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Sensitivity of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin Ice Sheet to Ocean Warming

Huge glaciers lie under the sea on the East Antarctic Plateau. To enhance future scenarios featuring rising sea levels, it is necessary to comprehend how these glaciers will respond to increasing temperatures in the atmosphere and the ocean.

5 Oct 2022

AIMPLAS Coordinates a New European Project to Boost Reduction of the Environmental Impact of Pharmaceutical Products Through Their Entire Life Cycle

AIMPLAS, Plastics Technology Centre, coordinates a new collaborative project to boost reduction of the environmental impact of pharmaceutical products through their entire life cycle. Funded under the Horizon Europe programme, the ETERNAL project held a successful kick-off meeting in Valencia, Spain on 27th and 28th September.

5 Oct 2022

Grazing Lands are Exposed to Cumulative Pressures

Reindeer herding has got a long history in northern Norway, Sweden, and Finland. It has altered the Fennoscandian mountain landscape and is also seen as a way to reduce the effects of climate change on vegetation.

3 Oct 2022

Influence of Climate Change on Lake Ice Thickness

Millions of international viewers tuned up to watch the reality TV show “Ice Road Truckers,” in which professional truck drivers were supposed to perform terrifying tasks like moving heavy freight across frozen lakes in the distant Arctic.

3 Oct 2022

The Importance of Clean Hydrogen in the Decarbonization of Heavy Metals

Decarbonizing fossil energy requirements that cannot be directly powered by renewable power is one of the world’s biggest climate challenges.

30 Sep 2022

Accurate Prediction of Regional Sea-Level Change Critical to Understanding the Impacts of Future Climate Change

Rising sea levels from melting glaciers and ice sheets pose an increasing threat to coastal communities worldwide. A new analysis of high-resolution satellite observations takes a major step forward in assessing this risk by confirming theoretical predictions and computational models of sea-level changes used to forecast climate-change-driven impacts.

30 Sep 2022

CORDAP Offers Funding Opportunity to Boost Coral Survival

In response to climate change and other environmental constraints, CORDAP has announced a grant program with a maximum value of USD$18 million for creative ideas that will assist ensure the survival of all corals and reefs.

30 Sep 2022

Locally Tailored and Globally Scalable Approach to Conserve Coral Reefs

Climate change-induced marine heat waves have been associated with mass mortality in some of the world’s most renowned coral reef systems.

29 Sep 2022

UAH Team Receives Nearly $2 Million DOE Grant to Better Understand Climate Change

A nearly $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Biological & Environmental Research will fund efforts by a University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) team led by the director of the Earth System Science Center (ESSC) to understand how to more accurately model climate change.

29 Sep 2022

New Methodology Helps to Distinguish the Direct Effects of Human Land Use on Carbon Cycle

Vegetation and soils are the main carbon sinks on land, as they currently absorb almost a third of carbon dioxide emissions caused by humans and thereby substantially help to slow down global warming.

29 Sep 2022