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Safe Passages for Species Adapting to Climate Change are Under-Protected, Warns Study

Safe passages for species adapting to climate change aren't always being protected, a new study by the University of Liverpool warns.

26 Aug 2021

Africa’s Mountain Forests have Higher Carbon Storing Capacity but are Depleting Fast

Researchers investigating African mountains were surprised to discover the amount of carbon being stored and the rate at which the forest cover is depleted.

26 Aug 2021

Study Predicts Increase in North Tropical Atlantic Variability with Warming Climate

One of the most consequential and dominant climate variations on Earth are the North Tropical Atlantic (NTA) sea surface temperature anomalies.

26 Aug 2021

Careful Planning can Help Remove CO2 in a Climate-Effective Manner

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and ETH Zurich have investigated the extent to which direct capture of carbon dioxide from the ambient air can help to effectively remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.

25 Aug 2021

Climate Change Worsens Drought, Causes Water Shortage at Lake Mead

The drought in the southwestern U.S. isn't new - it's actually a couple of decades old now.

25 Aug 2021

Scientists Develop a New Way to Measure How Arctic Plants Respond to Climate Change

Researchers at the University of East Anglia have helped develop a new way to measure how Arctic plants respond to climate change.

25 Aug 2021

Study Explores Why North America is the Global Hot Spot for Severe Thunderstorms

The eastern half of the U.S is one of the principal hot spots for severe thunderstorm activity, especially tornadoes, globally.

24 Aug 2021

Water "Blisters" Trapped Beneath the Greenland's Ice Sheet Could Provide Insight into Hydrological Network

Water "blisters" trapped beneath the thick interior of Greenland's ice sheet could provide critical insight into the hydrological network coursing deep below Earth's second largest body of ice -; and how it might be destabilized by climate change, according to a new study.

24 Aug 2021

Using Integrated Strategies to Meet Biodiversity, Climate, and Water Objectives

We are collectively failing to conserve the world's biodiversity and to mobilize natural solutions to help curb global warming.

24 Aug 2021

Scientists Discover Volcano’s Role in Regulating Earth’s Long-Term Climate

Researchers from the University of Southampton have found that continuous chains of volcanoes were responsible for both emitting and removing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) over geological time. This process has stabilized the temperature on Earth’s surface.

24 Aug 2021