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Appropriate Management of Agroecosystems Can Help Buffer Effects of Climate Instability

How will we feed our growing population in the face of an increasingly extreme climate? Many experts suggest the answer lies in breeding novel crop varieties that can withstand the increases in drought, heat, and extreme rainfall events predicted in the not-too-distant future.

21 Sep 2016

EUMETSAT’s GOME-2 Maps Ozone from Space

The hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica became an international cause for concern in the latter half of the 20th Century, but as EUMETSAT’s Atmospheric Composition Product Development Team Leader Dr Christian Retscher points out, issues relating to ozone levels are complex and wide-reaching.

19 Sep 2016

UV-Led Study Shows Impact of 2015/2016 El Niño and Global Warming in Amazonia

A study led by researchers at the Global Change Unit at the Universitat de València (UV) shows the impact the current 2015/2016 El Niño is having in Amazonia. Areas of extreme drought and changes to their typical distribution in the region are among the most evident consequences.

15 Sep 2016

Researchers Use Small Aircrafts to Measure Atmospheric Methane Levels Over Amazon Basin

Research led by the National Centre of Earth Observation is going to new heights in the atmosphere to get a better handle on methane emitted from wetlands in the Amazon.

15 Sep 2016

Popular Marine Species Could Face Extinction due to Increasing Ocean Temperatures

A new Cornell study published in the Oceanography magazine reveals that several commonly known marine species that are economically and culturally important are expected to face a highly risky future due to the increasing ocean temperatures along the East and West Coasts of the United States.

12 Sep 2016

Mexican Researchers Convert Internal Combustion Cars to Electric Vehicles to Improve Air Quality

Convert internal combustion cars, which means less economic cost and contribution to a clean environment.

9 Sep 2016

Low Relative Humidity is Often Under-Appreciated Cause of Plant Stress in Dry Weather Conditions

Newly published research by Indiana University scientists finds that low relative humidity in the atmosphere is a significant, growing and often under-appreciated cause of plant stress in hot, dry weather conditions.

6 Sep 2016

Sandia, UNM Researchers Develop Powerful New Way to Capture Carbon Dioxide with Bubble-Like Membranes

Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico (UNM) have created a powerful new way to capture carbon dioxide from coal- and gas-fired electricity plants with a bubble-like membrane that harnesses the power of nature to reduce CO2 emissions efficiently.

2 Sep 2016

Research Findings Offer New Insights into Africa’s Climate History

From the depths of Lake Malawi, Melissa Berke has helped uncover evidence that offers new insights into a long-held theory about Africa’s climate history.

2 Sep 2016

U.S DOE-Funded Projects Aim to Reduce Environmental Impacts and Increase Energy Efficiency

A U.S. Department of Energy (link is external) (DOE) program designed to spur the use of high performance supercomputers to advance U.S. manufacturing has funded 13 new industry projects for a total of $3.8 million.

1 Sep 2016