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New Technique to Better Predict How Plants in Cold Regions React to Global Warming

Scientists have formulated a method that may provide a more accurate representation of Arctic vegetation & Earth’s climate’s recent past.

23 Aug 2018

Aussie Citizen Scientists Unite to Help the Great Barrier Reef

Citizen scientists from around Australia are helping scientists and reef managers get a much better picture of the health of the Great Barrier Reef.

21 Aug 2018

Ancient Marine Sediment Used as Yardstick for Present, Future Climate Models

Scientists at Syracuse University are exploring the geologic past to generate future projections about climate change.

10 Aug 2018

Study Shows Toxicity from Increasing Temperatures May Put Fisheries at Risk

If contemporary global carbon emissions continue to increase, the future of a number of fish species in the oceans could be in jeopardy.

3 Aug 2018

China Could Experience Damaging Heat Waves Due to Climate Change

One of the world’s most densely populated regions may push the boundaries of habitability by the end of this century, study finds.

1 Aug 2018

Researchers Predict Return of Paleogene Period with Continuously Increasing CO2 Levels

Failure to mitigate levels of CO2 emissions would cause Western Europe & NZ reverting to the hot tropical climate of the early Paleogene period.

31 Jul 2018

Subsea Methane Acoustic Detection to Quantify Greenhouse Gases

A research team has successfully recorded the sounds of methane being released on the seabed, just off the Pacific Northwest coast.

25 Jul 2018

Energy-Efficient Systems for Cooling and Dehumidifying Indoor Spaces

Analysis points the way to energy-efficient systems that take a location-specific approach to cooling and dehumidifying places where people live and work.

12 Jul 2018

Study Shows Stormwater Ponds are not a Major Source of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

According to a new Duke University-led study, storm water retention ponds, an ever-present feature in developed landscapes globally, are not a major source of climate-warming nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions.

10 Jul 2018

Mere Cleaning of Energy Supply Not Sufficient to Achieve Paris Agreement Goals

Fossil fuels are used for Transporting goods, manufacturing products, and heating buildings. The authors of a new study have stated that the lack of critical change at present in these sectors will lead to a “lock-in” of increased emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) for several decades.

26 Jun 2018