o
2018-07-30 00:00:00
Carbon 'leak' may have warmed the planet for 11,000 years, encouraging human civilization The oceans lock away atmospheric carbon dioxide, but a 'leak' in the Southern Ocean brings the greenhouse gas back into the atmosphere. An international research team looked at minute nitrogen concentrations embedded in diatoms, forams and corals to ident
2018-07-30 00:00:00
Ever-increasing CO2 levels could take us back to the tropical climate of Paleogene period A new study led by scientists at the University of Bristol has warned that unless we mitigate current levels of carbon dioxide emissions, Western Europe and New Zealand could revert to the hot tropical climate of the early Paleogene period -- 56-48 millio
2018-07-30 00:00:00
Deglacial changes in western Atlantic Ocean circulation A new study carried out by an international team of researchers, using the chemistry of ocean sediments has highlighted a widespread picture of Atlantic circulation changes associated with rapid climate change in the past.
2018-07-27 00:00:00
ASU study finds animals can use muscle as an internal water source A new Arizona State University study shows for the first time that animals may be able to use their own muscles to get water when it's not available. As our climate changes, the availability of water is also changing, leaving animals with limited or unrel
2018-07-26 00:00:00
Glaciers in East Antarctica also 'imperiled' by climate change, UCI researchers find A team of scientists from the University of California, Irvine has found evidence of significant mass loss in East Antarctica's Totten and Moscow University glaciers, which, if they fully collapsed, could add 5 meters (16.4 feet) to the global sea level.
2018-07-26 00:00:00
IIASA researchers help EU states assess forestry's role in achieving climate commitments IIASA researchers have led the development of new guidance for EU member states estimating greenhouse gas emissions and removals from their forests and developing plans to show how they will account for these emissions and removals in the future.
2018-07-26 00:00:00
Reducing the uncertainty of climate projections Errors in climate models due to inadequate calculations of radiative forcing undermine researchers' ability to address important climate-related questions, including how much the atmosphere will warm as more and more carbon dioxide (CO2) is released.
2018-07-26 00:00:00
To keep more carbon on the ground, halting farmland expansion is key The conversion of forests to farmland is recognized as a major contributor to rising levels of greenhouse gases. And yet it hasn't been clear how to best minimize the loss of sequestered carbon into the atmosphere. Researchers reporting in Current Biology
2018-07-26 00:00:00
Tropical forests may soon hinder, not help, climate change effort Forests in tropical regions could soon become a source of greenhouse gases, contributing to global warming and hampering efforts to meet the main goal in the Paris Agreement of 2015.
2018-07-25 00:00:00
Recycling provides manufacturers with real competitive and economic advantages, study says In addition to being environmentally friendly, recycling can help manufacturers develop new, strategic sources of raw materials -- particularly rare and precious metals -- giving them a competitive advantage, according to research co-authored by an Indian
2018-07-24 00:00:00
Research shows climate change affects recreational behavior Research at the University of New Hampshire shows that as unfavorable water quality conditions in lakes continue to rise, anglers, boaters and beach goers are using various coping mechanisms that can alter their behavior, from switching to a different loc
2018-07-24 00:00:00
Coldwater streams may provide refuge against changing climate Coldwater stream habitats are vulnerable to effects of climate change, particularly to changes in precipitation and air temperatures that alter their hydrology. Some streams are more likely to act as coldwater refugia -- areas buffered from climate change
2018-07-24 00:00:00
Cloud formation and distribution follows simple thermodynamic, statistical laws Clouds are exceptionally complex creatures, and that complexity makes it difficult to predict how and where they'll form. But University of Utah researchers may have found a way to greatly reduce the difficulty of predicting formation of clouds. The resul
2018-07-23 00:00:00
A warmer Midwest could lead to a common bird being less common over the next century Discussion of how climate change might affect wildlife has largely centered on the effects of change on habitat, but a study published today in the journal Nature Climate Change suggests that predicting how climate will affect wildlife demands an understa
2018-07-23 00:00:00
Increases in westerly winds weaken the Southern Ocean carbon sink A new study of lake sediments from the sub-Antarctic reveals for the first time that increases in westerly winds are likely to reduce the ability of the Southern Ocean to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The results are significant as the Southe
2018-07-23 00:00:00
Ocean acidification a challenge for science, governments & communities A new IMAS-led paper published in the science journal Nature Climate Change has highlighted the challenges faced by scientists, governments and communities as rising levels of CO2 are absorbed by the world's oceans.Researchers have found that in recent ce
2018-07-23 00:00:00
Is UK barbecue charcoal fuelling global deforestation? A growing taste for al fresco dining is driving record charcoal sales in the UK but is it also fuelling global deforestation and climate change?
