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Royal Aeronautical Society Reaffirms Commitment to Climate Change Focus On Launch of #EngineeringZero Campaign

The Royal Aeronautical Society is pleased to support today’s launch of the #EngineeringZero campaign by the Royal Academy of Engineering.

28 Jun 2021

Warming Climate Leads to Increasing Water Constraint on Vegetation Growth in Northern Hemisphere

A first-of-its-kind large-scale study of vegetation growth in the Northern Hemisphere over the past 30 years has found that vegetation is becoming increasingly water-limited as global temperatures increase.

25 Jun 2021

Recovery Plan can Protect Endangered Species as Well as Traditional CHamoru Practices

Are the traditional practices tied to endangered species at risk of being lost? The answer is yes, according to the authors of an ethnographic study published in the University of Guam peer-reviewed journal Pacific Asia Inquiry.

25 Jun 2021

New Study Reveals Importance of Russian Forests for Climate Change Mitigation

Russia is the world's largest forest country. Being home to more than a fifth of forests globally, the country's forests and forestry have enormous potential to contribute to making a global impact in terms of climate mitigation.

25 Jun 2021

Study Unravels the Little-Known Ecosystem Dynamics of Deep-Diving Elephant Seals

Female elephant seal weigh on average 350 kg, and dive continuously to the ocean's mesopelagic zone, about 200 to 1,000 meters deep, to consume their only prey: small fish that weigh less than 10 grams.

25 Jun 2021

New AI System Provides Longer Advance Warning of Ozone Problems

Ozone levels in the earth's troposphere can now be forecasted with accuracy up to two weeks in advance, a remarkable improvement over current systems that can accurately predict ozone levels only three days ahead.

25 Jun 2021

New Study Quantifies the Role of Cyclones in Global Climate Systems

The global weather system’s behaviors and features were considered to be influenced by migratory storms and local weather systems called cyclones and anticyclones.

25 Jun 2021

Possible Increase in Antarctic Circumpolar Current Intensity Could Accelerate Climate Change

The strongest ocean current on Earth, which circulates around Antarctica, has a significant role in finding the transport of heat, nutrients and salt in the ocean.

25 Jun 2021

Transforming the Food System to Attain Sustainable Development and Climate Goals

We are at a critical point in human history and that of the planet. Continuing to produce food in the current manner is neither good for public health or for that of the planet.

24 Jun 2021

Pandemic Air Quality Not Driven by Lockdown, but by Natural Variability of Meteorology

Headlines proclaiming Covid lockdowns drastically reduced pollution were mostly referring to nitrogen dioxide, NO2, a reactive gas emitted from burning fuel.

24 Jun 2021

Marine Ecosystems Show Remarkable Resilience in the Aftermath of Mass Extinctions

Pioneering research has shown marine ecosystems can start working again, providing important functions for humans, after being wiped out much sooner than their return to peak biodiversity.

24 Jun 2021

New Report Documents the Effects of Climate Change on Greater Yellowstone Area

Temperature significantly increased and snowfall decreased in the iconic Greater Yellowstone Area since 1950 because of climate change, and these trends will likely continue through the rest of the century, according to a climate report published today.

24 Jun 2021