Antarctica remains the wild card for sea-level rise estimates through 2100
LANL scientists contribute to comprehensive sea-level rise projectionsCredit: (photo by Jeremy Harbeck, NASA Icebridge). LOS ALAMOS, N.M., May 5, 2021-- ...
Tag: Temperature-Dependent Phenomena
Wildfire smoke trends worsening for Western US
A new study shows how the timing and location of smoke impacts shift in August and September.Credit: Kai Wilmot From ...
Northern forest fires could accelerate climate change
BU researchers used NASA satellite imaging data to analyze 30 years of Earth's northern forests and found that fires are ...
Light, in addition to ocean temperature, plays role in coral bleaching
University of Guam researchers have found that shade can mitigate the effects of heat stress on coralsCredit: University of Guam ...
Methane release rapidly increases in the wake of the melting ice sheets
Credit: Giuliana Panieri Ice ages are not that easy to define. It may sound intuitive that an ice age represents ...
Climate change impacts conservation sites across the Americas
Credit: Professor Stephen Willis A continental-scale network of conservation sites is likely to remain effective under future climate change scenarios, ...
Energy unleashed by submarine volcanoes could power a continent
Credit: Image courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Volcanic eruptions deep in our oceans are capable of extremely ...
URI oceanographers reveal links between migrating Gulf Stream and warming ocean waters
Credit: (Animation by Afonso Gonçalves Neto) KINGSTON, R.I., -- April 20, 2021 -- The Northwest Atlantic Shelf is one of ...
Northern Red Sea corals live close to the threshold of resistance to cold temperatures
Though these corals can tolerate very high temperatures, a new study reveals that even a slight cold spell can cause ...
Ice cap study promises new prospects for accurate local climate projections
Credit: Christian Panton New, detailed study of the Renland Ice Cap offers the possibility of modelling other smaller ice caps ...
Human land-use and climate change will have significant impact on animal genetic diversity
Credit: Colourbox. Over the last 200 years, researchers have worked towards understanding the global distribution of species and ecosystems. But ...
Alpine plants are losing their white “protective coat”
Credit: Photo: Lawrence Blem Snow cover in the Alps has been melting almost three days earlier per decade since the ...
New evidence regarding emerald production in Roman Egypt coming from Wadi Sikait
Resuming the archaeological season in the Egyptian Eastern Desert provides proof of Roman emerald minesCredit: Authors "New evidence of the ...
Reducing ocean acidification by removing CO2: Two targets for cutting-edge research
Credit: Butenschön et al., 2021 Is it possible to simultaneously address the increase of the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) ...
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