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Climate Change to Make Pacific Northwest Summers Hotter, Winters Less Cold

In a warming Pacific Northwest, summers are getting hotter and winters less cold, but the atmospheric patterns that influence the weather aren't necessarily expected to become stronger or more frequent by the end of the century, according to a new Portland State University study.

26 Sep 2023

Gulf Stream Weakening Could Have Significant Implications for Climate and Weather, Study Suggests

The Gulf Stream transport of water through the Florida Straits has slowed by 4% over the past four decades, with 99% certainty that this weakening is more than expected from random chance, according to a new study.

26 Sep 2023

Helping Migratory Birds Adapt to Climate Change Could Boost Breeding Success

One result of climate change is that spring is arriving earlier.

25 Sep 2023

Greenwashing Threatens a "Nature Positive" Future

Researchers have identified the threat greenwashing poses to a 'nature positive' world, one where environmental decline halts and biodiversity outcomes improve.

22 Sep 2023

Simple Changes to Data Visualizations can Improve Public Understanding of Climate Change

The consequences of a warming climate frequently dominated the news this summer, from devastating wildfires and floods to deadly heat waves across the globe.

21 Sep 2023

Study: 72% of US Marine Mammals Highly Vulnerable to Climate Change

72% of cetacean and pinniped stocks managed under US jurisdiction are highly or very highly vulnerable to climate change, according to a study published in PLOS ONE led by Matthew D. Lettrich.

21 Sep 2023

Ohio State Leads the AI and Biodiversity Change Global Climate Center

The Ohio State University will lead a new multimillion dollar international center devoted to using artificial intelligence to help understand climate impacts on biodiversity.

20 Sep 2023

Climate Change Analysis Utilizing Laser-Based Ice-Core Sampling System

Researchers from the Astro-Glaciology Laboratory at the RIKEN Nishina Center in Japan, led by Yuko Motizuki, have developed a new laser-based sample device for investigating the composition of glacier ice cores.

20 Sep 2023

Urban Sewage Can Assist Europe in Meeting Climate Change Mitigation Goals

According to academics, ‘industrial symbioses’ and ‘green hubs’ provide solutions to the difficulty of reaching Europe’s climate change mitigation objectives.

20 Sep 2023