Researchers from UCI and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory are concerned that the unique topography beneath East Antarctica’s Denman Glacier could make it even more susceptible…
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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…
Tropical forest ecosystems are an important part of the global carbon cycle as they take up and store large amounts of CO2. It is however…
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…
A scorching heat wave led to temperature records in at least seven countries in Europe on July 25, 2019. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory Rising global…
Greenland. Credit: I. Joughin, University of Washington According to a new report, Greenland and Antarctica are losing ice six times faster than in the 1990s…
Greek Meadow Viper (Vipera graeca) on Tymfi Mountain in Greece. Credit: Edvárd Mizsei Climate change is a key factor contributing to the likely extinction of…
According to calculations based on real-world data, large ecosystems, such as the Amazon rainforest, will collapse and disappear alarmingly quickly, once a crucial tipping point…
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…
Photo of the Biofuels Cropping System Experiment in Michigan, taken by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Research conducted by Ben-Gurion University and Michigan State University.…
As the power of extreme weather events increase with climate change, an international team of 39 scientists warn that lakes around the world may dramatically…
The report is entitled, “Digital Disruptions for Sustainability (D^2S).” Credit: Future Earth Scientists, innovators turn to digital sector for transformative ‘systems change’ on climate; ‘Digital…
Black and Bloom field camp established on the surface of the Greenland Ice Sheet approximately 35km inland from the southwestern ice sheet margin. Note the…
Maps produced by ESA’s Climate Change Initiative are providing new insights into thawing permafrost in the northern hemisphere. This image shows permafrost extent in 2003…
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…
A thin section of an ice core collected at Taylor Glacier in Antarctica. The ice core samples contain tiny air bubbles with small quantities of…
“Currently one-third of all marine species have less than 10 per cent of their range protected.” Credit: The University of Queensland At least 26 percent…
Earth as seen from the International Space Station. Credit: NASA Ocean Redox Conditions During the Smithian-Spathian Boundary A recent study provides new constraints on the…
Undergraduate research assistant David Karasz, prepares cultures of Paraburkholderia for scanning electron microscopy to identify cellular structures involved in chain formation. Credit: Allison Usavage, Cornell…
The polar jet stream. Credit: NASA/Trent L Schindler Jet Stream Not Getting ‘Wavier’ Despite Arctic Warming Rapid Arctic warming has not led to a “wavier”…