Global Warming News
July 2, 2024
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June 26, 2024 — Colossal undersea mountains, towering up to thousands of metres high, stir up deep sea currents: impacting how our ocean stores heat and carbon. An international team used numerical modelling to quantify how underwater turbulence around these ...
July 1, 2024 — A new study of coral reefs in Papua New Guinea shows ocean acidification simplifies coral structure, making crucial habitat less appealing to certain fish ...
July 1, 2024 — A team of researchers have identified unexpected ways coral reef fish living in the warmest waters on earth, in the Arabian Gulf, have adapted to survive extreme ...
July 1, 2024 — Increased atmospheric moisture may alter critical weather patterns over Africa, making it more difficult for the predecessors of many Atlantic hurricanes to form, according to a new ...
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June 27, 2024 — Researchers predict that climate change will drive a substantial redistribution of brown seaweeds and seagrasses at the global scale. The projected ...
June 26, 2024 — Researchers have directly measured cold, deep water upwelling via turbulent mixing along the slope of a submarine canyon in the Atlantic ...
June 13, 2024 — The understanding of the global zinc cycle in our oceans has important implications in the context of warming oceans. A warmer climate increases ...
June 28, 2024 — Hydrothermal vents can be found around the world at the junctions of drifting tectonic plates. But there are many hydrothermal fields still to be ...
June 28, 2024 — Atmospheric scientists predict that unchecked carbon emissions will force tropical rains to shift northward in the coming decades, which would profoundly impact agriculture and economies near the ...
June 26, 2024 — As more attention is drawn to possible severe weather around the world scientists are looking to improve planning for possible droughts, floods and ...
June 27, 2024 — Slush -- water-soaked snow -- makes up more than half of all meltwater on the Antarctic ice shelves during the height of summer, yet is poorly accounted for in regional climate models. The findings ...
June 26, 2024 — By using carbonated -- rather than still -- water during the concrete manufacturing process, a team of engineers has discovered a new way to store carbon dioxide (CO2) in the ubiquitous construction ...
June 26, 2024 — Researchers have projected future marine heatwaves will cause coral reefs to be at severe risk of bleaching for longer periods than previously ...
June 26, 2024 — Researchers have found a chemical clue in Italian limestone that explains a mass extinction of marine life in the Early Jurassic period, 183 million ...
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June 21, 2024 — A professor analyzes the conflicting impacts of human activities on extreme spring ...
June 20, 2024 — The carbon stored globally by plants is shorter-lived and more vulnerable to climate change than previously thought, according to a new ...
June 19, 2024 — Some areas of the Amazon rainforest are more resilient to drought than others, new research shows. But if not managed carefully, we could 'threaten the integrity of the whole system,' ...
June 19, 2024 — An international team of scientists has recently found that non-native species are expanding their ranges many orders of magnitude faster than native ones, in large part due to inadvertent human ...
June 18, 2024 — A new study shows soot from large wildfires in California traps sunlight, making days warmer and drier than they ought to ...
June 17, 2024 — As the world's largest unfrozen freshwater resource, groundwater is crucial for life on Earth. Researchers have investigated how global warming is affecting groundwater temperatures and what ...
June 17, 2024 — Abrupt shifts within complex systems such as the Earth's climate system are extremely hard to predict. Researchers have now succeeded in developing a new method to anticipate such tipping points ...
June 17, 2024 — Times of crises often call for strong and rapid action, but in polarized societies, strong top-down policies can backfire. Scientists present a conceptual model of how these dynamics could play out ...
June 14, 2024 — Adding nitrogen to concrete could significantly reduce the amount of greenhouse gases created by the construction ...
June 13, 2024 — Researchers detail a new wearable fabric that can help urban residents survive the worst impacts of massive heat caused by global climate change, with applications in clothing, building and car ...
June 13, 2024 — Researchers found that U.S. adults are fairly confident in linking wildfires and heat to climate change, but less confident when it comes to other extreme weather events like hurricanes, flooding or ...
June 13, 2024 — The increase in the frequency and intensity of marine heatwaves in recent decades is one of the effects of global climate change. A study shows that the extreme heatwave of 2022 caused an ...
June 13, 2024 — When it comes to the ocean's response to global warming, we're not in entirely uncharted waters. A new study shows that episodes of extreme heat in Earth's past caused the exchange of ...
June 12, 2024 — Deposits of deep-pink sand washing up on South Australian shores shed new light on when the Australian tectonic plate began to subduct beneath the Pacific plate, as well as the presence of previously ...
