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New Study Analyzes Impact of Rising Carbon Dioxide Emissions on Ocean Fish

UNSW researchers have found that carbon dioxide concentrations in seawater could reach levels high enough to make fish “intoxicated” and disoriented many decades earlier than previously thought, with serious implications for the world’s fisheries.

21 Jan 2016

Mollusks Might be More Resilient to Changing Conditions than Previously Thought

Pearls have adorned the necklines of women throughout history, but some evidence suggests that the gems' future could be uncertain. Increasingly acidic seawater causes oyster shells to weaken, which doesn't bode well for the pearls forming within. But, as scientists report in ACS' journal Environmental Science & Technology, the mollusks might be more resilient to changing conditions than previously thought.

21 Jan 2016

Researchers Map How Climate Changes in Response to Cumulative Carbon Emissions Worldwide

Earth’s temperature has increased by 1°C over the past century, and most of this warming has been caused by carbon dioxide emissions. But what does that mean locally?

21 Jan 2016

Study Reveals Half of Global Ocean Heat Content Increase Has Occurred in Recent Decades

Lawrence Livermore scientists, working with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (link is external) and university colleagues, have found that half of the global ocean heat content increase since 1865 has occurred over the past two decades.

20 Jan 2016

Novel Methodology to Evaluate Impact of Human-Induced Climate Change

The past century has seen a 0.8°C (1.4°F) increase in average global temperature, and according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the overwhelming source of this increase has been emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants from human activities.

20 Jan 2016

Study Reveals Giant Icebergs Help Slow Down Global Warming

Professor Grant Bigg and his team from the University of Sheffield’s Department of Geography have conducted pioneering research on giant icebergs and high levels of phytoplankton growth, and the subsequental decrease in global warming.

13 Jan 2016

Researchers Explore Ways to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Poultry Houses

The University of Delaware’s Hong Li is part of a research team looking at how adding alum as an amendment to poultry litter reduces ammonia and greenhouse gas concentrations and emissions, specifically carbon dioxide, in poultry houses.

13 Jan 2016

Study Reveals Clouds are Raising Temperature of Greenland Ice Sheet

The Greenland Ice Sheet is the second largest ice sheet in the world and it’s melting rapidly, likely driving almost a third of global sea level rise.

13 Jan 2016

Ocean Current in Gulf of Mexico Plays Key Role in Sustaining Florida Red Tide Blooms

A new study found that a major ocean current in the Gulf of Mexico plays an important role in sustaining Florida red tide blooms. The University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science research team suggest that the position of the Loop Current can serve as an indicator of whether the algal bloom will be sustained, and provide warning of possible hazardous red tide conditions in coastal areas.

13 Jan 2016

NCAR Scientists to Record Carbon Dioxide Absorption of Southern Oceans

A team of scientists is launching a series of research flights this month over the remote Southern Ocean in an effort to better understand just how much carbon dioxide the icy waters are able to lock away.

7 Jan 2016