Climate Science

Credit: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science CAMBRIDGE, MD (April 12, 2021)--University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Professor and Appalachian Laboratory Director Eric A. Davidson, an international…

HKU geographer leads world's first study to evaluate greenhouse gas emissions from Chinese inland waters over the past 30 yearsCredit: Dr Lishan Ran Inland waters are an important component of the global carbon cycle and…

Data collected using the MAR climate model developed at ULiège indicate that this could happen as early as the end of this century, or even earlier.Credit: NASA A new study conducted jointly by the Univerisyt of Liege (Belgium) and…

Appointment of the professorhip 'Sustainable Construction' will take place in the summer of 2021Credit: Lunghammer - TU Graz Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) and the Austrian Association for Building Materials and Ceramic…

In the article, the persons behind the initiative explain their commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals, and invite other universities and research centres to collaborate with this strategic agenda for the future of our planet In…

Credit: Photo credit: Martin Jakobsson A new study shows that thick sea-ice can increase the sensitivity of Greenlandic fjords to climate warming. Understanding the factors that control how fast glaciers move, break up and deposit…

For the first time, researchers have been able to obtain data from underneath Thwaites Glacier, also known as the "Doomsday Glacier". They find that the supply of warm water to the glacier is larger than previously thought, triggering…

Credit: Photo: Sepp Kipfstuhl. Throughout the last ice age, the climate changed repeatedly and rapidly during so-called Dansgaard-Oeschger events, where Greenland temperatures rose between 5 and 16 degrees Celsius in decades.…

Weathering of rocks can bind or release carbon dioxide -- in active mountain ranges, carbon-dioxide release strongly dominatesCredit: Kristen Cook (GFZ) Taiwan is an island of extremes: severe earthquakes and typhoons…

Findings can help enhance shorebird species' protection, recoveryCredit: Credit: Susan Haig, USGS Piping plovers, charismatic shorebirds that nest and feed on many Atlantic Coast beaches, rely on different kinds of coastal habitats in…

Climate change will drive more drought, heat waves, floods, and low river flows in seven western statesCredit: none LOS ALAMOS, N.M., April 6, 2021--In the vast Colorado River basin, climate change is driving extreme,…

Published in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, researchers in the Climate Intervention Biology Working Group -- including Jessica Hellmann from the University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment -- explored the effect…

Sandia embarks on Arctic seafloor data project using new underwater techniqueCredit: Photo by Kyle Jones, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sandia National Laboratories researchers are beginning to analyze the first…

Direct human alterations to natural aquatic ecosystems can increase methane emissions, a new study has found. Atmospheric methane has tripled since pre-industrial times. It traps heat far more effectively than carbon dioxide and…

Credit: Joel Biederman, Agricultural Research Service TUCSON, Ariz., April 6, 2021 - Dry periods between rainstorms have become longer and annual rainfall has become more erratic across most of the western United States during the past…

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Nine of the hottest years in human history have occurred in the past decade. Without a major shift in this climate trajectory, the future of life on Earth is in question, which poses a new question: Should humans,…

Climate change impacts assessed on water supplies in 17 western statesCredit: Bureau of Reclamation The Bureau of Reclamation today released final technical reports supporting the Water Reliability in the West - 2021 SECURE Water Act…

Edward Maibach, Director, Center for Climate Change Communication; University Professor, Communication, and Mona Sarfaty, Director, Climate and Health, Center for Climate Change Communication, Communication, received $100,000 from Johnson…

Transformed universities help transform the worldCredit: World Scientific At present universities are devoted to the acquisition of specialized knowledge and technological know-how. They fail to do what they most need to do: help the…

Species may show higher extinction risk than currently presumedCredit: USGS Piping plover breeding groups in the Northern Great Plains are notably connected through movements between habitats and show lower reproductive…