June 11, 2024 — Emissions of nitrous-oxide (N2O) -- a potent greenhouse gas -- have continued to rise unabated over the past four decades, according to an international team of ...
June 11, 2024 — Following decades of decline, even fewer birds will darken North American skies by the end of the century, according to a new analysis. The study examines the long-term effects of climate change on ...
June 11, 2024 — A new study has revealed significant progress in the drive to reduce levels in the atmosphere of chemicals that destroy Earth's ozone layer, confirming the success of historic regulations ...
June 10, 2024 — Income inequality and carbon dioxide emissions for high-income nations such as the United States, Denmark and Canada are intrinsically linked -- but a new study has taken a deeper look at the ...
June 10, 2024 — Astrophysicists calculate the likelihood that Earth was exposed to cold, harsh interstellar clouds, a phenomenon not previously considered in geologic climate ...
June 7, 2024 — A research team has found a de-icing mixture with high effectiveness and low environmental impact after using machine learning to analyze ice melting mechanisms of aqueous solutions of 21 salts and ...
Friday, June 21, 2024
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
- When in Drought: Researchers Map Which Parts of the Amazon Are Most Vulnerable to Climate Change
- Non-Native Plants and Animals Expanding Ranges 100 Times Faster Than Native Species
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Monday, June 17, 2024
- Climate Change: Rising Temperatures May Impact Groundwater Quality
- Understanding the Green Sahara's Collapse
- Polarization and Risk Perception Could Play Important Roles in Climate-Policy Outcomes
Friday, June 14, 2024
Thursday, June 13, 2024
- New Fabric Makes Urban Heat Islands More Bearable
- Public More Confident Connecting Increasing Heat, Wildfires With Climate Change Than Other Extreme Weather Events, Study Finds
- Marine Heatwaves Devastate Red Gorgonians in the Medes Islands
- Ancient Ocean Slowdown Warns of Future Climate Chaos
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
- Significant Increase in Nitrous-Oxide Emissions from Human Activities, Jeopardizing Climate Goals
- Specialist and Migratory Birds at Greater Risk Under Climate Change
- Major Milestone in Cutting Harmful Gases That Deplete Ozone Layer and Worsen Global Warming
Monday, June 10, 2024
- Income Inequality and Carbon Dioxide Emissions Have a Complex Relationship
- The Solar System May Have Passed Through Dense Interstellar Clouds 2 Million Years Ago, Altering Earth's Climate
Friday, June 7, 2024
Thursday, June 6, 2024
- Climate Policy: Competing Crises
- Climate Crisis Puts Australia's Ski Industry on Slippery Slope, but Not All Hope Is Lost
- Scientists Question Effectiveness of Nature-Based CO2 Removal Using the Ocean
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
- Climate Change Will Make Ozone Pollution Worse: Here's How
- Electrified Charcoal 'sponge' Can Soak Up CO2 Directly from the Air
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
- Rate of Global Warming Caused by Humans at an All-Time High, Say Scientists
- Giant Viruses Found on Greenland Ice Sheet
- Exploring Three Frontiers in Marine Biomass and Blue Carbon Capture
- Rocky Shores of Pacific Northwest Show Low Resilience to Changes in Climate
Monday, June 3, 2024
- Key Nutrients Help Plants Beat the Heat
- Microscopic Defects in Ice Shape How Massive Glaciers Flow, Study Shows
- Mapping the Seafloor Sediment Superhighway
- Shape and Depth of Ocean Floor Profoundly Influence How Carbon Is Stored There
- Urgent Need for Action Now for Increasing Threat from Invasive Alien Species
- Arctic Melting Heavily Influenced by Little-Studied Meteorological Phenomena
- Thawing Permafrost: Not a Climate Tipping Element, but Nevertheless Far-Reaching Impacts
- Fungus Breaks Down Ocean Plastic
Friday, May 31, 2024
Thursday, May 30, 2024
- People Are Altering Decomposition Rates in Waterways
- Historic Iceberg Surges Offer Insights on Modern Climate Change
- Local Bright Spot Among Melting Glaciers: 2000 Km of Antarctic Ice-Covered Coastline Has Been Stable for 85 Years
- Indian Ocean Surface Temperature Could Help Anticipate Dengue Outbreaks
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
- Risky Path to Meeting Climate Targets for Stockholm
- What Makes Some Plant Groups So Successful?
