The disastrous consequences of climate “tipping points” could be averted if global warming was reversed quickly enough, new research suggests. Once triggered, tipping points may…
The tool will help people, including resource managers and other officials, to address increasing concentrations of methane and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. NASA’s Jet…
Volcanic eruptions deep in our oceans are capable of extremely powerful releases of energy, at a rate high enough to power the whole of the…
An international climate intervention workgroup publishes paper exploring the potential risks and benefits of a proposed high-tech climate intervention. Nine of the hottest years in…
Snow cover in the Alps has been melting almost three days earlier per decade since the 1960s. This trend is temperature-related and cannot be compensated…
Nearly a decade ago, global news outlets reported vast ice melt in the Arctic as sapphire lakes glimmered across the previously frozen Greenland Ice Sheet,…
The super typhoon reached extreme intensity earlier in the year than any storm in the satellite era. Surigae is not expected to make landfall, but…
Following the selection of the first Scout satellite mission last December, ESA has also given the greenlight to start negotiations with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd…
One of the most comprehensive pictures of our changing planet is now available to the public. Thanks to the close collaboration between Google Earth, ESA,…
A research study sheds new light upon an ongoing debate among conservation biologists: whether we should conserve sets of endangered species, or whether we should…
The Rann of Kutch can appear drastically different depending on the time of year. Located in northwest India, the Kutch district can appear drastically different…
On April 22, 2021, Earth Day, ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet is planned to return to the International Space Station for his second mission, Alpha. Ahead…
Despite important agricultural advancements to feed the world in the last 60 years, a Cornell-led study shows that global farming productivity is 21% lower than…
Scripps Oceanography researcher’s assertion bolstered by series of new studies. New research lends credence to an unorthodox retelling of the story of early Earth first…
It is well known that climate-induced sea level rise is a major threat. New research has found that previous ice loss events could have caused…
Volcanic eruptions on Saint Vincent have blanketed the Caribbean island in ash leading to over 16,000 residents being evacuated from their homes. False-color images captured…
Graduate Center, CUNY researchers uncover evidence suggesting that volcanic carbon emissions were not a major driver of the Earth’s most recent extinction event. Earth has…
Weathering of rocks can bind or release carbon dioxide — in active mountain ranges, carbon-dioxide release strongly dominates. Taiwan is an island of extremes: severe…