Record-breaking ocean temperatures point to trends of global warming
2018 continues record global ocean warmingCredit: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences An international team, released the 2018 ocean heat content observations ...
Tag: Climate Science
UM professor co-authors report on the use of biotechnology in forests
University of Montana Professor Diana Six is one of 12 authors of a new report that addresses the potential for ...
UMass Amherst geoscientists reconstruct 'eye-opening' 900-year Northeast climate record
Geoscientists at UMass Amherst have reconstructed the longest and highest-resolution climate record for the northeastern United StatesCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, ...
Future of planet-cooling tech: Study creates roadmap for geoengineering research
ITHACA, N.Y. - Simply reducing greenhouse gas emissions probably is not going to be sufficient for the planet to escape ...
Climate model uncertainties ripe to be squeezed
The latest climate models and observations offer unprecedented opportunities to reduce the remaining uncertainties in future climate change, according to ...
Plant hedges to combat near-road pollution exposure
Urban planners should plant hedges, or a combination of trees with hedges - rather than just relying on roadside trees ...
Melting ice sheets release tons of methane into the atmosphere, study finds
Credit: Jakub D Zarsky Melting ice sheets release tons of methane into the atmosphere, study finds The Greenland Ice Sheet ...
University of Nevada, Reno uses 15-years of satellite imagery to study snow's comings and goings
New publications discuss snowpack changes and their implications in the Great BasinCredit: Photo by Adrian Harpold, University of Nevada, Reno. ...
China's war on particulate air pollution is causing more severe ozone pollution
PM 2.5 pollution is falling but ground-level ozone pollution is on the rise In early 2013, the Chinese government declared ...
Tree-ring analysis explains physiology behind drought intolerance
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Tree rings tell the story of what's happening physiologically as fire suppression makes forests more dense and ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
New research suggests forests, like humans, require a balanced diet
Credit: Greg Ellis/WVU MORGANTOWN, W. Va.-- The world's forests are on a fast food diet of carbon dioxide, which is ...