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UC Irvine-led team uncovers ‘vigorous melting’ at Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier
UC Irvine-led team uncovers ‘vigorous melting’ at Antarctica’s Thwaites GlacierScience

UC Irvine-led team uncovers ‘vigorous melting’ at Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier

By University of California - Irvine A team of glaciologists led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine used high-resolution satellite radar data to…
SourceSourceMay 23, 2024 Full article
Seaweed forests are an overlooked component of oceanic carbon storage
Seaweed forests are an overlooked component of oceanic carbon storageClimateScience

Seaweed forests are an overlooked component of oceanic carbon storage

By Utrecht University A groundbreaking study by an international team of researchers has revealed seaweed forests to be significant contributors to oceanic carbon storage. Their…
SourceSourceMay 22, 2024 Full article
Night-time heat significantly increases the risk of stroke
Night-time heat significantly increases the risk of strokeClimateScience

Night-time heat significantly increases the risk of stroke

By Helmholtz Munich In a recent study, researchers from Helmholtz Munich and the Augsburg University Hospital show that nocturnal heat significantly increases the risk of…
SourceSourceMay 22, 2024 Full article
Warming climate intensifies flash droughts worldwide
Warming climate intensifies flash droughts worldwideClimateScience

Warming climate intensifies flash droughts worldwide

By American Geophysical Union Sudden, severe dry spells known as flash droughts are rising in intensity around the world, with a notable exception in mountainous Central…
SourceSourceMay 21, 2024 Full article
Record low Antarctic sea ice ‘extremely unlikely’ without climate change
Record low Antarctic sea ice ‘extremely unlikely’ without climate changeClimateScience

Record low Antarctic sea ice ‘extremely unlikely’ without climate change

By British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Scientists at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have found that the record-low levels of sea ice around Antarctica in 2023…
SourceSourceMay 20, 2024 Full article
What is the carbon footprint of a house in Japan?
What is the carbon footprint of a house in Japan?Science

What is the carbon footprint of a house in Japan?

By Kyushu University Researchers identify the emission hotspots in the supply chain when building a house in Japan Researchers at Kyushu University have published a…
SourceSourceMay 20, 2024 Full article
Mapping malaria in Africa: climate change study predicts where mosquitoes will breed in future
Mapping malaria in Africa: climate change study predicts where mosquitoes will breed in futureClimateScience

Mapping malaria in Africa: climate change study predicts where mosquitoes will breed in future

By Mark Smith, University of Leeds and Chris Thomas, University of Lincoln | The Conversation The relationship between climate and malaria transmission is complex and has been…
SourceSourceMay 20, 2024 Full article
Finding Where the Grass is Greener
Finding Where the Grass is GreenerScience

Finding Where the Grass is Greener

By Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, enhance land surface maps to…
SourceSourceMay 19, 2024 Full article
How heatwaves are affecting Arctic phytoplankton
How heatwaves are affecting Arctic phytoplanktonClimateScience

How heatwaves are affecting Arctic phytoplankton

By Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research The basis of the marine food web in the Arctic, the phytoplankton, responds to…
SourceSourceMay 17, 2024 Full article
Study suggests that air pollution promotes inflammation in the brain, accelerating cognitive decline and increasing risk of dementia
Study suggests that air pollution promotes inflammation in the brain, accelerating cognitive decline and increasing risk of dementiaScience

Study suggests that air pollution promotes inflammation in the brain, accelerating cognitive decline and increasing risk of dementia

By University of Copenhagen, The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences This is the first study in Denmark showing a link between air pollution and…
SourceSourceMay 17, 2024 Full article
How Do Lightning Storms Affect North Pole Sea Ice?
How Do Lightning Storms Affect North Pole Sea Ice?Science

How Do Lightning Storms Affect North Pole Sea Ice?

