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New Study Examines Local Heat-Stress-Related Productivity Reductions that Contrubute to Global Effects

The susceptibility of the global economic network to workers' heat-stress has doubled in the last decade, a new study published in the journal Science Advances finds.

13 Jun 2016

New Study Links Melting Ice in Greenland to Arctic Amplification

A new study provides the first evidence that links melting ice in Greenland to a phenomenon known as Arctic amplification--faster warming of the Arctic compared to the rest of the Northern Hemisphere as sea ice disappears.

10 Jun 2016

Understanding Imbalance in World’s Carbon Budget Could Help Predict Course of Global Climate Change

A high-resolution model of how soil erosion impacts the carbon cycle of a small South Carolina watershed may help explain an apparent imbalance in the world’s carbon budget. Explaining that apparent imbalance is necessary for understanding and predicting the course of global climate change.

8 Jun 2016

NASA’s Airborne Survey of Polar Ice Completes Eighth Spring Arctic Campaign

Operation IceBridge, NASA’s airborne survey of polar ice, ended its eighth spring Arctic campaign on May 21. During their five weeks of operations, mission scientists carried out six research flights over sea ice and ten over land ice.

7 Jun 2016

NASA Evaluates Impact of Climate Change on Arctic Vegetation

The northern reaches of North America are getting greener, according to a NASA study that provides the most detailed look yet at plant life across Alaska and Canada. In a changing climate, almost a third of the land cover – much of it Arctic tundra – is looking more like landscapes found in warmer ecosystems.

3 Jun 2016

Study Links Perceptions of Climate Change to Infrastructure

Irrigation systems designed to buffer farmers from the effects of a warming planet may be causing them to think their local area is cooler and wetter than it is, says research published June 1 in the journal Global Environmental Change -- perceptions that other studies suggest may slow their efforts to address climate change.

2 Jun 2016

Study Results Provide New Insights into Arctic Ocean Methane

Methane gas released from the Arctic seabed during the summer months leads to an increased methane concentration in the ocean. But surprisingly, very little of the climate gas rising up through the sea reaches the atmosphere.

30 May 2016

Natural Processes can Provide Solution to Excess Carbon Dioxide Threatening the Planet

Climate scientists have long recognized the importance of forest conservation and forest regrowth in climate mitigation and carbon sequestration -- capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. But the detailed information required to make accurate estimates of this potential has remained elusive.

23 May 2016

Agriculture Sector Must Reduce Non-CO2 Emissions to Meet New Climate Agreement

Scientists have calculated, for the first time, the extent to which agricultural emissions must be reduced to meet the new climate agreement's plan to limit warming to 2°C in 2100.

18 May 2016

Scientists Highlight Effects of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on Oceanic Ecosystems and Global Carbon Cycle

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are pollutants which come from burning fossil fuels, fires, oil spillages, and other anthropogenic and natural sources. They are transported from continental land masses to the open ocean via the atmosphere.

17 May 2016