An aggregation of recent climate news feeds:
2022-01-11 Clouds have significant impact on the energy balance of the Earth system. Low clouds such as Stratocumulus, Cumulus and Stratus cover about 30 percent of the Earth surface and have a net cooling effect on our climate. What counteracts global warming, c …›
2022-01-11 Arctic coasts are characterized by sea ice, permafrost and ground ice. This makes them particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, which is already accelerating rapid coastal erosion. …›
2022-01-11 Researchers have analyzed an extensive collection of sand samples from so-called megaripple fields around the world and gained new insights into the composition of these sand waves. These could help settle debates about the mechanistic origin of some r …›
2022-01-11 What’s in a number? The goals of the 2021 United Nations’ climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, called for nations to keep a warming limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius “within reach.” But when it comes to communicating climate change to the public, s …›
2022-01-10 Ecological communities on the Oregon coast are being subtly destabilized by the pressures of climate change despite giving an appearance of stress resistance, new research shows. …›
2022-01-10 Researchers have new insight into the complicated puzzle of environmental conditions that characterized the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction (LOME), which killed about 85% of the species in the ocean. …›
2022-01-10 As climate change continues and the incidences of drought rise, water is increasingly becoming scarce for manufacturing. But a new study suggests that there is a silver lining -- companies that use water may pivot to become efficient and more eco-frien …›
2022-01-10 Researchers show that the increase of sea ice surrounding Antarctica since 1979 is a unique feature of Antarctic climate since 1905 -- an observation that paints a dramatic first-ever picture for weather and climate implications on the world's southern …›
2022-01-10 Rising temperatures are causing a 'growing diversity' of Vibrio bacteria in the sea around the UK, new research shows. …›
2022-01-07 Fundamental changes in the ocean, such as warming, acidification or oxygen depletion, may have significant consequences for the composition of fish stocks, including the displacement of individual species. Researchers have reconstructed environmental c …›
2022-01-06 Two Basins in 2050 MIT Environmen… Thu, 01/06/2022 - 14:13 MIT Environmental Solutions InitiativeTopicsAdaptationAtmosphereClimate ModelingFood, Water & AgricultureWeather & Natural DisastersDroughtHeatwavesWildfiresPostJanuary 6, 2022Two Basins in 2 …›
2022-01-06 Blockage: How politics, economics and other human forces obstruct a sustainable Klamath Basin MIT Environmen… Thu, 01/06/2022 - 13:57 MIT Environmental Solutions InitiativeTopicsFinance & EconomicsFood, Water & AgricultureGovernment & PolicyClimate J …›
2022-01-06 Heal the People, Heal the Land: Righting environmental and historical wrongs in the Klamath Basin MIT Environmen… Thu, 01/06/2022 - 13:34 MIT Environmental Solutions InitiativeTopicsFood, Water & AgricultureForestsClimate JusticeWeather & Natural Dis …›
2022-01-06 Fish and Chips: The future of agriculture in the Klamath Basin MIT Environmen… Thu, 01/06/2022 - 13:20 MIT Environmental Solutions InitiativeTopicsFood, Water & AgricultureClimate JusticeWeather & Natural DisastersDroughtHeatwavesPostJanuary 6, 2022F …›
2022-01-06 Coral reef ecosystems support diverse small-scale fisheries -- and the fish they catch are rich in micronutrients vital to the health of millions of people in the tropics, a new study reveals. And, counter-intuitively, following bleaching events that k …›
2022-01-06 Large wildfires and severe heat events are happening more often at the same time, worsening air pollution across the western United States, a study has found. In 2020, more than 68% of the western U.S. -- representing about 43 million people -- were af …›
2022-01-06 Nearly 2 million new cases of pediatric asthma every year may be caused by a traffic-related air pollutant, a problem particularly important in big cities around the world, according to a new study. …›
2022-01-05 Dairy farmers in the Northeast -- facing a warming climate that exacerbates nutrient pollution but lengthens the growing season -- can reduce the environmental impact of their operations and maximize revenues by double cropping and injecting manure int …›
2022-01-05 Research has revealed frequent storm activity in coastal areas is a previously unrecognized way in which deforestation can increase flooding. The study found the frequency of thunderstorms in some fast-growing African coastal cities has doubled over th …›
2022-01-05 Two studies project the future of power supply and demand on the West Coast under different scenarios: one under climate change and another where power sources shift toward renewables and the climate follows historic trends. …›
