Flooding Can Help Protect Wetlands From Climate Change
Targeted flooding may be one tool that conservationists and wetland restoration specialists have to make wetland areas more resilient in the face of climate change.
Rapid Growth Shortens Trees’ Lifespans – and Adds to the Climate Crisis
Researchers have found that trees growing faster due to warming conditions are also dying faster.
Ocean Warming is Drive the Wrong-Way Migration of Some Benthic Species
Some benthic species are spawning earlier due to ocean warming.
Mapping Climate Refuges
Climate refugia are places which can withstand climate change better than other regions and buffer the impacts of climate change.
Why Is Antarctica’s Snow Turning Green?
The coasts of the northern Antarctic Peninsula are seasonally turning green, orange, and red – all thanks to microscopic algae.
Marine Species are Shifting Towards the Poles
A review of research found that marine species were shifting their habitats toward Earth’s poles on an average of six kilometers (3.7 miles) per year.
2019 Was a Tumultuous Fire Season in the Amazon
Scientists and researchers have pieced together the many impacts the 2019 Amazon fire season had on that region and the world as a whole.
Coastal Ice Loss is Outpacing Mainland Ice Gains on Both Antarctica and Greenland
A recent study has confirmed that the coastal ice loss is much greater than the mainland ice gain on both Antarctica and Greenland.
Study Estimates That 3 Billion People Will Be Living In Extreme Heat By 2070
Researchers used data from UN population projections to map out how a three-degree warming scenario will translate into temperature changes for the world’s population.
2020 Hurricane Season is Likely to be More Active Than Usual
A newly released hurricane outlook from the Weather Channel expects the upcoming 2020 hurricane season to be more active than normal.
As the Ozone Layer Recovers it is Changing Wind Patterns
Researchers from the University of Montreal used satellite data and climate modeling to understand how the recovery of the ozone layer has affected the Earth’s atmosphere.
Review | Dangerous Earth
G.T. Dempsey reviews Ellen Prager’s Dangerous Earth: What We Wish We Knew about Volcanoes, Hurricanes, Climate Change, Earthquakes, and More.
Higher Carbon Dioxide Makes Grasslands Less Nutritious for Grasshoppers
One group of researchers looked at more than 40 species of grasshopper in the Konza Prairie in Kansas to see the effect of changing plant nutrients on insect populations.
Oceans Are Warming 40 Percent Faster Than Previously Estimated
A review of available studies, published in Science in January 2019, has revealed that the rate of ocean warming is as much as 40% faster than that suggested by IPCC.