Tag: Climate Change

Credit: Achmad Ariefiandy, Komodo Survival Program. The world's largest lizard, the Komodo dragon, could be driven to extinction by climate ...

Ecological economy to tackle a climate change-fueled economic model

The economist Joan Martínez Alier (ICTA-UAB) reflects on being awarded the Balzan Prize for Environmental ChallengesCredit: ICTA-UAB Economist Joan Martínez ...

Ocean acidification puts deep-sea coral reefs at risk of collapse

Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Deep-sea coral reefs face challenges as changes to ocean chemistry triggered by climate change ...

Discovery of microbes with mixed membranes sheds new light on early evolution of life

Credit: Marianne Baas Changing skins Cells are surrounded by a layer of membrane lipids that protect them from changes in ...

0.5°C of additional warming has a huge effect on global aridity

Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - In a new climate modeling study, researchers from ...

Researchers discover effective pathway to convert CO2 into ethylene

Credit: Yu Huang and William A. Goddard III A research team from Caltech and the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering ...

Turbulence affects aerosols and cloud formation

Credit: Will Cantrell/Michigan Tech Chat with an atmospheric scientist for more than a few minutes, and it's likely they'll start ...

NASA-NOAA satellite finds a strengthening tropical storm Noul NASA-NOAA’s Suom

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

NASA finds coldest cloud tops on hurricane Teddy’s western side

Credit: Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson NASA analyzed the cloud top temperatures in Hurricane Teddy using infrared light to determine the ...

NASA imagery reveals Paulette became a strong extratropical cyclone

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Tropical cyclones can become post-tropical before they dissipate, meaning they can become sub-tropical, extra-tropical or a remnant ...

NASA sees tropical storm Karina’s night moves

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Tropical Storm Karina was making night moves like ...

UMass Amherst researchers receive $6.3 million to ensure sustainable energy transition

Program also will promote socioeconomic equity of communitiesCredit: UMass Amherst A new program at UMass Amherst has been awarded two ...

Can pumping up cold water from deep within the ocean halt coral bleaching?

New research shows that pulses of cooler deep water reduced heat stress responses in coralsCredit: Yvonne Sawall The risk of ...

Biologists developing global citizen network to monitor insect abundance

A University of Arkansas scientist is part of an international team working to establish a network to track dragonflies and ...

NASA finds wind shear not letting up on Tropical Storm Vicky

Credit: Image Courtesy: NASA/NRL NASA's Terra satellite obtained visible imagery of Tropical Storm Vicky as it continued moving through the ...

NASA observes Hurricane Sally making early morning landfall in Alabama

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Aqua satellite and the NASA-NOAA Suomi NPP satellite provided views of the strength, extent and rainfall ...

Pollution exposure linked to stroke risk in people with common heart rhythm disorder

Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Sept. 16, 2020 - People with one of the most common heart disorders who are exposed to ...

Climate crisis ages fish, amphibians and reptiles

Credit: Adeline Marcos Climatic conditions are changing at an unprecedented rate, affecting mainly fish, amphibians and reptiles, ectothermic animals that ...

Europe’s primary forests: What to protect? What to restore?

First international assessment of the protection state of mostly 'untouched' forests in EuropeCredit: Tzvetan Zlatanov Primary forests are forests without ...

Nature: Humanity at a crossroads, UN warns in new Global Biodiversity Outlook report