2018-07-20 06:42:56
From cradle to grave: Model identifies factors that shaped evolution This study brings us closer to knowing the complex interactions between topography and climate change, and how these factors influence the evolutionary histories and biodiversity of species in natural ecosystems.
2018-07-19 00:00:00
A 'fingerprint' for anthropogenic climate change in a new place Adding to evidence attributing observed atmospheric changes to manmade influences, climate scientists leveraging satellite data from recent decades have identified a human 'fingerprint' on Earth's atmosphere in a new place: the troposphere, or, the lowest
2018-07-19 00:00:00
Emissions Impossible: How Big Meat and Dairy Are Heating Up the Planet <div class="field field--name-field-hp-author field--type-text field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">GRAIN and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)<
2018-07-18 18:46:22
Cities as study proxies for climate change Cities can serve as useful proxies to study and predict the effects of climate change, according to a North Carolina State University research review that tracks urbanization's effects on plant and insect species.
2018-07-18 00:00:00
Scientists lack vital knowledge on rapid Arctic climate change Arctic climate change research relies on field measurements and samples that are too scarce, and patchy at best, according to a comprehensive review study from Lund University in Sweden. The researchers looked at thousands of scientific studies, and found
2018-07-18 00:00:00
Splitting water: Nanoscale imaging yields key insights In the quest to realize artificial photosynthesis to convert sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into fuel -- just as plants do -- researchers need to not only identify materials to efficiently perform photoelectrochemical water splitting, but also to und
2018-07-18 00:00:00
What psychological science can offer to reducing climate change The consequences of climate change are immense, and believed by many experts to be largely irreversible (and exponential), causing threats coming from heat waves, flooding, declines in agriculture, and decreasing biodiversity, to name a few. Given that cl
2018-07-17 00:00:00
A scientist's final paper looks toward earth's future climate A NASA scientist's final scientific paper, published posthumously this month, reveals new insights into one of the most complex challenges of Earth's climate: understanding and predicting future atmospheric levels of greenhouse gases and the role of the o
2018-07-16 00:00:00
Getting to know the microbes that drive climate change A new understanding of the microbes and viruses in the thawing permafrost in Sweden may help scientists better predict the pace of climate change.
2018-07-16 00:00:00
Protecting tropical forest carbon stocks may not prevent large-scale species loss As the world seeks to curb human-induced climate change, will protecting the carbon of tropical forests also ensure the survival of their species?A study published today in the leading journal Nature Climate Change suggests the answer to this question is
2018-07-16 00:00:00
Thawing permafrost microbiomes fuel climate change A University of Queensland-led international study could lead to more accurate predictions or the rate of global warming from greenhouse gas emissions produced by thawing permafrost in the next 100 years.The study of the microorganisms involved in permafr
2018-07-16 00:00:00
Kelp's record journey exposes Antarctic ecosystems to change A 20,000 km journey by kelp through what were thought to be impassable barriers created by polar winds and currents has significant implications for how Antarctic ecosystems will change with global warming.
2018-07-16 00:00:00
New research calculates capacity of North American forests to sequester carbon Researchers have calculated the capacity of North American forests to sequester carbon in a detailed analysis that for the first time integrates natural processes and climate changes that are likely to alter growth over the next 60 years.
