After years of progress on food security, some nations see sharp reversals. For years, it…
Browsing: Climate Change
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.
Researchers have shown that human-caused climate change will have important consequences for how volcanic gases…
By studying bacterial lipids in ancient coal, scientists showed that a drop in CO2 cooled…
Some past sea levels may not have been as high as thought, says study of…
Arctic warming and polar vortex disruptions fueled record cold spells, despite global warming. The highest…
ESA is blending ground reports and satellite data to better track emissions and carbon sinks.…
A global ocean study shows that nutrient ratios in plankton depend primarily on deep-sea processes…
Russia’s forests store far more carbon than earlier estimates, but growing threats like fires endanger…
The AMOC, a system of ocean currents influencing weather patterns globally and responsible for the…
Scientists reaffirm 2019 climate emergency declaration and again call for transformative change based on updated…
The ForCE model predicts and tracks coastal change, helping communities plan for climate-driven sea-level rise…
Climate action could add 8 million energy jobs by 2050, driven by renewable growth and…
A new index shows that the world’s rainforests are responding differently to threats like a…
Modeling shows that permafrost in Japan’s Daisetsu Mountains is projected to shrink drastically over the…
Researchers warn that history shows Earth’s systems can flip quickly after crossing tipping points. Without…
Climate change is driving a large increase in intense, slow-moving storms, a new study by…
A new metric accounting for future climate-related deaths could greatly multiply the “social cost of…
Weather conditions shown to have big influence on migration numbers. A species of butterfly found…