Studies refute hypothesis on what caused abrupt climate change thousands of...
Two new studies in the Journal of Quaternary Science refute the hypothesis that one or more comets/bolides struck North America approximately 12,900 years ago triggering rapid climate change and the...
View ArticleNew tag revolutionizes whale research
A sophisticated new type of "tag" on whales that can record data every second for hours, days and weeks at a time provides a view of whale behavior, biology and travels never before possible,...
View ArticleDid humans create the Sahara Desert?
New research investigating the transition of the Sahara from a lush, green landscape 10,000 years ago to the arid conditions found today, suggests that humans may have played an active role in its...
View ArticleMore winter-time haze in Beijing with global warming
Global warming has boosted the frequency and severity of deadly air pollution peaks in northern China, scientists said Monday.
View ArticleNorthern NSW is no stranger to floods, but this one was different
The devastating flood damage wreaked by Tropical Cyclone Debbie has left many residents in northern New South Wales facing an enormous cleanup that could take months.
View ArticlePredicting the movement and impacts of microplastic pollution
Marine circulation and weather conditions greatly affect microplastic aggregation and movement. Microplastics, which are particles measuring less than 5 mm, are of increasing concern. They not only...
View ArticleClimate instability over the past 720,000 years
A research group formed by 64 researchers from the National Institute of Polar Research, the University of Tokyo, and other organizations has analyzed atmospheric temperatures and dust for the past...
View ArticleCalifornia tortoises died trying to reproduce during drought
Scientists examining the deaths of female desert tortoises in Southern California said it appears the animals died while exhausting their water and energy to lay eggs during California's historic drought.
View ArticleFungi awake bacteria from their slumber
When a soil dries out, this has a negative impact on the activity of soil bacteria. Using an innovative combination of state-of-the-art analysis and imaging techniques, researchers at UFZ have now...
View ArticleClimate change risk for animals living in prime conditions
Animals living in areas where conditions are ideal for their species have less chance of evolving to cope with climate change, new research suggests.
View ArticleDeadly heatwaves will continue to rise, study finds
Seventy-four percent of the world's population will be exposed to deadly heatwaves by 2100 if carbon gas emissions continue to rise at current rates, according to a study published in Nature Climate...
View ArticleResearchers explore whether climate change could bring tropical viruses to...
The mosquito-borne viral disease Chikungunya is usually found in tropical areas. Researchers at the University of Bayreuth and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in Stockholm...
View ArticleAustralia's dry June is a sign of what's to come
This June was the seventh-warmest and second-driest on record for Australia. Parts of the southwest and southeast saw record dry conditions as frontal systems passed further south than normal and high...
View ArticleOnline climate data benefits producers
Are you a farmer who wants to keep better track of the climate conditions around you? There's an app for that.
View ArticleClimate change could put rare bat species at greater risk
An endangered bat species with a UK population of less than 1,000 could be further threatened by the effects of global warming, according to a new study led by the University of Southampton.
View ArticleSub-tropical corals vulnerable, new study shows
The vulnerability and conservation value of sub-tropical reefs south of the Great Barrier Reef - regarded as climate change refuges – has been highlighted in a new study.
View ArticleComing soon to Montreal: The infrastructure cost of climate change
It's sunny in downtown Montreal and pouring rain at the airport. Such events will be more likely in the future.
View ArticleHurricanes may be getting more severe – do we need a whole new category to...
There's been a devastating trail of destruction and flooding along the east Atlantic coast in the last few weeks following Hurricane Harvey and now Hurricane Irma. The latter, currently moving across...
View ArticleVideo: Drones help scientists check the health of Antarctic mosses, revealing...
Drones are helping scientists check the health of Antarctic mosses, revealing clues on the pace of climate change.
View ArticleWarm Northwest waters draw spawning fish north
Unusually warm ocean conditions off the Pacific Northwest in the last few years led anchovies, sardines and hake to begin spawning in Northwest waters much earlier in the year and, for anchovy, longer...
View ArticleConflict and climate change lead to a rise in global hunger
Last year about 11 per cent of the total human population (approximately 850 million people on the planet) suffered from daily hunger, according to a recent United Nations report on the state of food...
View ArticleTeam researching how climate influences wildfire frequency
A team of researchers from the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources' School of Natural Resources and United States Forest Service are continuing an effort to...
View ArticleWhy were California's wine country fires so destructive?
As of late October more than a dozen wildfires north of San Francisco had killed more than 40 people, burned approximately 160,000 acres and destroyed more than 7,000 structures.
View ArticlePeat bogs defy the laws of biodiversity
WSL scientists working with a team of researchers from across Europe have found that peat bogs, despite their low biodiversity, can effectively withstand both moderate and glacial climates. That...
View ArticlePolitical views have limited impact on how we perceive climate anomalies,...
Individual perceptions of climate anomalies are largely immune to political bias, especially when people observe large and persistent departures from average conditions.
View ArticleCould the Neolithic revolution offer evidence of best ways to adapt to...
Human behaviour during the last intense period of global warming might offer an insight into how best to adapt to current climate change, a study suggests.
View ArticleSpecies may appear deceptively resilient to climate change
Nature itself can be the best defense against climate change for many species—at least in the short term—according to a study published in the journal Ecology Letters from the University of...
View ArticleVermont's moose population struggles despite hunting cutback
Scientists say they fear shifting climate conditions are to blame for Vermont's struggling moose population.
View ArticleFrom U.S. South to China, heat stress could exceed human endurance
Climate scientists say that killer heat waves will become increasingly prevalent in many regions as climate warms. However, most projections leave out a major factor that could worsen things: humidity,...
View ArticleTolerance to saltwater and freshwater is key to survival
According to Charles Darwin the ability to adapt to new conditions is essential for survival of species. The capacity to cope with altered conditions is becoming increasingly important in the face of...
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