2018-07-13 00:00:00
Climate change-induced march of treelines halted by unsuitable soils: study University of Guelph researchers have discovered unsuitable soil at higher altitudes may be halting the advancement of treelines. This finding dispells the commonly held assumption that climate change is enabling trees to move farther uphill and northward
2018-07-12 00:00:00
Geological records reveal sea-level rise threatens UK salt marshes, study says Sea-level rise will endanger valuable salt marshes across the United Kingdom by 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated, according to an international study co-authored by a Rutgers University-New Brunswick professor. Moreover, salt marshes in
2018-07-12 00:00:00
How gold nanoparticles could improve solar energy storage Star-shaped gold nanoparticles, coated with a semiconductor, can produce hydrogen from water over four times more efficiently than other methods - opening the door to improved storage of solar energy and other advances that could boost renewable energy us
2018-07-12 00:00:00
University of Montana ecology professor helps map climate corridors The corridors of land vital for many wildlife species in the face of climate change often are unprotected. Now, a recently published study from a University of Montana ecology professor and other researchers has tracked these shifting North American habit
2018-07-11 00:00:00
Tiny fern holds big environmental promise A tiny fern -- with each leaf the size of a gnat -- may provide global impact for sinking atmospheric carbon dioxide, fixing nitrogen in agriculture and shooing pesky insects from crops. The fern's full genome has been sequenced by a Cornell University an
2018-07-11 00:00:00
Rising carbon dioxide levels pose a previously unrecognized threat to monarch butterflies A new study conducted at the University of Michigan reveals a previously unrecognized threat to monarch butterflies: Mounting levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide reduce the medicinal properties of milkweed plants that protect the iconic insects from dise
2018-07-10 00:00:00
Game changing game changes Using stochastic games to analyze evolution of cooperation, leads to a surprising discovery. The tragedy of the commons is resolved if the environment deteriorates in response to defection. The new approach offers invaluable insight into how cooperation p
2018-07-10 00:00:00
Stormwater ponds not a major source of greenhouse gas emissions Stormwater retention ponds, a ubiquitous feature in urban landscapes, are not a significant source of climate-warming nitrous oxide emissions, a new Duke-led study finds. Nitrous oxide is a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming and dest
2018-07-09 00:00:00
What natural greenhouse gases from wetlands and permafrosts mean for Paris Agreement goals Global fossil fuel emissions would have to be reduced by as much as 20 percent more than previous estimates to achieve the Paris Agreement targets, because of natural greenhouse gas emissions from wetlands and permafrost, new research has found. The addit
2018-07-09 00:00:00
Charcoal: Major missing piece in the global carbon cycle Most of the carbon resulting from wildfires and fossil fuel combustion is rapidly released into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. Researchers at the University of Zurich have now shown that the leftover residue, so-called black carbon, can age for millenn
2018-07-09 00:00:00
Expansion of agricultural land reduces CO2 absorption Plants absorb some of the carbon dioxide (CO2) released into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels. But increasing deforestation and other changes in land use will reduce the CO2 absorption capacity of these areas in the future. This is what a study by c
2018-07-05 00:00:00
What does global climate have to do with erosion rates? Geoscientists have been intrigued by a potential link between erosion rates at the Earth's surface and changes in global climate. A new study now calls into question this link. A team of researchers re-examined 30 locations with reported accelerated erosi
2018-07-05 00:00:00
TV coverage of cycling races can help document the effects of climate change Analysing nearly four decades of archive footage from the Tour of Flanders, researchers from Ghent University have been able to detect climate change impacts on trees. Their findings were published today in the journal Methods in Ecology and Evolution.
