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Countries Could Face an Increased Risk of Malnutrition as Climate Change Threatens Fisheries

Millions of people in countries around the world could face an increased risk of malnutrition as climate change threatens their local fisheries.

21 Jul 2021

Tree-Ring Records Reveal Precipitation Variability in the Asian Summer Monsoon

Chinese researchers along with international colleagues recently reported a 6,700-year-long, precisely dated and well-calibrated tree-ring stable isotope chronology from the Northeastern Tibetan Plateau.

21 Jul 2021

Experts Call for New Commitments, Actions to Protect and Restore Coral Reefs

An international group of researchers representing thousands of coral scientists across the globe is calling for new commitments and actions by the world's policymakers to protect and restore coral reefs.

21 Jul 2021

Paleo Proxies Provide Insights on Heat and Freshwater Changes in Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is experiencing a higher level of warming than other ocean basins for the past five to six decades.

21 Jul 2021

Using Archeological Digs and the Palaeoclimate Record to Study Climate Change Events

Throughout history, people of different cultures and stages of evolution have found ways to adapt, with varying success, to the gradual warming of the environment they live in.

20 Jul 2021

Major Drought and Fire in Amazonian Forests Killed Billions of Trees, Plants

A major drought and forest fires in the Amazon rainforest killed billions of trees and plants and turned one of the world's largest carbon sinks into one of its biggest polluters.

20 Jul 2021

Stony Corals may Experience Changes in Distribution and Habitat Loss Due to Climate Change

The climate crisis will lead to changes in distribution and habitat loss of stony corals in the tropical Atlantic, shows a new study published by the open access publisher Frontiers.

20 Jul 2021

Clouds Likely to Enhance Global Heating, Satellite Data Reveals

A new approach to analyse satellite measurements of Earth's cloud cover reveals that clouds are very likely to enhance global heating.

20 Jul 2021

Research Weighs the Economic, Environmental Pros and Cons of Shorter Arctic Shipping Routes

The economic and environmental pros and cons of melting Arctic ice creating shorter shipping routes through the polar region are weighed up in ground-breaking research from UCL experts in energy and transport.

20 Jul 2021

Study Pinpoints Climate Damage due to Wild Pigs Across Five Continents

Wilds pigs are responsible for the release of about 4.9 million metric tons of carbon dioxide worldwide every year. This is because they uproot carbon sequestered in the soil. The amount released is almost equal to emissions from 1.1 million cars.

20 Jul 2021