A Dartmouth-led study examining carbon stocks in an actively managed mixed wood forest in New…
Browsing: Climate Change
Climate change refers to the long-term alteration of Earth’s climate patterns—primarily driven by human activities such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and industrial emissions that increase greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. It affects global temperatures, weather systems, ocean currents, and ecosystems, leading to rising sea levels, more intense storms, droughts, wildfires, and biodiversity loss. Climate science combines atmospheric physics, oceanography, geology, and ecology to understand these shifts and predict future impacts. Ongoing research focuses on mitigation strategies like renewable energy, carbon capture, and reforestation, as well as adaptation efforts to protect communities, agriculture, and natural systems from escalating climate risks.
The Jason-2/Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM), the third in a U.S.-European series of satellite missions…
New, state-of-the-art methods provide detailed insights into the timing and causes of ‘megafauna’ extinctions in…
As climate change accelerates, recording shifts in plant flowering times is critical to understanding how…
Rutgers-led study casts doubt on Himalayan rock weathering hypothesis. A key theory that attributes the…
People are less motivated to take action if its outcome is uncertain, and this could…
Bee biodiversity barometer on Fiji — New species described as environment changes The biodiversity buzz…
SUNCAT researchers discover a way to improve a key step in these conversions, and explore…
In independent studies, two Princeton University research teams recently identified surprisingly large sources of methane,…
Study shows for the first time a direct link between surface melting and short bursts…
Agnes Anderson, a doctoral student of the School of Natural Sciences and Health of Tallinn…
Texas has a long history of growing cotton. It’s a resilient crop, able to withstand…
The Penguin Genome Consortium sequences all living penguin species genomes to understand the evolution of…
MIT researchers find a way to eliminate carbon emissions from cement production — a major…
When it comes to the impact of climate change on ecosystems, we still have large…
For the first time, researchers have measured how the production of algae and the Earth’s…
According to new research, climate change could negatively impact banana cultivation in some of the…
Hot and dry. These are the watchwords for large fires. While every fire needs a…