2018-07-03 00:00:00
Southeast Asian forest loss greater than expected, with negative climate implications Researchers using satellite imaging have found much greater than expected deforestation since 2000 in the highlands of Southeast Asia, a critically important world ecosystem. The findings are important because they raise questions about key assumptions ma
2018-07-03 00:00:00
High performance nitride semiconductor for environmentally friendly photovoltaics A Tokyo Institute of Technology research team has shown copper nitride acts as an n-type semiconductor, with p-type conduction provided by fluorine doping, utilizing a unique nitriding technique applicable for mass production and a computational search fo
2018-07-03 00:00:00
In a warming world, could air conditioning make things worse? As climate change continues to push summer temperatures ever higher, the increased use of air conditioning in buildings could add to the problems of a warming world by further degrading air quality and compounding the toll of air pollution on human health
2018-07-03 00:00:00
Material could help windows both power your home and control its temperature Environmentally friendly building trends have boosted the popularity of window coatings that keep heating and cooling costs down by blocking out unneeded parts of sunlight. They have also inspired scientists and engineers to create thin, see-through solar
2018-07-03 00:00:00
Climate change and health: A special issue in PLOS Medicine This week, we see the first papers in PLOS Medicine's Special Issue on Climate Change and Health being published, advised by Guest Editors Jonathan Patz of the Global Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the John P. Holton Chair in
2018-07-03 00:00:00
How mangroves help keep the planet cool In a new global framework, scientists have developed a more accurate assessment of how mangroves store carbon in their soil. The researchers found that previous studies have underestimated the blue carbon levels in mangroves by up to 50 percent in some re
2018-07-02 00:00:00
Climate change is making night-shining clouds more visible Increased water vapor in Earth's atmosphere due to human activities is making shimmering high-altitude clouds more visible, a new study finds. The results suggest these strange but increasingly common clouds seen only on summer nights are an indicator of
2018-07-02 00:00:00
Climate change linked to potential population decline in bees A new study from Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic Garden has found that climate change may drive local extinction of mason bees in Arizona and other naturally warm climates.
2018-06-28 00:00:00
Carbon dioxide-to-methanol process improved by catalyst Dramatic improvements have been made to the process of converting carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, to methanol, a fuel and building block for a wide range of everyday materials, according to Penn State researchers.
2018-06-28 00:00:00
Smartphones used to track migrations caused by climate change Spanish researchers have developed a system that tracks human displacement caused by climate change using the tracks of mobile phones. With this model, which was tested during a severe drought in Colombia in 2014, it was determined that the portion of the
2018-06-28 00:00:00
Will global warming change the summer rainfall patterns over Eastern China? Researchers from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the UK Met Office Hadley Centre find big difference in the responses of rainfall modes to increased CO2 forcing at different timescales.
2018-06-28 00:00:00
Path to zero emissions starts out easy, but gets steep Carbon dioxide emissions from human activities must approach zero within several decades to avoid risking grave damage from the effects of climate change. This will require creativity and innovation, because some types of industrial sources of atmospheri
2018-06-28 00:00:00
Scientists use hydrophone to listen in on methane seeps in ocean A research team has successfully recorded the sound of methane bubbles from the seafloor off the Oregon coast, opening the door to using acoustics to identify -- and perhaps quantify -- this important greenhouse gas in the ocean.
2018-06-26 00:00:00
Reducing CO2 with common elements and sunlight An international collaborative research group including Tokyo Institute of Technology, Universite PARIS DIDEROT and CNRS has discovered that CO2 is selectively reducedto CO when a photocatalyst composed of an organic semiconductor material and an iron com
2018-06-25 00:00:00
Who shares similar experiences of climate change in a 1.5°C world and beyond? A new framework to understand how uneven the effects of a 1.5°C world are for different countries around the world has been published today in Geophysical Research Letters, led by researchers from the Environmental Change Institute (ECI) at the Oxfor
2018-06-25 00:00:00
New catalyst upgrades carbon dioxide to fuels found by USTC A research team led by professors University of Science and Technology of China and University of Toronto uncovered a catalysis strategy intermediates during CO2 electrochemical reduction reaction.
