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Decision Making Under Uncertainty

Nicola Botta of PIK Potsdam, Germany, and co-workers have developed a technique for determining how important decisions are in circumstances where the consequences are highly unpredictable.

7 Feb 2023

Identifying the Climate Factors Driving Vegetation Change

Plant ecologists at the University of Bayreuth have revealed how global climate change is affecting the Earth’s terrestrial ecosystems in a study published in Nature Geoscience.

7 Feb 2023

Continued Plankton Research Crucial to Predict the Future of Ocean Life in a Changing Climate

Scientists from the Marine Biological Association (MBA) and over 20 universities and research institutions across the world say more work needs to be done to untangle the climate-driven environmental impacts on plankton.

7 Feb 2023

Understanding Weathering's Response to Climate Change

Weathering is the process by which rocks, rain, and carbon dioxide help regulate the Earth’s climate over thousands of years, much like a thermostat.

7 Feb 2023

Climate Models Underestimate Passive Volcanic Sulfur Emissions

When volcanoes erupt, they attract more attention. However, new research guided by the University of Washington reveals that during their quiet phases, volcanoes leak a surprisingly large amount of their atmosphere- and climate-changing gases.

7 Feb 2023

Seawater: The Future of Sustainable Green Hydrogen

Researchers Down Under have performed an astonishing feat by discovering a cost-effective, energy-efficient method that splits seawater to produce sustainable green hydrogen.

3 Feb 2023

Climate Change Worsens Local Water Crises

Climate change alters global atmospheric circulation, which affects precipitation and evaporation in large parts of the world and, as a result, the amount of river water available for local use.

3 Feb 2023

Benefits of Increasing Tree Coverage in Urban Environments

According to a modeling study published in The Lancet and spearheaded by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by “la Caixa” Foundation, urban heat islands cause more than 4% of deaths in cities during the summer months, and one-third of these deaths could be avoided by reaching a tree cover of 30%.

2 Feb 2023

Soils Affected By Air Pollution Release Trapped Carbon

According to a UC Riverside investigation, nitrogen released by gas-powered machines causes dry soil to release carbon into the atmosphere, where it can cause climate change.

2 Feb 2023

Limiting Global Warming to 1.5 Degrees Celsius is Not Plausible, Study Says

Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is currently not plausible, as is shown in a new, central study released by Universität Hamburg's Cluster of Excellence "Climate, Climatic Change, and Society" (CLICCS).

2 Feb 2023