Shells of Quahog Clams Show That Arctic Sea Ice Can’t ‘Bounce Back’
Arctic sea ice cannot “quickly bounce back” if climate change causes it to melt, new research suggests. A team of scientists led by the University…
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Australian Researchers Fear Platypus on Brink of Extinction – Call for National Action
New UNSW research calls for national action to minimize the risk of the platypus vanishing due to habitat destruction, dams, and weirs. Australia’s devastating drought…
Reports of Huge Reductions in This Potent Greenhouse Gas Are Wrong – Emissions Are Soaring
Despite reports that global emissions of the potent greenhouse gas, HFC-23, were almost eliminated in 2017, an international team of scientists, led by the University…
Half of Late 20th-Century Arctic Warming Caused by Ozone-Depleting Substances – “It’s a Good-News Story”
Implicated in a Third of Overall Global Warming for the Time Period A scientific paper published in 1985 was the first to report a burgeoning…
Local Water Availability Is Reduced and Never Recovers After Planting Forests
River flow is reduced in areas where forests have been planted and does not recover over time, a new study has shown. Rivers in some…
Discovery Regarding Arctic Sea Ice and Permafrost Has Significant Implications for the Future
Sea-Ice-Free Arctic Makes Permafrost Vulnerable to Thawing Permafrost is ground that remains frozen throughout the year; it covers nearly a quarter of Northern Hemisphere land….
2019 Was the Second Hottest Year on Record According to Both NASA & NOAA
According to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Earth’s global surface temperatures in 2019 were the second warmest since…
Climate May Affect Biodiversity in Rainforests Even More Than Deforestation
Small Mammals in South America Help Scientists See Forest-Wide Patterns “Save the rainforests” is a snappy slogan, but it doesn’t tell the full story of…
100 Years of Microscopic Shells Reveal a “Double Whammy” for Waters off California
In first-of-its-kind research, NOAA scientists and academic partners used 100 years of microscopic shells to show that the coastal waters off California are acidifying twice…
The Arctic Is Heating Up Faster Than Anywhere Else – Could We Cool the Earth With an Ice-Free Arctic?
The Arctic region is heating up faster than any other place on Earth, and as more and more sea ice is lost every year, we…
Alien Species Invasions in Antarctica Predicted
A new study identifies the non-native species most likely to invade the Antarctic Peninsula region over the next decade. It provides a baseline for all…
Plant Life Expanding Around Mount Everest and Across the Himalayan Region
New research shows plant life is expanding in the area around Mount Everest, and across the Himalayan region. Scientists used satellite data to measure the…
Tipping Point Identified for Deforestation That Leads to Rapid Forest Loss
Global satellite imagery shows transitions occur quickly after blocks of forest are cut in half. University of Cincinnati geography researchers have identified a tipping point…
Shutdown of Coal-Fired Power Plants in U.S. Saved Thousands of Lives
Between 2005 and 2016, the shift away from coal saved an estimated 26,610 lives and 570 million bushels of crops. The decommissioning of coal-fired power…
Ocean Acidification From Climate Change Is Damaging Shark Scales
While regular fish have flat scales, shark ‘scales’ look more like teeth. But their denticles also cover their body and in particular influence their ability…
Scientists Were Wrong – Coral Reef Fish Not Affected by Ocean Acidification From Climate Change
Double-Checking the Science on the Effects of Ocean Acidification Sometimes it helps to check the facts. You may be surprised by what you find. Over…
Fingerprints of Global Warming Detected in Daily Weather Observations at the Global Scale
Climate Signals Detected in Global Weather Searched for and found: climate researchers can now detect the fingerprint of global warming in daily weather observations at…
15% Chance North Atlantic Current Partially Collapses in Next 100 Years
Total collapse in the next 1,000 years unlikely. The North Atlantic Current transports warm water from the Gulf of Mexico towards Europe, providing much of…