Tag: Climate Change

May 6, 2019

Credit: Dan Bebber Climate change has raised the risk of a fungal disease that ravages banana crops, new research shows. ...

NASA reveals heavy rainfall in Tropical Cyclone Fani

Credit: NASA/JAXA/Jacob Ree Satellite data revealed heavy rainfall in powerful Tropical Cyclone Fani before it made landfall in northeastern India. ...

Study demonstrates seagrass’ strong potential for curbing erosion

Ubiquitous marine plants dissipate wave energy and could help protect vulnerable shorelines CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Most people's experience with seagrass, ...

Swedish and South African universities’ collaboration on Agenda 2030 challenges

SASUF (the South Africa-Sweden University Forum) is a partnership among 36 Swedish and South African universities with the aim of ...

Climate extremes explain 18%-43% of global crop yield variations

Researchers quantify impact of climate extremes on staple crops maize, spring wheat, rice and soybeansCredit: Supplied by author Researchers from ...

UTSA students develop green power generator and could save thousands to industries

Innovation awarded 100K in university's CITE annual competitionThe University of Texas at San Antonio helps incubates startups, here are some ...

What happens when schools go solar?

Stanford research examines overlooked benefits of solar panels on US campuses Sunshine splashing onto school rooftops and campuses across the ...

NASA goes infrared on powerful Tropical Cyclone Fani

Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson NASA's Aqua satellite focused an infrared eye on a very powerful Tropical Cyclone Fani as it ...

ESA tipsheet for May 6, 2019

Upcoming research in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment Thursday, 2 May 2019 For Immediate Release Contact: Zoe Gentes, 202-833-8773 ...

Forest fires accelerating snowmelt across western US, study finds

Credit: Christina Aragon | Portland State University Forest fires are causing snow to melt earlier in the season, a trend ...

Localized efforts to save coral reefs won’t be enough, study suggests

Credit: Photo provided by Becca Maher, OSU. CORVALLIS, Ore. - A National Science Foundation study of factors that cause corals ...

New clues to coastal erosion

What we can learn from the seaCredit: Stock photo: Getty Images. New research has uncovered a missing nutrient source in ...

Invasive beavers: Bad for the climate

Credit: Cristian Samper/WCS Scientists documented the effects of invasive North American beavers (Castor canadensis) on carbon sequestration of a riparian ...

Arsenic-breathing life discovered in the tropical Pacific Ocean

Credit: Noelle Held/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Arsenic is a deadly poison for most living things, but new research shows that ...

Young frogs that were stressed as tadpoles move less on land, putting their survival at risk

CORVALLIS, Ore. - New Oregon State University research shows that juvenile northern red-legged frogs that have experienced climate-related stress as ...

Bottom sediment reveals that the climate change flows into lakes

Increasing amounts of dark coloured carbon compounds that originate from the catchment area flow into the Arctic and northern lakes.Credit: ...

Himalayan climate study to preserve oral histories as out-migration begins

Andrew Carnegie Fellowship provides funds for 'Climate Witness: Voices from Ladakh' projectCredit: Tatyana Bakhmetyeva/University of Rochester "On August 5, 2010, ...

Improved risk management for geothermal systems

Drilling hole monitoring in near real-time helps to keep induced seismicity to a minimumCredit: Tero Saarno Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) ...

NASA satellites track Tropical Cyclone Fani along Eastern India’s coastline

Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites have been providing infrared, ...

Transforming waste heat into clean energy