A study from the University of Surrey has provided a comprehensive guide on which tree species are best for combatting air pollution that originates from…
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The 2019 ozone hole reached its peak extent of 6.3 million square miles (16. 4 million square kilometers) on September 8, 2019, the lowest maximum…
Stratospheric aerosol geoengineering is the idea that adding a layer of aerosol particles to the upper atmosphere can reduce climate changes caused by greenhouse gases…
Herds of herbivores, such as horses, preserve the permafrost — even under strong global warming. Credit: Pleistocene Park New Mitigation Strategy Bears Great Potential Permafrost…
[embedded content]Credit: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020), processed by ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO New data from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite reveal the decline…
Underwater coral drilling start. Credit: Jason Turl New international research has found a worrying change in the Indian Ocean’s surface temperatures that puts southeast Australia…
Evidence found by researchers indicates a cosmic impact caused the destruction of one of the world’s earliest human settlements. Before the Taqba Dam impounded the…
Rochester researchers in Greenland drill for ice cores, which contain air bubbles with small quantities of ancient air trapped inside. By measuring the carbon-14 isotope…
Mediterranean-type climates face immediate drops in rainfall when greenhouse gases rise, but this could be stopped quickly if emissions are cut. This is the finding…
Observed heatwave characteristics in north-east China – 12 Jul to 10 Aug 2018. (L) Locations with record-breaking and second highest values since 1961 are shown…
The Yarrabubba Impact Structure. Credit: Google Earth New Research Finds Earth’s Oldest Asteroid Strike Linked to ‘Big Thaw’ Curtin University scientists have discovered Earth’s oldest…
Sea ice coverage shifts over timescales of decades to centuries — so shrinking ice cannot be expected to return rapidly if climate change is slowed…
Scientists were expecting to see global emissions of HFC-23 drop by almost 90 percent between 2015 and 2017, but researchers have now shown that concentrations…
The 2019 ozone hole reached its peak extent of 6.3 million square miles (16. 4 million square kilometers) on September 8. Abnormal weather patterns in…
Between 2005 and 2016, the shift away from coal saved an estimated 26,610 lives and 570 million bushels of crops. The decommissioning of coal-fired power…
North American surface temperatures for Dec. 26, 2017-Jan. 2, 2018: even if it is extremely cold in a region, this does not mean that climate…
The Tibetan Plateau plays an important role in regulating synoptical and climate variations over East Asia. Credit: Jinxiao Li Monsoons can have a significant impact…
These are icebergs off southwest Greenland. Credit: Thomas Juul-Pedersen, GINR Will climate change lead to more iron fertilization in the ocean? Sea creatures, whether large…
The four US weather regimes (clockwise from top left): Pacific Trough, Arctic High, Alaskan Ridge, Arctic Low. Red indicates warmer conditions and blue colder conditions.…
This specimen of rock consists almost entirely of fossilized cyanobacteria that once lived in an ancient shallow sea. Their proliferation decreased the amount of carbon…