Tag: Climate Change

May 25, 2020

Credit: © Gaël Grenouillet Global warming is causing species to search for more temperate environments in which to migrate to, ...

Scientists identify a temperature tipping point for tropical forests

May 22, 2020

Credit: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute photo All living things have tipping points: points of no return, beyond which they cannot ...

NASA examines tropical storm Mangga in infrared light

May 22, 2020

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Aqua satellite used infrared light to provide forecasters with a look at the temperatures of the ...

Low-severity fires enhance long-term carbon retention of peatlands

Less severe fire locks away huge amounts of carbon and keeps it from entering the atmosphereCredit: Curt Richardson, Duke University ...

Mysterious glowing coral reefs are fighting to recover

Credit: The Ocean Agency/XL Catlin Seaview Survey A new study by the University of Southampton has revealed why some corals ...

Coastal engineers: ‘Thinkers’ facing rising seas

The latest theories and applied examples stemming from the authors' 48 years of experience in teaching, research and practice as ...

Ocean waves play a critical role in shaping our economy, weather and climate

Turns out, it's all in the waterCredit: World Scientific The design of coastal structures, the safety of offshore shipping, the ...

Study: Ancient ocean oxygen levels associated with changing atmospheric carbon dioxide

A Texas A&M-led study analyzed ocean floor sediment cores to provide new insights into the relationship between deep ocean oxygenation ...

NASA satellites covering typhoon Amphan headed for landfall

Credit: NASA/NRL NASA satellites have been providing forecasters with various types of imagery on Typhoon Amphan as it heads toward ...

NASA-NOAA satellite catches post-tropical storm Arthur’s end

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

Fire aerosols decrease global terrestrial ecosystem productivity through changing climate

Credit: Zhihua Liu Fire is the primary form of terrestrial ecosystem disturbance on a global scale, and a major source ...

Climate change will turn coastal Antarctica green, say scientists

Credit: Sarah Vincent Scientists have created the first ever large-scale map of microscopic algae as they bloomed across the surface ...

NASA examines tropical storm Arthur’s rainfall as it transitions

Credit: NASA/JAXA/NRL When the Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite passed over the western North Atlantic Ocean, it ...

NASA-NOAA satellite sees Amphan’s eye obscured

Credit: NASA/NOAA/UWM-CIMISS, William Straka III Early on May 18, 2020, Tropical Cyclone Amphan was a Category 5 storm in the ...

London’s CO2 emissions cut by almost 60% during lockdown

Measurements from BT Tower observatory show impact of reduced activity in UK's capital due to COVID-19 pandemicCredit: UKCEH A new ...

Rapid screening method targets fatty acids in yeast; Key to sustainable bioproducts

CABBI researchers at Illinois have developed a high-throughput screening tool, a chemical characterization approach based on MALDI-ToF MSCredit: Center for ...

Madagascar copal: New dating for an Antropocene ancient resin

This material is not a semi-fossilized resinCredit: Xavier Delclòs (UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA-IRBio) The known Madagascar copal is a more recent ...

Game-changing technologies can transform our food systems

A pipeline of new technologies could transform our food systems, ecosystems and human health, but attention to the enabling environment ...

Scientists find a high hydrofluorocarbon emissions intensity in the Yangtze River Delta region

Credit: Bo Yao Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) have been widely used as substitutes for ozone-depleting substances--for example, hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). ...

Stanford researcher envisions energy and environment landscape after COVID-19