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…
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The image shows a thermokarst lake in Alaska. Thermokarst lakes form in the Arctic when permafrost thaws. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Knowing where emissions are happening and…
Study finds Earth’s oceans contain just the right amount of iron; adding more may not improve their ability to absorb carbon dioxide. Historically, the oceans…
(Click image for full view.) Graphic image of a thin film of protein nanowires generating electricity from atmospheric humidity. UMass Amherst researchers say the device…
A polar bear in Baffin Bay, West Greenland in 2012 seen from the air. Credit: Kristin Laidre/University of Washington Polar bears are spending more time…
New research from University of California, Davis warns that physical climate risk from extreme weather events remains unaccounted for in financial markets. Market Needs to…
The common giant tree frog from Madagascar is one of many species impacted by recent climate change. Credit: John J. Wiens University of Arizona researchers…
NASA’s LHASA landslide risk model and Global Landslide Catalog track the areas most at risk from deadly landslides, which can cause effects ranging from destroying…
A female glow-worm (Lampyris noctiluca) will shine for hours to attract her mate, yet brightening skies will dim her prospects. Credit: Jason Steel – jason-steel.co.uk…
New research techniques are being adopted by scientists tackling the most visible impact of climate change — the so-called greening of Arctic regions. The latest…
Artist’s impression of the CryoSat satellite in orbit. Credit: ESA/AOES Medialab Ice loss from Pine Island Glacier has contributed more to sea-level rise over the…
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…
Humans are helping to increase the Earth’s plant and tree cover, which absorbs carbon from the atmosphere and cools our planet. However, the boom of…
The lead author undertaking satellite validation fieldwork on the Filchner Ronne Ice Shelf, West Antarctica with the Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany. Credit: Jonathan Bamber, University…
These two white-tailed deer, a fawn on the left and a female wearing a GPS collar on the right, were observed during an aerial survey…
A researcher collects gas samples at Soda Springs in the Philippines. Credit: University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences Diving 200 feet under…
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…
New UNSW research shows the possibility of the iconic Australian platypus becoming extinct because of threats including climate change and human-related habitat loss. Credit: UNSW…
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…