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Study Explores the Link Between Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide in Greenhouse Gas Emissions

A University of Oklahoma-led interdisciplinary study on a decade-long experiment (1997-2009) at the University of Minnesota found that lower nitrogen levels in soil promoted release of carbon dioxide from soils under high levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, and could therefore contribute to furthering rising atmospheric greenhouse gases and climate change.

15 Dec 2020

Starfish Cannot Survive More Frequent and Extreme Marine Heatwaves

Common starfish cannot survive amplified marine heatwaves projected at the end of the century and experience lasting negative effects from current heatwaves, according to new research being presented on at the British Ecological Society's Festival of Ecology.

15 Dec 2020

Wildfires Could Become More Common Under a Warming Climate

The Clackamas Basin rarely experiences the intense fire activity that burned in the watershed during the Labor Day fires, but new research out of Portland State University shows that wildfires like the Riverside Fire, which grew to 138,000 acres within days, could become more common under a warming climate, even under non-extreme wind conditions.

15 Dec 2020

Climate Change Increases the Frequency of Highly Toxic Algal Bloom on the US West Coast

Fishermen, swimmers and seafood enthusiasts may already know the dangers of "red tides," but a recent study in Frontiers in Climate shows that climate change is increasing the frequency of one type of highly toxic algal bloom off the US west coast.

15 Dec 2020

Carbon13 Launch Apprentice-Style Programme for Start-Ups Looking to Make a Significant Impact on Co2e Emissions

Carbon13 is the venture builder for the climate emergency, supporting start-ups geared at reducing CO2e emissions; by 2025, its mission is to help 1,000 entrepreneurs build 150 startups, each of which has the potential to reduce emissions by at least 10 million tonnes per annum. Launching its first programme - which starts in March - it is looking for applicants to apply for programme launch in January; a second cohort will start in September.

15 Dec 2020

Study Reveals Drop in Fertilizing Effect of Excess CO2 on Vegetation Worldwide

Plants tend to remove CO2 from the air when they absorb it for their growth. Thus, CO2 gets sequestered in their roots, trunk, or branches.

11 Dec 2020

Rising Temperatures are Increasingly Thawing Permafrost Soils

In the northern hemisphere, around one-quarter of the ground is permanently frozen. It has been estimated that these regions contain carbon that is almost twice as much as the present atmosphere in the world.

11 Dec 2020

Nature Conservation Practices Need to More Dynamic to Weather the Impacts of Climate Change

In a hard-hitting new paper leading ecologists and climate change specialists argue that current nature conservation practices are not sufficiently flexible and dynamic to weather the impacts of climate change.

10 Dec 2020

New Research to Assess the Impacts of Climate Change on Population Dynamics

The European Research Council (ERC) will fund groundbreaking research led by IIASA World Population Program Deputy Director Raya Muttarak, which will comprehensively address the impacts of climate change on population dynamics.

10 Dec 2020

Coral Recovery Following Prolonged Heatwaves

Biologists from the University of Victoria have identified how a few coral species have been able to survive a worldwide unprecedented heatwave, as part of the first study to offer new hope for the long-term persistence of coral reefs in the face of climate change.

10 Dec 2020