2018-06-25 00:00:00
Skeleton formation in young corals documented for first time in multidisciplinary study Researchers have identified the biological process of mineralization that occurs in a young coral that shifts from the plankton (swimming) stage to the 'settled' stage in which it forms the skeleton from minerals that protect its colony. The discovery is
2018-06-25 00:00:00
'Electrogeochemistry' captures carbon, produces fuel, offsets ocean acidification Limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius will require not only reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, but also active removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This has prompted heightened interest in 'negative emissions technologies.' A new study
2018-06-25 00:00:00
UK urban forest can store as much carbon as tropical rainforests Pockets of urban forest can contain as much carbon as tropical rainforests, according to new research led by UCL. Protecting and planting urban forests is central to building liveable and sustainable cities in a future where global populations are set to
2018-06-25 00:00:00
Envisioning a future where all the trees in Europe disappear Global climate change is already affecting the planet, as demonstrated by the shrinking polar ice cap, melting glaciers and cities in the grips of longer, more intense heat waves. Now a team of researchers has conducted a radical thought experiment on how
2018-06-21 00:00:00
New study finds US oil & gas methane emissions 60 percent higher than estimated The US oil and gas industry emits 13 million metric tons of the potent greenhouse gas methane from its operations each year, 60 percent more than estimated by the US Environmental Protection Agency, according to a new study published today in the journal
2018-06-21 00:00:00
Innovative autonomous system for identifying schools of fish The University of Haifa (Israel) and two teams from the IMDEA Networks Institute have developed an innovative autonomous system, SYMBIOSIS, to monitor real-time schools of fish. This system, which combines optical and acoustic technologies, will be enviro
2018-06-20 00:00:00
Heated dilemmas Short-term management responses to climate change-mediated disasters can be maladaptive in the long-term.
2018-06-20 00:00:00
Will Norway's electric plane take off? A battery-powered plane that could mean guilt-free travel is part of a plan to tackle climate change.
2018-06-19 03:18:34
Machine learning may be a game-changer for climate prediction New research from Columbia Engineering Professor Pierre Gentine demonstrates that machine-learning techniques can be used to accurately represent clouds and their atmospheric heating and moistening, and better represent clouds in coarse resolution climate
2018-06-19 00:00:00
Study: Climate action can limit Asia's growing water shortages Even 'modest' action to limit climate change could help prevent the most extreme water-shortage scenarios facing Asia by the year 2050, according to a new study led by MIT researchers.
2018-06-19 00:00:00
Light pollution a reason for insect decline Climate change, pesticides and land use changes alone cannot fully explain the decline in insect populations in Germany. Scientists from the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) have now discovered that regions that have expe
2018-06-19 00:00:00
Responses of the tropical atmospheric circulation to climate change An international team describes the climate change-induced responses of the tropical atmospheric circulation and their impacts on the hydrological cycle. It also depicts the theoretically predicted changes and diagnose physical mechanisms for observationa
2018-06-19 00:00:00
Climate change to overtake land use as major threat to global biodiversity Climate change will have a rapidly increasing effect on the structure of global ecological communities over the next few decades, with amphibians and reptiles being significantly more affected than birds and mammals, a new report by UCL finds.
2018-06-19 00:00:00
New method makes weather forecasts right as rain Meteorologists have known for some time that rainfall forecasts have flaws, as failure to take into account factors such as evaporation can affect their accuracy. Now, researchers from the University of Missouri have developed a system that improves the p
2018-06-15 00:00:00
Better be safe than sorry: Economic optimization risks tipping of Earth system elements # While the concept of profit maximization can be successful in bringing down costs of greenhouse gas reductions...# ... it does not suffice to avoid the tipping of critical elements in the Earth system.# Scientists used mathematical experiments to analys
2018-06-15 00:00:00
Climate change has fish moving faster than regulations can keep up The world's system for allocating fish stocks is being outpaced by the movement of fish species in response to climate change, according to a study undertaken by an international team of marine ecologists, fisheries and social scientists, and lawyers.
2018-06-14 00:00:00
When the river runs high A massive world-wide study of dry riverbeds has found they're contributing more carbon emissions than previously thought, and this could help scientists better understand how to fight climate change.
2018-06-14 00:00:00
Climate change accelerating rise in sea levels A new study from the University of Waterloo discovered that rising sea levels could be accelerated by vulnerable ice shelves in the Antarctic.