2022-01-05 During long portions of the past 2.4 billion years, the Earth may have been more 'inhospitable' to life than scientists previously thought, according to new computer simulations. Using a state-of-the-art climate model, researchers now believe the level …›
2022-01-04 In 2019, researchers witnessed the consequences of an extreme heat event at Punta Tombo in Argentina, one of the world's largest breeding colonies for Magellanic penguins. On Jan. 19, temperatures at the site spiked in the shade to 44 C, or 111.2 F, ki …›
2022-01-04 Researchers have found that climate change drives native trout declines by reducing stream habitat and facilitating the expansion of invasive trout species. …›
2022-01-03 Where the microbe Prochlorococcus lives is not determined primarily by temperature, as previously thought. A study finds a relationship with a shared predator actually sets the microbe's range. The findings could help scientists predict how Prochloroco …›
2022-01-03 Africa’s “Great Green Wall” initiative is a proposed 8,000-kilometer line of trees meant to hold back the Sahara from expanding southward. New climate simulations looking to both the region’s past and future suggest this greening could have a …›
2021-12-30 By John Upton (Climate Central) and Joe Martucci (Press of Atlantic City) ATLANTIC CITY — Like many of the 21,735 casino workers in New Jersey, Mike Luko’s ability to get to and from wo …›
2021-12-29 Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels have increased significantly over the last 50 years, resulting in higher global temperatures and abrupt changes to Earth's climate. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is one of the new technologies that scientists …›
2021-12-23 Planting trees and suppressing wildfires do not necessarily maximize the carbon storage of natural ecosystems. A new study has found that prescribed burning can actually lock in or increase carbon in the soils of temperate forests, savannahs and grassl …›
2021-12-22 When winds loft fine desert dust high into the atmosphere, iodine in that dust can trigger chemical reactions that destroy some air pollution, but also let greenhouse gases stick around longer. The finding may force researchers to re-evaluate how parti …›
2021-12-22 Microorganisms can convert oil into natural gas, i.e. methane. Until recently, it was thought that this conversion was only possible through the cooperation of different organisms. In 2019, a researcher suggested that a special archaeon can do this all …›
2021-12-22 Remote localities are generally considered as potential reservoirs for biodiversity, but this is just part of the story. With regard to fish communities, researchers have produced a global map of risk that shows that no place is safe, regardless of dis …›
2021-12-22 Scientists predict that continued global warming under current trends could lead to an elevation of the sea level by as much as five meters by the year 3000 CE. …›
2021-12-22 This was another year of bleak climate news. Record heat waves baked the Pacific Northwest. Wildfires raged in California, Oregon, Washington and neighboring states. Tropical cyclones rapidly intensified in the Pacific Ocean. And devastating flash flo …›
2021-12-22 A recent study found that the total indirect emissions from the supply of chain of electric vehicles pale in comparison to the same indirect emissions from fossil fuel-powered vehicles. …›
2021-12-21 As the Arctic and the oceans warm due to climate change, understanding how a rapidly changing environment may affect birds making annual journeys between the Arctic and the high seas is vital to international conservation efforts. However, for some Arc …›
2021-12-20 In 1721, a Norwegian missionary set sail for Greenland in the hopes of converting the Viking descendants living there to Protestantism. When he arrived, the only traces he found of the Nordic society were ruins of settlements that had been abandoned 3 …›
2021-12-17 By Ayurella Horn-Muller (Climate Central). With reporting and news segment by Amber Strong (Newsy) Massive bee hives can be found on the grounds of Mount St. Scholastica, a 158-year-old Benedic …›
2021-12-16 By Ayurella Horn-Muller (Climate Central). With reporting and news segment by Amber Strong (Newsy). Just two hours north of New York city is the Chuang Yen Monastery, a serene site of Buddhist worsh …›
2021-12-16 NEW ORLEANS — Warmer winters could make twisters more powerful. Though tornadoes can occur in any season, the United States logs the greatest number of powerful twisters in the warmer months from March to July. Devastating winter tornadoes like t …›
2021-12-15 By Ayurella Horn-Muller (Climate Central). With news segment by Amber Strong (Newsy) St. Paul’s Episcopal Key West, which is trying to spur climate action among its congregatio …›