New ScienceCast Video: The Cloudy Future of Arctic Sea Ice
A new four minute ScienceCast video explores the shrinking coverage of Arctic sea ice and how the reduction could affect worldwide weather. ScienceCasts: The Cloudy…
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Worst-Case Scenario 2100 Sea Level Projections
A team of scientists has calculated the risk for a worst-case scenario upper limit for sea level rise within this century, revealing that the sea…
Temperature Variability Across the World Alters the Ecological Impacts of Seasons
New research from the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology and the University of Wyoming details how changes in temperature variability across the globe are…
Satellite Records Show Antarctic Sea Ice Reaches New Record Maximum
Long-term satellite records show that the five-day average of Antarctic sea ice extent reached a new record high this year. This year, Antarctic sea ice…
Study Shows Greenland Ice Sheet More Sensitive to Climate Change Than Previously Thought
A new study from the University of Cambridge reveals that the Greenland Ice Sheet, which covers 1.7 million square kilometers and contains enough ice to…
How Tiny Imbalances Result in Massive Phytoplankton Blooms
New research details how tiny imbalances in the phytoplankton predator-prey relationship, caused by environmental variability, give rise to massive phytoplankton blooms, having huge impacts on…
Healthier Diets and Reducing Food Waste is Vital to Reducing Climate Change
A newly published study from University of Cambridge shows that food production is a main driver of biodiversity loss and a large contributor to climate…
Research Shows Human Contribution to Glacier Mass Loss Has Steadily Increased
By using computer simulations of the climate, researchers have found evidence for anthropogenic glacier mass loss in recent decades. In a paper published in the…
NASA to Launch Spacecraft to Keep Track of Global Carbon Dioxide
NASA is about to launch the Orbiting Carbon Observatory – a satellite dedicated to the study of global carbon dioxide sources that will help researchers…
Computer Simulations Reveal Melting in East Antarctica Yields Unstoppable Sea-Level Rise
A new study based on computer simulations reveals that the melting of ice on East Antarctica’s shore could result in an unstoppable sea-level rise. The…
Yale Study Reveals Parts of Ancient Antarctica Were as Warm as Today’s California Coast
New research from Yale University shows that parts of ancient Antarctica were as warm as today’s California coast, and polar regions of the southern Pacific…
Arctic Melt Season is Lengthening by Several Days Each Decade
A new study by NSIDC and NASA researchers reveals that length of the melt season for Arctic sea ice is growing by several days each…
Smoke from Wildfires and Forest Emissions Explain Why the Pliocene Was So Hot
Using sophisticated Earth system modeling, new research from Yale University reveals that the release of forest emissions and smoke from wildfires 3 million years ago…
Climate Models Predict 21st Century Temperature and Precipitation Changes
This four minute video shows climate model estimates on how global temperature and precipitation patterns will change throughout the 21st century given current rising greenhouse…
Study Reveals Climate Change is Occurring at an Increased Pace
According to scientists at Stanford University, climate change is on pace to occur 10 times faster than any change recorded in past 65 million years….
Planetary ‘Runaway Greenhouse’ Climates More Easily Triggered than Previously Thought
A newly published study suggests that planetary “runaway greenhouse” climates are more easily triggered than previously thought. It might be easier than previously thought for…
Century-Old HMS Challenger Expedition Data Helps Confirm Ocean Warming
A new study using ocean data from the 135 year old HMS Challenger oceanographic expedition combined with modern measurements of ocean temperatures reveals that warming…
Middle Stone Age Innovation Linked to Rapid Climate Change
A newly published study presents the most convincing evidence so far that abrupt climate change was instrumental in the development human evolution. Rapid climate change…