MIT Study Shows Health Benefits Will Offset Cost of China’s Climate Policy
A new MIT study reports that, if China follows through with its international pledge to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, every one of its provinces will…
Climate Change
Arctic Sea Ice a Spring Hazard for North Atlantic Ships
More Arctic sea ice is entering the North Atlantic Ocean than before, making it increasingly dangerous for ships to navigate those waters in late spring,…
NASA and NOAA Show Long-Term Global Warming Trend Continues
A new analysis by NASA shows that Earth’s global surface temperatures in 2017 ranked as the second warmest since 1880. Continuing the planet’s long-term warming…
As The Climate Changes, So Will Wine Variety
If you want to buy good wine, Elizabeth Wolkovich says, you’re going to want to stop looking at labels and just listen to your taste…
Scientists Track the Effects of Climate Change on kelp Forests
Kelp forests grow along coastlines worldwide, largely hidden from view. Like rainforests, they’re among the planet’s most important ecosystems: beautiful but fragile habitats for a…
Genetic Variability Supports Plant Survival During Droughts
In the first study to predict whether different populations of the same plant species can adapt to climate change, scientists from the Max Planck Institute…
Researchers Provide New Insights about Greenland’s Melting Ice Sheet
A UCLA-led team was the first to measure Greenland’s melting glaciers from the top of the ice sheet. Their discoveries could help scientists better predict…
HELIX Projects Warns Some Climate Change Impacts Locked In, Worst Can Still Be Avoided
The HELIX project warns that some impacts of global warming (such as sea level rise and coastal flooding) are already locked in and unavoidable, but…
Initial Pulse of Siberian Traps Sills Triggered End-Permian Extinction
New research from MIT reveals that about 251.9 million years ago, in a region that today is known as the Siberian Traps, a huge pulse…
New Study Shows ‘Smoke Waves’ Will Affect Millions in the Coming Decades
Newly published research identifies the western U.S. counties with the highest risk of exposure to pollution from wildfires. Wildfires threaten more than land and homes….
NASA Study Reveals That Historical Records Miss a Fifth of Global Warming
New research led by NASA scientists reveals that almost one-fifth of the global warming that has occurred in the past 150 years has been missed…
Antarctic Ozone Layer Shows Signs of Healing
New research details the “first fingerprints of healing” of the Antarctic ozone layer. Scientists found that the September ozone hole has shrunk by more than…
Climate Change Threatens Boreal Coniferous Forests
New research from the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry reveals that Boreal coniferous forests could see increased occurrences of fire as a result of global…
New Research Shows Long-Term Global Warming Needs External Drivers
New research from NASA and Duke University provides new evidence that natural cycles alone aren’t sufficient to explain the global atmospheric warming observed over the…
Independent Analyses Reveal 2015 Surface Temperatures Are the Warmest on Record
&nbs According to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Earth’s 2015 surface temperatures were the warmest since modern record keeping…
The Unintended Consequences of Geoengineering a Cooler Atmosphere
In a newly published study, scientists from MIT reveal unintended consequences of an idea to stimulate ocean phytoplankton growth in order to geoengineer a cooler…
Fossils Reveal Dogs Evolved as the Climate Changed
A new study from Brown University shows how dogs evolved in response to changes in climate over the last 40 million years, demonstrating that predators…
New Research: Abrupt Climate Warming Killed Mammoths
A newly published study from the University of Adelaide and the University of New South Wales reveals that abrupt climate change caused massive changes to…