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Study Quantifies the Benefits of Limiting Global Warming to 1.5 °C

At the University of East Anglia (UEA), a new study measures the advantages of restricting global warming to 1.5 °C and determines the hotspot regions for climate change threats in the future.

29 Jun 2022

Biodiversity Risks Could Persist for Decades After Global Temperature Overshoot

Even if global temperatures begin to decline after peaking this century because of climate change, the risks to biodiversity could persist for decades after, finds a new study by UCL and University of Cape Town researchers.

28 Jun 2022

Passive Cooling Strategies may Help Beat the Summer Heat

Opening the windows at night and pulling down shades during the sunniest part of the afternoon can keep homes from becoming dangerously hot during extreme heat waves.

27 Jun 2022

2021 Heat Dome Contributed to an Uptick in the Death of Shellfish

It's hard to forget the excruciating heat that blanketed the Pacific Northwest in late June 2021. Temperatures in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia soared to well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, with Seattle setting an all-time heat record of 108 degrees on June 28.

22 Jun 2022

New Kelp Forest Platform a Vital Tool for Global Restoration Efforts

The repository for kelp forest projects monitors the global progress towards restoring our underwater forests.

21 Jun 2022

Environmental Chemical Pollution — A Major Threat to Biodiversity

Biodiversity has been subjected to threat by environmental chemical pollution. But the complication of this pollution continues to be inadequately recognized by decision-makers.

20 Jun 2022

Methane Emissions Throughout the Supply Chains Have Been Underestimated, Study Finds

At the Imperial College London, a new analysis performed has discovered the fact that biogas and biomethane leak up to twice as much methane as previously thought, despite being more climate friendly.

20 Jun 2022

Heatwaves Increase Risk of Ill Health Among People in Britain

Heatwaves are making more people in rural areas of England severely ill today than they were in the 1980s, according to new research from the University of Surrey.

17 Jun 2022

Changes in Temperature and Plate Tectonics Determine Distribution of Coral Over Time

A new study has disclosed the fact that pre-historic coral reefs going back up to 250 million years extended much beyond the Earth’s equator compared to what is there at present.

15 Jun 2022

Predator Impacts in the Ocean Peak at Higher Temperatures

A hotter ocean is a hungrier ocean-;at least as far as fish predators are concerned. In a new field study published online June 9 in Science, Smithsonian scientists discovered predator impacts in the Atlantic and Pacific peak at higher temperatures.

10 Jun 2022