A 50% rise in the level of CO2 could reduce rainfall in the Amazon more than deforestation
Simulations show that the direct impact of rising levels of carbon dioxide over the Amazon rainforest would be a reduction ...
Tag: Climate Science
Artificial intelligence breakthrough gives longer advance warning of ozone issues
University of Houston research team finds 'holy grail' of air quality forecastingCredit: University of Houston Ozone levels in the earth's ...
Vegetation growth in Northern Hemisphere stunted by water constraints in warming climate
Shift may reduce plants' ability to absorb atmospheric CO2, increasing greenhouse gassesCredit: Photo courtesy Lixin Wang, IUPUI INDIANAPOLIS -- A ...
NASA helps map impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on harmful air pollution
Credit: NASA's Earth Observatory Early in the pandemic, it was expected that satellite imagery around the world would show cleaner ...
Atmospheric water vapor in the city of Tel Aviv is suitable for drinking
A solution to global water scarcity?Credit: Tel Aviv University In a first-of-its-kind study in the world conducted at Tel Aviv ...
Metal catalysts used for environmental sustainability found to degrade and become less effective
Credit: Professor Anna Klinkova of the University of Waterloo New research is showing that some tiny catalysts being considered for ...
Landmark field trials show potential of gene-editing
Credit: John Innes Centre Field trials investigating healthy compounds in agronomically important brassica crops have underlined the "immense potential" of ...
New modeling technique shows greater likelihood, frequency of urban extreme heat events
Credit: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Extreme heat waves in urban areas are much more likely than previously thought, according to ...
Sulfur enhances carbon storage in the Black Sea
Study finds new explanation for the accumulation of organic compounds in oxygen-depleted marine areasCredit: © Nelli Sergeeva The Black Sea ...
Most rivers run dry — now and then
Over half of the world's rivers cease to flow for at least one day a year on averageCredit: McGill University ...
Climate change leads to unprecedented Rocky Mountain wildfires
Credit: Jason Shogren June 14, 2021 - Last fall, the Mullen fire west of Laramie raged for the better part ...
A quarter of global harvests at risk if agriculture does not adapt to climate change
Credit: Sue Wing et al. 2021 Shifts in weather patterns induced by climate change will increase extreme heat and reduce ...
Dinosaurs lived in greenhouse climate with hot summers
New climate reconstruction method provides precise picture of climate 78 million years agoCredit: Niels de Winter Palaeoclimatologists study climate of ...
Soot from heaters and traffic is not just a local problem
Study from Thuringia shows: 50% of the soot that is harmful to health comes from local sources and 50% from ...
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