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Study Assesses the Impact of Climate Change in Dry and Hot Periods in the Pyrenees

A team of the University of Barcelona has analysed for the first time what the dry and hot periods could be like in the area of the Pyrenees depending on different greenhouse emission scenarios.

9 Jul 2021

Experts Call for Immediate Action to Deal with Carbon Debt

As atmospheric concentrations of CO2 continue to rise, we are putting future generations at risk of having to deal with a massive carbon debt.

9 Jul 2021

Research Examines How Fishing Communities are Adapting to Climate Change

What happens when climate change affects the abundance and distribution of fish? Fishers and fishing communities in the Northeast United States have adapted to those changes in three specific ways, according to new research published in Frontiers in Marine Science.

9 Jul 2021

Sulfur Intervention Induced Solar Geoengineering to Reduce Greenland Icecap Melting

The idea of injecting sulfur into the stratosphere to decrease solar radiation and curb the melting of the Greenland ice cap seems to be an interesting proposal but it also has risks involved.

8 Jul 2021

Global Warming will Increase Heat-Related Deaths in the Coming Decades

Various studies have suggested that global warming will lead to a decrease in cold-attributable mortality and an increase in deaths caused by heat.

8 Jul 2021

New Details on Possible Climate Changes for the Coming Decades

The GERICS climate outlooks show climate changes at this regional scale for the first time.

8 Jul 2021

Study Reveals Rising Mortality Rates Due to Abnormal Temperatures Over 2 Decades

More than five million extra deaths a year can be attributed to abnormal hot and cold temperatures, according to a world first international study led by Monash University.

8 Jul 2021

Cold-Adapted Arctic Birds are Vulnerable to Heat Stress Caused by Climate Change

The Arctic is warming at approximately twice the global rate. A new study led by researchers from McGill University finds that cold-adapted Arctic species, like the thick-billed murre, are especially vulnerable to heat stress caused by climate change.

8 Jul 2021

Healthy Bacteria can Help Plants Sustain Climate Change

At the University of Massachusetts Amherst, scientists recently found that the ability of agricultural grasses to sustain drought conditions is directly associated with the health of the microbial community surviving on their leaves, stems, and seeds.

7 Jul 2021