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Marine Ecosystems Very Sensitive to Abrupt Climate Change, Research Finds

Marine ecosystems – especially in nutrient-starved areas of the ocean – are very sensitive to abrupt climate change, according to new research from the University of Bristol.

25 Jan 2014

Arctic Sea Ice Dynamics Leading to Increased Amounts of Mercury Deposition

DRI scientists' co-author study examining changing atmospheric chemistry in fragile northern ecosystems

17 Jan 2014

Unseen Stream of Rubbish Flowing through London could be a Serious Threat to Wildlife

Thousands of pieces of plastic have been discovered, submerged along the river bed of the upper Thames Estuary by scientists at Royal Holloway, University of London and the Natural History Museum.

8 Jan 2014

Climate Change May Impact Even Most Remote Deep-Sea Ecosystems

A new study quantifies for the first time future losses in deep-sea marine life, using advanced climate models. Results show that even the most remote deep-sea ecosystems are not safe from the impacts of climate change.

31 Dec 2013

Ecosystems Replace One Another Due to Climate Change

Cold-sensitive mangrove forests have expanded dramatically along Florida's Atlantic Coast as the frequency of killing frosts has declined, according to a new study based on 28 years of satellite data from the University of Maryland and the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, Maryland.

31 Dec 2013

GE Releases Report on Environmental Dredging Project on Upper Hudson River

General Electric Co. today issued a report on the environmental dredging project the Company is conducting on the Upper Hudson River in New York State.

28 Dec 2013

GEOMAR Researchers Discover Relationship Between Ocean Currents and Eel Recruitment

Smoked, fried or boiled - the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) has always been a popular fish in Europe. Even though people have consumed it for millennia, the origin of the eel has long been shrouded in mystery. While the fish spend most of their lives in fresh and coastal waters, spawning and the birth of the larvae take place in the Sargasso Sea in the central Atlantic Ocean, about 4500 km away from the European coastlines.

27 Dec 2013

Researchers Find Evidence for Catastrophic Oceanographic Events Associated with Climate Change

Members of a U.N.-sponsored research team with members from Appalachian State University’s Department of Geology have found evidence for catastrophic oceanographic events associated with climate change and a mass extinction 375 million years ago that devastated tropical marine ecosystems.

16 Dec 2013

Future Availability of Carbon Capture and Storage May be Significant for Climate Targets

The future availability of carbon capture and storage (CCS) will be pivotal in reaching ambitious climate targets, according to a new comprehensive study of future energy technologies from IIASA, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Change, and the Stanford Energy Modeling Forum.

13 Dec 2013

Wide Variety of Species Need to be Preserved for Effective Performance of Ecosystems

For years, scientists have believed that preserving more species, no matter which ones, is a key component to enhancing how well an ecosystem performs.

9 Dec 2013