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Meandering Ocean Currents Accelerate Antarctic Ice Shelf Melting

Meandering ocean currents play an important role in the melting of Antarctic ice shelves, threatening a significant rise in sea levels.

13 Apr 2024

Research Unveils Complexities of Deep Coral Reef Warming

New research suggests that certain deeper areas of the Great Barrier Reef are currently shielded from harmful heatwaves; however, this protective effect is at risk of being compromised if global warming persists.

9 Apr 2024

Quantifying Climate Change Effects on Global Natural Vegetation Dynamics

Recent studies have shown that rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations and consequential warming may compromise the community structure and functioning of the cold tundra ecosystems. However, in addition to uptake carbon, natural vegetation, particularly forests, can physically cool neighboring areas by releasing certain cooling molecules.

9 Apr 2024

Heat Stress from Ocean Warming Could Affect the Vision and Survivability of Octopuses

While climate change has led to an increase in the abundance of octopuses, heat stress from projected ocean warming could impair their vision and impact the survivability of the species.

8 Apr 2024

Warm Ocean Waters Could be the Culprit Behind Accelerated Melting of Petermann Glacier

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have conducted the first large-scale observation and modeling study of northwest Greenland's Petermann Glacier.

18 Mar 2024

New Clean Energy Innovations and AI Could Offer a Pathway to Combat Global Warming

Throughout human history, technologies have been used to make peoples' lives richer and more comfortable, but they have also contributed to a global crisis threatening Earth's climate, ecosystems and even our own survival.

20 Feb 2024

Could Lab-Grown ‘Meaty’ Rice be the Key to a More Sustainable Food System?

Researchers from Yonsei University have engineered a new sustainable food that could be a “shortcut to a sustainable food system,” safeguarding society from both global warming and food crises.

15 Feb 2024

Converting End-of-Life Mines into Energy Storage Systems

ABB and Gravitricity are collaborating to revolutionize energy storage systems utilizing end-of-life mine shafts and cutting-edge hoist technology.

From ABB Electrification 9 Feb 2024

Poland to End Coal Dependency in Strategic Energy Policy Shift

In an unprecedented move signaling a major shift in energy strategy, Poland is charting a course toward ending its reliance on coal-powered energy. This decision represents a pivotal change in Poland's climate change approach and opens up new avenues for commercial industries through adopting greener energy sources.

8 Feb 2024

Climate Scientists Propose Sixth Hurricane Classification for Intense Storms

For more than 50 years, the National Hurricane Center has used the Saffir-Simpson Windscale to communicate the risk of property damage; it labels a hurricane on a scale from Category 1 (wind speeds between 74 – 95 mph) to Category 5 (wind speeds of 158 mph or greater).

6 Feb 2024