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Locally Adapted Cultivars can Offset Impacts of Climate Change on Global Food Production

Climate change induced yield reductions can be compensated by cultivar adaptation and global production can even be increased.

19 May 2021

More than Three-Quarters of Iran’s Land is Under Extreme Groundwater Overdraft

Over three-quarters of Iran’s land is experiencing severe groundwater overdraft, where the rate of human uptake is greater compared to the rate of natural recharge.

19 May 2021

Scientists predict Future Conditions, plan Ways to Adapt to Potential Changes in Ecosystems

In a world that's changing fast, the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network can seem almost an anachronism.

18 May 2021

Despite Record Heat and Drought, African Rainforests Still Slowed Climate Change

Scientists studying the impact of record heat and drought on intact African tropical rainforests were surprised by how resilient they were to the extreme conditions during the last major El Niño event.

18 May 2021

Study Evaluates Performance of CMIP6 Climate Models in Simulating Global Warming Slowdown

Under the guidance of Dr Wei and Dr Qiao from the First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, a new study offers an assessment of the performance of the newly released CMIP6 models in simulating the deceleration of global warming noted in the early 2000s.

18 May 2021

Researchers Explore Challenges, Barriers to Achieving Realistic Rainfall Modeling

Heavy precipitation can result in great losses to human life, ecology, and economy. However, both its intensity and frequency have raised as a result of climate change impacts.

18 May 2021

Genome Sequencing Shows that Some Fish can Adapt Rapidly to Climate Change

Climate change is exacerbating problems like habitat loss and temperatures swings that have already pushed many animal species to the brink.

17 May 2021

Significant Source of Trace Gases Account for Antarctic Climate Change

Scientists exploring the drivers of Antarctic climate change have discovered a new and more efficient pathway for the creation of natural aerosols and clouds which contribute significantly to temperature increases.

17 May 2021

MIT Releases New Action Plan to Address the World's Accelerating Climate Crisis

MIT has released an ambitious new plan for action to address the world's accelerating climate crisis.

17 May 2021

Only Few Realistic Scenarios are Available to Limit Global Warming

Of the over 400 climate scenarios assessed in the 1.5 °C report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), only around 50 scenarios avoid significantly overshooting 1.5 °C.

17 May 2021