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Melting Antarctic Ice Sheets Have Made Southern Ocean More Acidic, Warmer

According to a new study, the increased freshwater caused by melting ice sheets in Antarctica, combined with the increased Antarctic wind has decreased the oxygen level in the Southern Ocean.

8 Jan 2020

Sea-Ice-Free Arctic Makes Permafrost Vulnerable to Thawing

New research, published today in Nature, led by scientists at the University of Oxford’s Department of Earth Sciences, and at the Geological Survey of Israel, provides evidence from Siberian caves suggesting that summer sea ice in the Arctic Ocean plays an essential role in stabilising permafrost and its large store of carbon.

7 Jan 2020

WHO Health and Air Quality Campaigner Joins BESA Group

The UK’s first World Health Organisation (WHO) advocate for air quality and health has joined the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) group for Health and Wellbeing in Buildings to progress her campaign to turn buildings into safe havens from air pollution.

7 Jan 2020

Developing New Technologies to Prevent Massive Loss of Energy in Windows

In the quest to make buildings more energy efficient, windows present a particularly difficult problem. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, heat that either escapes or enters windows accounts for roughly 30 percent of the energy used to heat and cool buildings.

7 Jan 2020

Study Indicates Lack of Evidence for Decadal Internal Oscillatory Signals

According to a group of meteorologists, the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) and the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) do not seem to exist.

6 Jan 2020

New International Mechanisms can Ensure Sustainable, Decarbonized Future

A recent academic study has warned that the global revolution of low-carbon energy is likely to be at risk if new governance mechanisms and international agreements are not implemented to guarantee a continuous supply of rare metals and minerals.

6 Jan 2020

21st Century Science Meets 18th Century Science at the Australian National Maritime Museum

From January 7 until January 10 the Australian National Maritime Museum will be hosting one of the world’s most advanced Oceanographic study vessels, the R/V Falkor, before it commences a year-long study of the oceans around Australia.

6 Jan 2020

Statistical Learning Techniques Help Extract Climate Change Fingerprint

In October 2019, Utah-based weather scientists measured the lowest temperature of -37.1 °C in the United States (except for Alaska). This temperature was the lowest to be ever recorded in the month of October.

3 Jan 2020

Hurricane Florence was Larger and Caused More Rainfall due to Climate Change

According to a new study, Hurricane Florence was spatially larger owing to climate change caused by humans and generated more extreme rainfall.

3 Jan 2020

Study Finds Rainfall in Arid Regions Increases After Volcanic Eruptions

The White Island volcano in New Zealand erupted recently, resulting in over 40 casualties. Apart from the temporary damage, huge volcanic eruptions could also lead to considerable changes in the climate within the next two to three years.

2 Jan 2020

Comprehensive Assessment Methods to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals

Countries across the globe have been adhering to a blueprint from the United Nations to develop a more sustainable future. However, a new study reveals that the blueprint cannot be a permanent solution, and would have to be remodeled constantly.

2 Jan 2020

Annual River Ice Cover will Decline with Increase in Global Temperatures

Each year, water in more than half of the rivers on Earth freeze. Such frozen rivers serve as vital transportation networks for industries and communities situated at higher latitudes.

2 Jan 2020

Researchers Track Emissions in China

In January 2013, many people in Beijing experienced a multiweek period of severely degraded air, known colloquially as the "Airpocalypse," which made them sick and kept them indoors.

31 Dec 2019

Study Shows How Climate Change Impacts Mussel Population

The oceans are quickly acidifying with increasing climate change. Now, biologists from the University of Chicago have performed a novel study that reveals that mussels grown in an acidic experimental setting grew smaller shells when compared to those raised in normal environmental levels.

23 Dec 2019

Indigenous Students to Get on Board RV Investigator

A new program launched by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, is increasing opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to participate in research undertaken in Australia’s vast marine estate.

23 Dec 2019