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…
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What the World Thinks of Climate Change: Predictors of Public Climate Change Awareness and Risk Perception
A newly published study reveals for the first time what the world thinks about climate change and why. The study shows major contrast in awareness…
NASA Study Reveals Oceans Temporarily Hide Global Warming
A newly published NASA study shows that the recent extra heat from greenhouse gases has been trapped in the waters of the Pacific and Indian…
Yale Study Links Climate Change to the Decline of Bumblebee Species
A newly published study from Yale University links climate change to the decline of bumblebee species in North America and Europe. The study, published in…
New Detailed Global Climate Change Projections from NASA
A new dataset from the NASA Earth Exchange shows how temperature and rainfall patterns worldwide may change through the year 2100 because of growing concentrations…
New Research Shows the Rate of Temperature Change is Increasing
A newly published study from the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory reveals that the speed with which temperatures change will continue to increase…
Small Volcanoes Underestimated in Climate Models
A new study from MIT shows that the effects of smaller eruptions have been underestimated in climate models, revealing that relatively small volcanic eruptions can…
New Research Reveals the Missing Piece of the Climate Puzzle
In a newly published study, MIT researchers show that a canonical view of global warming tells only half the story and reveal the missing piece…
A Direct Link between Climate Change and the Emergence of Infectious Diseases
A team of researchers has established a direct link between climate change and the emergence of infectious diseases, showing a correlation between epidemic peaks and…
Rutgers Study Shows Previous Climate Change Was Caused by the Ocean and the Atmosphere
New research from Rutgers University provides a deeper understanding of the mechanisms of climate change, revealing that circulation of the ocean plays an important role…
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…
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…