By Tel-Aviv University TAU Research Shows that Lightning Storms are Causing Sea Ice to Melt Faster at the North Pole An international study with the participation…
SourceSourceMay 17, 2024 Full article
Floating robots reveal just how much airborne dust fertilises the Southern Ocean – a key climate ‘shock absorber’
Floating robots reveal just how much airborne dust fertilises the Southern Ocean – a key climate ‘shock absorber’ClimateScience

Floating robots reveal just how much airborne dust fertilises the Southern Ocean – a key climate ‘shock absorber’

By Jakob Weis, University of Tasmania; Andrew Bowie, University of Tasmania; Christina Schallenberg, CSIRO; Peter Strutton, University of Tasmania, and Zanna Chase, University of Tasmania…
SourceSourceMay 17, 2024 Full article
Airborne technology brings new hope to map shallow aquifers in Earth’s most arid deserts
Airborne technology brings new hope to map shallow aquifers in Earth’s most arid desertsScience

Airborne technology brings new hope to map shallow aquifers in Earth’s most arid deserts

By University of Southern California Airborne sounding radars can perform comprehensive mapping within a few hours compared to existing in-situ methods that would take a…
SourceSourceMay 17, 2024 Full article
Climate change is most prominent threat to pollinators, CABI Reviews paper finds
Climate change is most prominent threat to pollinators, CABI Reviews paper findsClimateScience

Climate change is most prominent threat to pollinators, CABI Reviews paper finds

By Wayne Coles A paper published in the CABI Reviews journal has found that climate change is the most prominent threat to pollinators – such…
SourceSourceMay 17, 2024 Full article
Equity Must Be Considered in Ocean Governance to Achieve Global Targets by 2030
Equity Must Be Considered in Ocean Governance to Achieve Global Targets by 2030Science

Equity Must Be Considered in Ocean Governance to Achieve Global Targets by 2030

By Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) As the world presses forward with urgency towards reaching global biodiversity and climate targets by 2030, there must be increased…
SourceSourceMay 16, 2024 Full article
Climate change likely to aggravate brain conditions
Climate change likely to aggravate brain conditionsClimateScience

Climate change likely to aggravate brain conditions

By University College London Climate change, and its effects on weather patterns and adverse weather events, is likely to negatively affect the health of people…
SourceSourceMay 16, 2024 Full article
The origin and long-distance travels of upside down trees
The origin and long-distance travels of upside down treesScience

The origin and long-distance travels of upside down trees

By Queen Mary University of London Scientists have solved the mystery behind the origin, evolution and dispersal around the world of iconic baobabs. The iconic…
SourceSourceMay 16, 2024 Full article
Global methane emissions automatically detected in satellite imagery using AI
Global methane emissions automatically detected in satellite imagery using AIScience

Global methane emissions automatically detected in satellite imagery using AI

By Kyoto University As global temperatures rise to record highs, the pressure to curb greenhouse gas emissions has intensified. Methane is particularly targeted because its significant…
SourceSourceMay 16, 2024 Full article
Carbon dioxide removal: feasibility study evaluates possible measures for Germany
Carbon dioxide removal: feasibility study evaluates possible measures for GermanyScience

Carbon dioxide removal: feasibility study evaluates possible measures for Germany

By Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres Germany aims to be climate neutral by 2045. In order to achieve this goal, greenhouse gas emissions must…
SourceSourceMay 16, 2024 Full article
Using solar energy to generate heat at high temperatures
Using solar energy to generate heat at high temperaturesScience

Using solar energy to generate heat at high temperatures

By Fabio Bergamin | ETH Zurich Instead of burning coal or oil to produce cement or steel, in the future solar energy could be used…
SourceSourceMay 15, 2024 Full article
Summers warm up faster than winters, fossil shells from Antwerp show
Summers warm up faster than winters, fossil shells from Antwerp showScience

Summers warm up faster than winters, fossil shells from Antwerp show

By Free University of Brussels In a warmer climate, summers warm much faster than winters. That is the conclusion of research into fossil shells by earth…
SourceSourceMay 15, 2024 Full article
The case for sharing carbon storage risk
The case for sharing carbon storage riskScience

The case for sharing carbon storage risk

By Texas A&M University Even the most optimistic projections for the rapid build-out of solar, wind, and other low-carbon resources acknowledge that coal, natural gas,…
SourceSourceMay 15, 2024 Full article
Creating a Green Composite Material from Japanese Washi Paper
Creating a Green Composite Material from Japanese Washi PaperClimateScience

Creating a Green Composite Material from Japanese Washi Paper

By Tohoku University Japanese washi paper is renowned for its aesthetic beauty and its wide-array of usages. Now, a group of Tohoku University researchers have…
SourceSourceMay 15, 2024 Full article
New ‘forever chemical’ cleanup strategy discovered
New ‘forever chemical’ cleanup strategy discoveredScience

New ‘forever chemical’ cleanup strategy discovered

By David DANELSKI | University of California - Riverside As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cracks down on insidious “forever chemical” pollution in the environment,…
SourceSourceMay 15, 2024 Full article

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