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…
Climate Change
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…
Cosmic Impact Sparked Devastating Climate Change, Caused Mass Extinctions
A newly published study reveals evidence of a major cosmic event near the end of the Ice Age, detailing how a cosmic impact sparked climate…
New Climate Model Suggests Boreal Forests to Shift North and Relinquish More Carbon Than Expected
New climate change research from the Berkeley Lab suggests that boreal forests will likely shift north and will relinquish more trapped carbon than most current…
Satellite Data Reveals a Shift in Vegetation Growth at Northern Latitudes
In a newly published study, scientists examined the relationship between changes in surface temperature and vegetation growth, finding that temperature and vegetation growth at northern…
Shedding Light on the Role of Forests in Carbon Sequestration
Researchers at Berkeley Lab have developed an analytical method that combines satellite images, simulation modeling and fieldwork to help detect forest mortality patterns and trends,…
Personal Experience of Climate Change May Influence Opinion of It
A study from scientists at Yale University examined the extent to which 91,000 individuals in 89 countries on five continents detected recent changes in average…
Amazon Area Twice the Size of California Still Suffering from the Effects of a Megadrought
A new study from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory found that 700,000 square kilometers of forest in southwestern Amazonia is still suffering from a megadrought that…
Plants May Not be Able to Keep Pace with Warming Temperatures
A team of researchers examined the relationship between global climate warming and the flowering of spring plants, finding that spring plants may continue to flower…
Soot’s Role in Climate Change Underestimated
A new comprehensive and quantitative analysis of the role of black carbon, aka soot, in the climate system found that the direct warming effect of…