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Study Finds Phytoplankton are Active During Winter Months, Driving Global Carbon Cycle

The Southern Ocean's role in driving the global carbon cycle may be stronger than expected as the biological carbon pump is not "switched off" in winter as previously thought.

15 Oct 2021

Research Documents the Formation of a Rift in the Oldest and Thickest Arctic Ice

A new study documents the formation of a 3,000-square-kilometer rift in the oldest and thickest Arctic ice.

15 Oct 2021

Researchers and Policymakers Must Look Beyond 2100 Benchmark, Says Study

To fully grasp and plan for climate impacts under any scenario, researchers and policymakers must look well beyond the 2100 benchmark. Unless CO2 emissions drop significantly, global warming by 2500 will make the Amazon barren, the American Midwest tropical, and India too hot to live in, according to a team of international scientists.

15 Oct 2021

Elkem Launches Global Climate Roadmap: Reducing Emissions Towards Net Zero While Growing Supplies to the Green Transition

Elkem, a global leader in silicon-based advanced materials, today announces a new climate roadmap detailing how the company plans to develop its business in line with the aim of the Paris agreement of limiting global warming to well below two degrees.

From Elkem 13 Oct 2021

New Online Guide for Home Bushfire Resilience

A new online bushfire best practice guide on how to improve the bushfire resilience of Australian homes and gardens will be launched Monday October 11, at 10.30am AEDT.

11 Oct 2021

Exposure to Extreme Combinations of Heat and Humidity has Tripled Since the 1980s, Study Finds

A new study of more than 13,000 cities worldwide has found that the number of person-days in which inhabitants are exposed to extreme combinations of heat and humidity has tripled since the 1980s.

5 Oct 2021

Extremely Hot Years may Wipe Out Tonnes of Fish Available for Catch, UBC Study Projects

Extremely hot years will wipe out hundreds of thousands of tonnes of fish available for catch in a country's waters in this century, on top of projected decreases to fish stocks from long-term climate change, a new UBC study projects.

4 Oct 2021

Brazilian Amazon Exposed to Lethal Heat Stress Due to Deforestation, Climate Change

Along with climate change, extensive deforestation of the Amazon rainforest will increase the number of people in northern Brazil who are at risk of extreme heat—with potentially fatal results and disastrous economic impacts, according to a pioneering study released recently by Brazilian scientists in the Communications Earth & Environment journal.

4 Oct 2021

Warming Ocean Waters Responsible for a Drop in Earth’s Brightness

A new study shows that warming ocean waters have been responsible for a drop in the brightness of the Earth.

1 Oct 2021

Major Ocean Current may Warm Greatly with Increased Carbon Dioxide Levels

A new study led by researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York found that the Kuroshio Current Extension is sensitive to global climate change and has the potential to warm greatly with increased carbon dioxide levels.

29 Sep 2021