In 2025, Earth’s oceans quietly broke another heat record—fueling a hotter, more extreme future. A…
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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.
New research points to an unexpected way plastic pollution may be influencing Earth’s climate system.…
Analysis of core samples extracted from beneath an ice sheet indicates that the region is…
Rutgers University marine scientists are using New Jersey-developed tools to measure how iron shortages in…
Repeated, rapid drainages from a meltwater lake on Greenland’s 79°N Glacier are exposing how warming-driven…
Food choices are driving climate change more than many people realize. Cutting waste and reducing…
Overestimated nitrogen availability has led climate models to exaggerate how much plant growth can offset…
Researchers report that oil-field emissions are reshaping regional atmospheric processes. Earth’s climate is shifting rapidly,…
A new study reveals that wildfires on Alaska’s North Slope have reached levels unseen in…
Climate change is increasing the likelihood of massive hurricanes and typhoons in the western Pacific,…
New 3D models uncover hidden heat beneath Greenland, linking deep Earth processes to ice sheet…
Glaciers worldwide are racing toward extinction, with warming dictating whether thousands survive—or vanish forever. A…
International research co-led by UMass Amherst offers strong potential to address three major global challenges:…
New research shows that severe flooding is becoming a major and growing threat to global…
Cosmic dust trapped, or blocked, by Arctic ice allowed researchers to map 30,000 years of…
New research reveals that extreme heat doesn’t just threaten health and the environment—it also slows…
UCSB research offers a new perspective on how carbon is stored in the deep ocean…
New research reveals that K’gari’s largest and longest-lived lakes may be more vulnerable to drying…