Tag: Climate Change

December 22, 2018

Credit: Daniel von Wangenheim New research has discovered how plant roots sense the availability of moisture in soil and then ...

Camera trap study reveals the hidden lives of island carnivores

Credit: Photo courtesy Max Allen/Erik Olson/Tim Van Deelen CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers placed 160 cameras on 19 of the 22 ...

Wildlife struggle to cope with extreme weather

Credit: Creative Commons CC0. The mass death of flying foxes in extreme heat in North Queensland last month underscores the ...

Fire air pollution weakens forest productivity

Credit: Xu Yue Fire is an important element of Earth system. Every year, global fires directly emit 2 Pg C ...

Droughts boost emissions as hydropower dries up

Credit: Paul Hames/California Department of Water Resources When hydropower runs low in a drought, western states tend to ramp up ...

Major gaps remain in how traditional knowledge is used in salmon governance in Norway and Finland

Credit: Gleb Raygorodetsky A new article published today in the journal Arctic points to major challenges in the ways traditional ...

A mountain of evidence on air pollution's harms to children

A new study led by researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) organizes the available scientific evidence ...

NUS study: In response to heat, the more affluent use air-conditioners; low-income households use water

Global warming may increase water stress in tropical Asian cities through household water demand Singapore households from different socioeconomic groups ...

Field experiment on clouds and precipitation under clean air conditions started in Chile

Researchers from Leipzig cooperate with scientists from Punta Arenas (Chile) to learn more about the relationship between air pollution, clouds ...

URI researchers: Small changes in oxygen levels have big implications for ocean life

Credit: Photo by Dawn Outram KINGSTON, R.I. - December 19, 2018 - Oceanographers at the University of Rhode Island have ...

Climate change affects breeding birds

Seed-eaters particularly vulnerable to temperature shiftsCredit: Jessica Tir PULLMAN, Wash. - The breeding seasons of wild house finches are shifting ...

Lower oxygen levels to impact the oceanic food chain

Credit: Stephani Gordon, Open Boat Films ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (December 19, 2018)- Tiny fish known to survive where most marine ...

UNH research finds recreationists support offshore wind energy development

DURHAM, N.H.-- From boat enthusiasts to anglers, researchers at the University of New Hampshire have found surprisingly widespread support for ...

New research suggests forests, like humans, require a balanced diet