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Novel Approaches to Make Smarter Climate Models

Novel approaches developed by scientists including Lexie Yang of ORNL scan massive datasets of large-scale satellite images to more accurately map infrastructure – such as buildings and roads – in hours versus days.

10 Dec 2021

Study Identifies Widespread Future Changes in Climate Variability

There is growing public awareness that climate change will impact society not only through changes in mean temperatures and precipitation over the 21st century, but also in the occurrence of more pronounced extreme events, and more generally in natural variability in the Earth system.

10 Dec 2021

Study Finds Persistent Deep Water Anoxia During the Last Ice Age

As a natural sink for carbon, the ocean is a central element of the Earth's climate system. The amount of carbon removed from the system in the long run depends on how much particles containing carbon are stored in the seabed.

9 Dec 2021

Plants Help to Slow Down Climate Change by Photosynthesizing More in Response to Emissions

Because plants take up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and convert it into food, forests and other similar ecosystems are considered to be some of the planet's most important carbon sinks.

9 Dec 2021

Modeling the Impact of COVID-19 Emissions Recovery Pathways on India's Summertime Climate

As the global economic recovery from COVID-19 continues, decisions regarding emissions strategies can have important implications on regional climate change.

9 Dec 2021

$14 Million Grant to Scale Up Climate-Resilient Rice Production in West Africa

The Climate Resilient Farming Systems program at Cornell is playing a key role in an initiative to make rice more resilient to climate change and increase production of the staple crop for smallholder rice farmers across 13 West African countries, thanks to a four-year, $14 million grant from the Adaptation Fund.

9 Dec 2021

Marine Aerosols Contribute to Higher Temperature Ice Cloud Formation Over the Southern Ocean

Climate models are digital simulations of the Earth's climate system. These models calculate the interactions of various drivers of climate, such as land, sea, atmosphere, and humidity among others and forecast the future climate of the world.

9 Dec 2021

Marine Conservation Business Arc Marine Secures £2 Million Investment to Expand its Award-Winning Operations

ARC Marine has secured £2million in funding during its latest round.

From ARC Marine Limited 9 Dec 2021

Thawing Permafrost Releases Nitrous Oxide, a Greenhouse Gas

Nitrous oxide (N2O) follows carbon dioxide and methane as the third-most significant greenhouse gas. It is a nearly 300 times powerful warming agent per unit mass compared to carbon dioxide. Microbial activity is the source for the production of nitrous oxide in soils.

8 Dec 2021

Practicing Vigilant Inclusion is Key to Clean-Energy Transition

"To turbocharge work on saving the planet, we need effective, innovative, localized solutions, and diverse perspectives and experience at the table," said U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm, the keynote speaker at the 10th annual U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Women in Clean Energy Symposium and Awards.

8 Dec 2021