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Climate Change-Related Natural Disasters Likely to Increase Along With Their Economic Burden

Scientists have long predicted that global climate change could fuel an increase in the frequency and severity of natural disasters including hurricanes, heatwaves and cold snaps, droughts and floods and wildfires.

7 Apr 2023

Study Highlights Striking Uncertainty in US Forest Carbon Storage Potential Due to Climate Risks

When you walk through a forest, you are surrounded by carbon. Every branch and every leaf, every inch of trunk and every tendril of unseen root contains carbon pulled from the atmosphere through photosynthesis

7 Apr 2023

Identifying the Challenges in Reducing Residual Emissions

According to University at Buffalo Researcher Holly Jean Buck, humanity is not on track to mitigate the most catastrophic effects of climate change.

7 Apr 2023

Pulses of Rapid Ice Sheet Retreat Can be Speedier Than Believed

During periods of climate warming, ice sheets can retreat up to 600 m per day, which is 20 times faster than the maximum rate of retreat ever documented.

6 Apr 2023

Artificial Intelligence can be Used for Better Prediction of Heatwaves

Extreme heatwaves are rare, but they have major consequences on living beings and their environments. Anticipating their arrival is a central challenge.

6 Apr 2023

Tackling a Range of Cross-Cutting Problems to Get Closer to a Decarbonized Power Grid

In early 2021, the U.S. government set an ambitious goal: to decarbonize its power grid, the system that generates and transmits electricity throughout the country, by 2035.

6 Apr 2023

Detention Basins Greatly Minimize Flood Risk

Flooding caused by severe rains has motivated planners to devise a variety of novel solutions, ranging from planting rain gardens to erecting green roofs.

5 Apr 2023

New Insights on the Vulnerability of Arctic Marine Areas to Climate Change

The seas surrounding the Arctic are important fisheries and ecological regions; they are also among the areas most affected by climate change.

5 Apr 2023

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and Partners Set to Grow the UK’s Greenhouse Gas Measurement Capability

A UK research consortium led by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has today launched its Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement and Modelling Advancement (GEMMA) programme, to develop a national emissions measurement dashboard for the UK.

5 Apr 2023

Climate Scientists Uncover Physical Mechanisms that can Cause Uneven Indian Ocean Warming

A study published in Nature Communications by an international team of climate scientists uncovers the physical mechanisms that can cause uneven future warming in the Indian Ocean and corresponding shifts in monsoon precipitation.

4 Apr 2023