This global map shows the temperature differences compared to preindustrial times. Dark blue translates to cooler temperatures. The ice sheets of the past are superimposed…
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The “Cold Tube,” is an an outdoor pavilion made of radiant cooling panels, which provide cooling to passersby without cooling the air. Credit: Photos courtesy…
Concordia research station in Antarctica at 3233 m asl. Credit: © Thibaut Vergoz, Institut polaire français. A new measurement technology developed at the University of…
Waves crash on the Waikiki shoreline of O’ahu, Hawaii during a high tide. Credit: Hawaii Sea Grant King Tides Project, 2017. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0…
A 23-million-year-old leaf preserved in a onetime New Zealand lake bed, key to past atmospheric conditions. One can see veins, glands along the teeth, and…
One additional year in the ocean makes a big difference in the size of salmon, as seen in these two female sockeye salmon from Pick…
Comparison of Lyell Glacier in 1866 (A) and in 2018 (B). Image A: View from Meins Knob by Julius Haast. 1867. Full citation: (published 1867,…
MIT’s Asegun Henry on tackling five “grand thermal challenges” to stem the global warming tide: “Our mission here is to save humanity from extinction due…
Even if the climate cools, study finds, glaciers will continue to shrink. Nearly 40 years of satellite data from Greenland shows that glaciers on the…
Aerial photograph of the Blue Hole, a flooded karst sinkhole on Lighthouse Reef, Belize, where the research team from Frankfurt was able to tap into…
Drought in the Amazon affects larger trees more severely as they are more likely to die from hydraulic failure. Credit: David Bartholomew Small trees that…
Coastal elevation in California. Coastal zones, which are defined to be those with elevations less than 10 m, are shown in red. Segments of the…
A blazing sunset lights up the evening sky. Credit: NOAA Four years of research confidently narrows range of 1.5°C-4.5°C down to 2.3°C-3.9°C. The most advanced…
The 2015 eruption at Wolf volcano in the Galapagos Archipelago. Credit: Gabriel Salazar, La Pinta Yacht Expedition An international team of volcanologists working on remote…
Illustration of interactions linked to the COVID-19 socioeconomic disruption along two pathways: 1.) energy, emissions, climate and air quality; and 2.) poverty, globalization, food and…
The white microbial mats seen here are telltale signs of areas where methane may be released from underground methane deposits. Credit: Andrew Thurber Oregon State…
Climate change is changing already extreme nursery environments for baby blacktip reef sharks. Credit: Tom Vierus, www.tomvierus.com Scientists can now explain how baby reef sharks…
Schematic figure of the processes included in the Community Water Model. Credit: IIASA The growing global population and continued economic development will likely require a…
As need for cooling rises in step with world temperatures, energy-efficient, climate-friendly appliances are critical to reaching Paris Agreement goals; 3.6 billion appliances in use…