2018-06-13 00:00:00
Antarctica ramps up sea level rise Ice losses from Antarctica have increased global sea levels by 7.6 mm since 1992, with two fifths of this rise (3.0 mm) coming in the last five years alone. The findings are from a major climate assessment known as the Ice Sheet Mass Balance Inter-compari
2018-06-13 00:00:00
More of the Chinese population will be exposed to heat waves One of the major concerns in climate change studies is how the thermal conditions for the living environment of human beings will change in the future. Scientists found that a general increase in effective temperature in the future leads to a large increa
2018-06-12 00:00:00
Volcanic activity, declining ocean oxygen triggered mass extinction of ancient organisms Researchers from Florida State University have found the first conclusive evidence that millions of years ago, powerful volcanoes pumped Earth's atmosphere full of carbon dioxide, draining the oceans of oxygen and driving a mass extinction of marine organ
2018-06-11 00:00:00
Carbon dioxide reduces belly fat The first randomized, controlled trial testing carbon dioxide gas injections (carboxytherapy) to reduce belly fat found the new technique eliminates fat around the stomach. However, the changes were modest and did not result in long-term fat reduction.
2018-06-08 00:00:00
Consumer food choices can help reduce greenhouse emissions contributing to climate change Changes in diet have been proposed as a way to reduce carbon emissions from the food system. A new study provides the latest and most comprehensive estimate of greenhouse gas emissions generated by US consumer food purchases, and assesses how those choice
2018-06-07 00:00:00
Salt Lake's light rail trains are air quality sleuths The TRAX project is the only known transit-based mobile air quality network in North America. Some results are unsurprising, such as spikes of carbon dioxide and nitrogen dioxide, byproducts of gasoline combustion, at street intersections. But the sensors
2018-06-06 00:00:00
World's most efficient production of succinate from carbon dioxide Succinate is widely used as a raw ingredient for petrochemicals, and there is high demand for a way of producing succinate that is renewable and environmentally benign. A Japanese researcher has discovered that succinate production levels increase when cy
2018-06-06 00:00:00
UNH researchers shine a light on more accurate way to estimate climate change By using satellite data from different major land-based ecosystems around the globe, researchers have found that the photosynthesis glow is the same across all vegetation, no matter the location. This first-of-its-kind global analysis could have significa
2018-06-05 00:00:00
More detailed data on thermal conditions of Arctic ground Understanding the thermal conditions of the ground in the Arctic is of utmost importance in order to assess the effects of climate change on the occurrence of permafrost, on the ecosystems and societies of the Arctic, and the global climate system.
2018-06-05 00:00:00
Alien apocalypse: Can any civilization make it through climate change? Does the universe contain planets with truly sustainable civilizations? Or does every civilization that may have arisen in the cosmos last only a few centuries before it falls to the climate change it triggers? Rochester astrophysicist Adam Frank and his
2018-06-04 00:00:00
Storm's coming: New technique for simulation of extreme weather events A Japanese researcher at Kanazawa University developed a new method for generating data for ensemble simulation of extreme weather phenomena. He tested the method in simulation of a typhoon and a global warming simulation, and successfully created the nec
2018-06-04 00:00:00
Economic models significantly underestimate climate change risks Policymakers are being misinformed by the results of economic models that underestimate the future risks of climate change impacts, according to a new journal paper by authors in the United States and the United Kingdom, which is published June 4, 2018.
2018-06-03 00:00:00
UAV aircrafts provide new insights into the formation of the smallest particles in Arctic Investigations of the atmosphere by means of unmanned mini-airplanes can contribute significantly to the investigation of the causes of Arctic climate change, as they provide an insight into ground-level air layers that are not monitored by other measurin
2018-06-01 00:00:00
Climate change increasing risks of lightning-ignited fires, study finds Fires ignited by lightning have and will likely continue to increase across the Mediterranean and temperate regions in the Southern Hemisphere under a warmer climate, according to a new study co-led by a Portland State University researcher.
2018-05-31 00:00:00
New study estimates the carbon footprints of 13,000 cities Many see cities as the new front lines of the climate change fight. Identifying the mayors and city councils in cities with the biggest carbon footprints, and the most power to make big changes, could mobilize a wave of reinforcements.
