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Will Climate Change Impact Future Global Farmed Seafood Supply?

According to a new University of British Colombia study, the supply of farmed seafood such as mussels and salmon is estimated to fall 16% around the world by 2090 if steps to mitigate climate change are not taken.

14 Dec 2021

DOE Announces Funding for Small Businesses Pursuing Climate and Energy Research

In support of the Biden-Harris Administration's commitment to build the American economy back better, the U.S. Department of Energy today announced a plan to provide $54 million for small businesses pursuing climate and energy research and development projects as well the development of advanced scientific instrumentation through a funding opportunity announcement.

14 Dec 2021

Study Shows How Different Valuations of Methane Affect Climate Mitigation Policies

An international team of researchers explored how focusing either on the short- or long-term warming effects of methane can affect climate mitigation policies and dietary transitions in agriculture.

14 Dec 2021

Climate Change Fuels Seagrass Wasting Disease Outbreaks

In an oceanic omen for climate change's intensifying effects, new research shows that seagrass suffers from a lesion-filled wasting disease through large swaths of intertidal meadows in the Pacific Northwest.

14 Dec 2021

New Bushfire Spread Prediction Model Keeps Firefighters Ahead of the Fire Front

Australia’s national science agency CSIRO and the NSW Rural Fire Service have released Australia’s most advanced model for predicting the speed and behaviour of eucalypt forest fires, helping to save lives and property during bushfires.

14 Dec 2021

Long-Term Natural Climate Cycles Heavily Affect California's Precipitation

Over the past 40 years, winters in California have become drier. This is a problem for the region's agricultural operations, as farmers rely on winter precipitation to irrigate their crops.

13 Dec 2021

AI to be Deployed to Protect UK Peatlands and Tackle Climate Change – Civil Service Data Challenge Winner Announced

Today, Alex Chisholm, the Civil Service’s Chief Operating Officer announced the winner of the Civil Service Data Challenge.

13 Dec 2021

Climate Models Could Grossly Underestimate Future Extinctions of Species

Ecologists estimate that 15 to 37% of plant and animal species will go extinct as a direct result of the rapidly changing climate.

10 Dec 2021

Tundra Fires Accelerate Permafrost Degradation in Arctic Alaska

While climate change is the primary driver of permafrost degradation in Arctic Alaska, a new analysis of 70 years of data reveals that tundra fires are accelerating that decline, contributing disproportionately to a phenomenon known as "thermokarst," the abrupt collapse of ice-rich permafrost as a result of thawing.

10 Dec 2021

Natural Decadal Variability in the Pacific Ocean Plays Role in Modulating Pacific Walker Circulation

A new study demonstrates that the naturally occurring warm-to-cold change in the tropical Pacific Ocean is the major cause for the recent intensification in Pacific Walker circulation, the most prominent feature of the tropical Pacific.

10 Dec 2021