- Aerosol Pollution, Greenhouse Gases Must Be Reduced Simultaneously to Keep Forest Fires in Check
- Health Risk from Global Warming Predictor of City Climate Action During COVID-19, Study Finds
- A Novel Multifunctional Catalyst Turns Methane Into Valuable Hydrocarbons
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
- Altering Cancer Treatment Dosing Could Reduce Climate Impact, Study Finds
- Improved Refrigeration Could Save Nearly Half of the 1.3 Billion Tons of Food Wasted Each Year Globally
- New Research Shows Soil Microorganisms Could Produce Additional Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Thawing Permafrost
- Global Activity of Seafloor Biodiversity Mapped
Monday, May 27, 2024
Thursday, May 23, 2024
- Shedding Light on the Chemical Enigma of Sulfur Trioxide in the Atmosphere
- The Global Clean Water Crisis Looms Large
- Sexual Parasitism Helped Anglerfish Invade the Deep Sea During a Time of Global Warming
- Rising Temperatures Will Significantly Reduce Streamflow in the Upper Colorado River Basin as Groundwater Levels Fall
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
- Future Climate Impacts Put Whale Diet at Risk
- New Insights Into the Degradation Dynamics of Organic Material in the Seafloor
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
- Recycling Carbon Dioxide Into Household Chemicals
- Warming Climate Intensifies Flash Droughts Worldwide
- A Rise in Sea Urchins and Related Damage to Kelp Forests Impacts Oregon's Gray Whales and Their Food
Monday, May 20, 2024
- 'Vigorous Melting' At Antarctica's Thwaites 'Doomsday' Glacier
- The Impacts of Climate Change on Food Production
- Unraveling the Drought Dilemma: Can Reservoirs Be a Carbon Source?
- Decarbonization Dynamics: New Analysis Unveils Shifting Trends in the Voluntary Carbon Offset Market
- Record Low Antarctic Sea Ice 'extremely Unlikely' Without Climate Change
Friday, May 17, 2024
- Scale Matters in Determining Vulnerability of Freshwater Fish to Climate Changes
- How Heatwaves Are Affecting Arctic Phytoplankton
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
- Climate Change Likely to Aggravate Brain Conditions
- What Is the Carbon Footprint of a House in Japan?
- Summers Warm Up Faster Than Winters, Fossil Shells from Antwerp Show
- Climate Change Is Most Prominent Threat to Pollinators
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
- The Case for Sharing Carbon Storage Risk
- 90% of Floridians Believe Climate Change Is Happening
- GPS Stations Measure Daily Ice Loss in Greenland
- How Wildfires Change Soil Chemistry
- 2023 Was the Hottest Summer in Two Thousand Years
Monday, May 13, 2024
- Today's World: Fastest Rate of Carbon Dioxide Rise Over the Last 50,000 Years
- The Price Tag of Phasing-out Coal
Friday, May 10, 2024
- Scientists Unlock Key to Breeding 'carbon Gobbling' Plants With a Major Appetite
- New Light Shed on Carboxysomes in Key Discovery That Could Boost Photosynthesis
Thursday, May 9, 2024
- How Climate Change Will Affect Malaria Transmission
- Liberals and Conservatives Differ on Climate Change Beliefs -- But Are Relatively United in Taking Action
- Net Zero Plans Show Limited Climate Ambition on 'residual' Emissions
Friday, May 3, 2024
- Sister Cities Can Help Communities Better Navigate the Climate Crisis
- Ice Shelves Fracture Under Weight of Meltwater Lakes
- 'Gap' In Carbon Removal: Countries' Plans to Remove CO2 Not Enough
- Climate Change Amplifies Severity of Combined Wind-Rain Extremes Over the UK and Ireland
Monday, May 6, 2024
Thursday, May 2, 2024
- For Microscopic Organisms, Ocean Currents Act as 'expressway' To Deeper Depths
- Sugar-Based Catalyst Upcycles Carbon Dioxide
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
- EPA Underestimates Methane Emissions from Landfills, Urban Areas
- New Computer Algorithm Supercharges Climate Models and Could Lead to Better Predictions of Future Climate Change
- Mystery Behind Huge Opening in Antarctic Sea Ice Solved
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
- Scientists Show Ancient Village Adapted to Drought, Rising Seas
- Climate Change and Mercury Pollution Stressed Plants for Millions of Years
- Methane Emissions from Landfill Could Be Turned Into Sustainable Jet Fuel in Plasma Chemistry Leap