2018-05-31 00:00:00
Massive analysis reveals ways to make food earth-friendly again A novel and potentially unrivalled meta-analysis of global food production cycles and their environmental impacts around the world may serve as a critical resource for policymakers, food producers and consumers alike, helping reveal data-supported opportu
2018-05-31 00:00:00
Magic in metal could help put excess carbon dioxide to good use A University of Delaware researcher has identified a kind of magic in a metal that may be just what the doctor ordered for Planet Earth. He says the colorful metal, known as bismuth, could help reduce rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere and pro
2018-05-30 00:00:00
Climate change forced zombie ant fungi to adapt Zombie ants clamp on to aerial vegetation and hang for months spewing the spores of their parasitic fungi, but researchers noticed that they do not always clamp on to the same part of the plant. Now the researchers know that the choice of leaves or twigs
2018-05-29 00:00:00
Invisible barrier on ocean surface can reduce carbon uptake An invisible layer of biological compounds on the sea surface reduces the rate at which carbon dioxide gas moves between the atmosphere and the oceans, scientists have reported.
2018-05-29 00:00:00
China floods to hit US economy: Climate effects through trade chains Fluvial floods will increase due to human-made climate change, in particular in China. This might raise direct and indirect economic losses along the global supply and trade chains. The US is susceptible to indirect climate-related economic losses due to
2018-05-28 00:00:00
Limiting global warming could avoid millions of dengue fever cases Limiting global warming to 1.5°C could avoid around 3.3 million cases of dengue fever per year in Latin America and the Caribbean alone -- according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).A new report published today in the Proceedi
2018-05-28 00:00:00
Phosphorus nutrition can hasten plant and microbe growth in arid, high elevation sites Glacial retreat in cold, high-altitude ecosystems exposes environments that are extremely sensitive to phosphorus input, new University of Colorado Boulder-led research shows. The finding upends previous ecological assumptions, helps scientists understand
2018-05-25 00:00:00
Why bioelectrodes for energy conversion are not stable Researchers at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum have discovered why bioelectrodes containing the photosynthesis protein complex photosystem I are not stable in the long term. Such electrodes could be useful for converting light energy into chemical energy
2018-05-25 00:00:00
Some like it hot! Ecologists have no doubt that climate change will affect the earth's animals and plants. But how exactly? This is often hard to predict. There are already indications that some species are shifting their distribution range. But it is much less clear how i
2018-05-24 00:00:00
New theory finds 'traffic jams' in jet stream cause abnormal weather patterns A study published in Science offers an explanation for a mysterious and sometimes deadly weather pattern in which the jet stream, the global air currents that circle the Earth, stalls out over a region. Much like highways, the jet stream has a capacity, r
2018-05-24 00:00:00
Streams may emit more carbon dioxide in a warmer climate Streams and rivers could pump carbon dioxide into the air at increasing rates if they continue to warm, potentially compounding the effects of global warming, a new worldwide analysis has shown.
2018-05-23 00:00:00
Long-term study shows crop rotation decreases greenhouse gas emissions Many farmers grow corn and soybean in rotation to avoid the continuous corn yield penalty, but now there's another reason to rotate. Scientists at the University of Illinois have provided further evidence that rotating crops increases yield and lowers gre
2018-05-23 00:00:00
Study highlights environmental cost of tearing down Vancouver's single-family homes Rising property values in Vancouver have resulted in the demolition of an unprecedented number of single-family homes in recent years, many of which were replaced with the same type of structure. Despite the better energy performance of the new homes, thi
2018-05-23 00:00:00
Excess nutrients, coupled with climate change, damage the most highly resilient corals Experimentalists conducted a simulation of future conditions in the Red Sea caused by global warming and acidification, while simultaneously increasing levels of nutrients such as nitrate and phosphate. They found that when nitrate and phosphate were add
2018-05-23 00:00:00
Leopoldina-Experts call for stricter approval procedures for plant protection products A number of chemical plant protection products, also known as pesticides, show harmful effects on ecosystems and biodiversity in their current use. Besides climate change, changes in global nutrient cycles and habitat destruction through altered land-use,
2018-05-23 00:00:00
