The Gulf Stream is wind-powered and could weaken from climate changeClimate
SourceJuly 11, 2024
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The Gulf Stream is wind-powered and could weaken from climate change
By University College London New evidence of changes to the Gulf Stream during the last ice age could indicate additional sensitivity to future climatic changes,…

Mozambican Woodlands could store more than double the carbon previously estimatedClimate
SourceJuly 10, 2024
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Mozambican Woodlands could store more than double the carbon previously estimated
By University College London The capacity of Mozambican woodlands to capture and store carbon is underestimated and potentially undervalued for their protection and restoration, finds…

Cutting farm nitrous oxide emissions helps climate and ozone layerScience
SourceJuly 10, 2024
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Cutting farm nitrous oxide emissions helps climate and ozone layer
Farming methods can reduce nitrous oxide emissions without slowing down the overall recovery of the ozone layer, results from new research have shown. Adding crushed…

Canada’s government links June heat wave to climate changeClimateNews
SourceJuly 10, 2024
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Canada’s government links June heat wave to climate change
Montreal, Canada (AFP) - Canada's environment ministry said Tuesday that climate change made a recent east coast heat wave two to 10 times more likely,…

Pinpointing coal plants to convert to nuclear energy, considering both practicality and community supportClimate
SourceJuly 9, 2024
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Pinpointing coal plants to convert to nuclear energy, considering both practicality and community support
The most comprehensive coal-to-nuclear analysis to date could help policymakers and utilities plan how to meet climate targets. By University of Michigan An assessment ranks…

First local extinction in the US due to sea level riseClimate
SourceJuly 9, 2024
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First local extinction in the US due to sea level rise
By Jerald Pinson | Florida Museum of Natural History The United States has lost its only stand of the massive Key Largo tree cactus in…

Covering Climate Now Announces Winners of the 2024 CCNow Journalism AwardsClimateNews
SourceJuly 9, 2024
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Covering Climate Now Announces Winners of the 2024 CCNow Journalism Awards
By CCNOW Today, the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now announced 51 winners of the 2024 CCNow Journalism Awards. Now in its fourth year, the…

New Microbe-central Model Predicts Global Grassland Soil pH Under Climate ChangeScience
SourceJuly 9, 2024
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New Microbe-central Model Predicts Global Grassland Soil pH Under Climate Change
By Zhang Nannan | Chinese Academy of Sciences In a study published in One Earth, a research team led by Prof. Deng Ye from Research…

Coral reefs: battlegrounds for survival in a changing climateClimate
SourceJuly 9, 2024
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Coral reefs: battlegrounds for survival in a changing climate
By Harrison Tasoff | University of California - Santa Barbara Coral reefs, those vibrant underwater cities, stand on the precipice of collapse. While rising ocean…

How a plant app helps identify the consequences of climate changeScience
SourceJuly 9, 2024
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How a plant app helps identify the consequences of climate change
By leveraging millions of time-stamped observations, researchers can identify plant rhythms and ecological patterns year-round. By German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig A…

Six dead in Tokyo as Japan swelters in heatwaveNews
SourceJuly 9, 2024
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Six dead in Tokyo as Japan swelters in heatwave
By Tomohiro OSAKI | AFP Tokyo, Japan - Six people have died of heatstroke in Tokyo as Japan swelters under a rare rainy season heatwave,…

Tackling the Climate and Housing Crises: Promoting Compact Living in EuropeClimate
SourceJuly 8, 2024
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Tackling the Climate and Housing Crises: Promoting Compact Living in Europe
By Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) – Helmholtz Centre Potsdam Future European Union housing policy must address the twin challenges of providing adequate housing for…

Weaker ocean circulation could enhance CO2 buildup in the atmosphere, study showsClimate
SourceJuly 8, 2024
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Weaker ocean circulation could enhance CO2 buildup in the atmosphere, study shows
New findings challenge current thinking on the ocean’s role in storing carbon. By Jennifer Chu | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) As climate change advances,…

Companies that mitigate climate change reduce their cost of capitalClimate
SourceJuly 8, 2024
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Companies that mitigate climate change reduce their cost of capital
Going green pays off. New research shows that when companies disclose their environmental impact—and work to mitigate it—they earn investor trust. By Hidemichi Fujii |…

Zero-emissions trucks alone won’t cut it: Early retirement of polluters key to California’s emission goalsClimate
SourceJuly 8, 2024
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Zero-emissions trucks alone won’t cut it: Early retirement of polluters key to California’s emission goals
By IOP Publishing California must implement early retirement for existing heavy-duty vehicles as well as introducing zero-emissions vehicles (ZEVs) to protect Black, Latino and vulnerable…

Braiding community values with science is key to ecosystem restorationClimate
SourceJuly 8, 2024
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Braiding community values with science is key to ecosystem restoration
A research team comprising local Tibetans and academics from the UK and China demonstrate that local community members are indispensable partners in enhancing community engagement…

Cool roofs are best at beating cities’ heatClimate
SourceJuly 5, 2024
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Cool roofs are best at beating cities’ heat
By University College London Painting roofs white or covering them with a reflective coating would be more effective at cooling cities like London than vegetation-covered…

Climate change drives tree species towards colder, wetter regionsClimate
SourceJuly 4, 2024
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Climate change drives tree species towards colder, wetter regions
By University of Birmingham Climate change is likely to drive tree species towards colder and wetter regions of their geographical distribution, a new study has…

Why do you keep your house so cold? Science says: Ask your parentsClimateScience
SourceJuly 4, 2024
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Why do you keep your house so cold? Science says: Ask your parents
The temperature of your childhood home, among other factors, may help predict your thermostat settings. By PLOS Childhood home temperature and community connectedness can help…

Shark hatching success drops from 82% to 11% in climate change scenarioScience
SourceJuly 3, 2024
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Shark hatching success drops from 82% to 11% in climate change scenario
By Society for Experimental Biology New experimental research shows that the combined effects of ocean warming and acidification could lead to a catastrophic decrease in…

Early-onset El Niño means warmer winters in East Asia, and vice versaClimate
SourceJuly 3, 2024
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Early-onset El Niño means warmer winters in East Asia, and vice versa
By Masahiro Shiozaki | Kyushu University The phenomenon known as El Niño can cause abnormal and extreme climate around the world due to it dramatically…

Google greenhouse gas emissions grow as it powers AIClimateNews
SourceJuly 3, 2024
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Google greenhouse gas emissions grow as it powers AI
San Francisco, United States (AFP) - Google, despite its goal of achieving net-zero emissions, is pumping out more greenhouse gas than before as it powers…

True scale of carbon impact from long-distance travel revealedClimateScience
SourceJuly 2, 2024
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True scale of carbon impact from long-distance travel revealed
By University of Leeds The reality of the climate impact of long-distance passenger travel has been revealed in new research from the University of Leeds.…

Climate change ignored? Study reveals sociology’s blind spotClimate
SourceJuly 1, 2024
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Climate change ignored? Study reveals sociology’s blind spot
By Tevah Platt, Institute for Social Research - University of Michigan A recent University of Michigan study exposes a gap in sociology: a lack of…
