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…
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…
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…
The Australian heat wave is getting so hot that Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology had to add new colors to its weather map. There are parts…
Scientists have discovered a pattern of gene activity, which allows some corals to survive in higher temperatures. This suggests a way to predict how different…
A new analysis finds that swift action by politicians is the single most important factor in limiting global warming. The costs of delays outweigh any…
Scientists report that there are alarmingly high methane emissions from oil and gas fields, undermining the environmental benefits of natural gas, which is transforming the…
The temperature in the inner urban areas of Honk Kong, China, is predicted to rise by two to three degrees Celsius in the next 30…
In the past few years, the Amazon rainforest in Peru’s Ucayali region has been hit by two severe droughts, one in 2005 and another in…
If current carbon dioxide emission trends continue, nearly every coral reef would be decimated by 2100, according to a new review of major climate models….
Physical and chemical conditions in the oceans cause populations of algae to wax and wane in cycles. Harmful algae consist of only a few species…
Northern exposure, aggressive snowmaking and hard manmade snow crystals are helping some of the bigger ski resorts deal with climate change, but smaller operations are…
A new study indicates that the megadrought that struck the Amazon in 2010 devastated millions of hectares of rainforest, shedding a new light over the…
The worst drought in 50 years has brought water levels in the Mississippi River close to historic lows, and could potentially shut down all shipping…
At more than 11,000 feet above sea level, very important ecosystems known as páramos exist. These kinds of ecosystems are only found in Central and…
Fresh concerns are being expressed about the carbon locked in the Arctic’s permafrost. New studies presented at the American Geophysical Union quantify the amount of…
Comparing 20 of the latest climate models against 33 years of satellite data has lead the scientists of a newly published study to believe, with…
A new study has come up with the most accurate estimate yet for the melting of the polar ice sheets, possibly ending decades of uncertainty…