Tag: Climate Change

September 28, 2020

Credit: (Image by Alex Hu from Pixabay) Researchers from Princeton will help lead a $1 million project funded by the ...

Biodiversity increases plant decomposition rate; should be factored into climate models, study finds

September 28, 2020

Credit: Akira S. Mori, Yokohama National University The afterlife of plant matter plays a significant role in ecosystems, as a ...

Sentinels of ocean acidification impacts survived Earth’s last mass extinction

September 28, 2020

Credit: Katja Peijnenburg, Erica Goetze, Deborah Wall-Palmer, Lisette Mekkes. Two groups of tiny, delicate marine organisms, sea butterflies and sea ...

Marine heatwaves are human made

Credit: Courtesy NASA Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center A marine heatwave (ocean heatwave) is an extended period of time ...

NASA finds post-tropical storm Beta’s clouds blanketing the Southeastern US

Credit: Image Courtesy: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). NASA's Terra satellite obtained visible imagery of ...

NASA finds wind shear displacing Lowell’s strongest storms

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Aqua satellite provided an infrared view of Tropical Storm Lowell that revealed the effects of outside ...

Reusing tableware can reduce waste from online food deliveries

Credit: Zhou et al Lifestyles in China are changing rapidly, and ordering food online is an example. However, those billions ...

Tree rings show scale of Arctic pollution is worse than previously thought

Credit: Dr Alexander Kirdyanov The largest-ever study of tree rings from Norilsk in the Russian Arctic has shown that the ...

New study to uncover how climate change and tectonics drove evolution in East Africa

First-of-its-kind international study is rooted in 17 million year-old whale fossilCredit: Isaiah Nengo STONY BROOK, NY, (Under Embargo until September ...

Simpler models may be better for determining some climate risk

Credit: NOAA Typically, computer models of climate become more and more complex as researchers strive to capture more details of ...

Leading water scientists warn of risks in shift to monoculture crops, tree plantations

Credit: University of Saskatchewan Conversion of large swaths of land to uniform tree plantations and single-crop species may lead to ...

Post-Tropical Storm Teddy in NASA Newfoundland nighttime view

Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided an infrared image of ...

NASA nets Dolphin as an extratropical storm

Credit: Image Courtesy: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). NASA's Aqua satellite caught a visible image ...

NASA estimating Beta’s rains moving into the Tennessee valley

Credit: Credit: NASA/NOAA/NRL Using a NASA satellite rainfall product that incorporates data from satellites and observations, NASA estimated Post-tropical Cyclone ...

NASA-NOAA satellite finds wind shear affecting Tropical Storm Lowell

Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Eastern North ...

Stirling experts lead research into impact of climate change on rainforest elephants

Stirling and Gabonese experts lead research into impact of climate change on rainforest elephantsCredit: University of Stirling Experts from the ...

Caribbean islands face loss of protection and biodiversity as seagrass loses terrain

Credit: Rebecca James Tropical islands have an important ally when it comes to battling storms and sea-level rise: seagrass. During ...

Driven by climate, more frequent, severe wildfires in Cascade Range reshape forests

Credit: Courtesy of Sebastian Busby | Portland State University In recent years -- and 2020 is no exception -- parts ...

Camera traps show impact of recreational activity on wildlife

Credit: Robin Naidoo The COVID-19 pandemic has fired up interest in outdoor activities in our parks and forests. Now a ...

5G wireless may lead to inaccurate weather forecasts