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Mature Oak Trees Responsible for Increasing Rate of Photosynthesis

A new study reveals that mature oak trees will increase their rate of photosynthesis by up to one-third as a response to the increase in CO2 levels anticipated to be the world average by around 2050.

5 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

Climate Change Could Affect International Biodiversity Conservation Efforts

University of Montana scientists and colleagues investigate the ways in which climate change could affect the efforts to safeguard biodiversity within the network of protected regions worldwide.

4 Oct 2021

Black Summer Blazes Raise Extinction Risk Forecasts

The number of threatened Australian native bee species is expected to increase by nearly five times after the devastating Black Summer bushfires in 2019-20, according to new research led by Flinders University.

3 Oct 2021

Radiokrypton Dating Technique Used to Examine Floridan Aquifer Threatened by Climate Change

As rising sea levels threaten coastal areas, scientists are using an emerging nuclear dating technique to track the ins and outs of water flow

1 Oct 2021

People of High Socioeconomic Status are Key to Facilitating Progress in Climate Change Mitigation

A paper published today in the journal Nature Energy identifies five ways that people of high socioeconomic status have a disproportionate impact on global greenhouse gas emissions - and therefore an outsized responsibility to facilitate progress in climate change mitigation.

1 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

Human Attitudes Towards Energy Consumption and Use of Resources Affect CO2-Reducing Strategies

For the past 150 years, humans have pumped extraordinary amounts of greenhouse gasses, such as CO2, into the atmosphere and warmed the planet at an alarming rate.

30 Sep 2021

SCIPP Researchers Focus on Planning for Long-Term Change in a Short-Term World

Researchers with the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program at the University of Oklahoma have been awarded an expected $5.4 million grant from the Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Program Office, contingent on congressional appropriations.

30 Sep 2021

Increasing Abundance of Lianas in Tropical Forests Linked to Natural Canopy Disturbance

Lianas are the bridges of the tropical forest. These long, woody vines contribute to the high diversity of tropical plants and, by linking forest trees together, they also help animals move about the canopy.

30 Sep 2021