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What does the Hottest November on Record Mean for Global Warming?

European researchers have revealed that last month is the hottest November on record. What are the broader implications for climate change?

8 Dec 2020

Strong and Rapid Action to Cut Emissions Could Help Slow Down Global Warming

A new study shows that strong and rapid action to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases will help to slow down the rate of global warming over the next twenty years.

8 Dec 2020

Coastal Protection Declines as Coral Reef Ecosystems Collapse Under Ocean Warming, Acidification

A new study shows the coastal protection coral reefs currently provide will start eroding by the end of the century, as the world continues to warm and the oceans acidify.

4 Dec 2020

Study Reveals How Climate Change Could Result in Irreversible Sea-Level Rise

A new study has shown how climate change could result in irrevocable sea-level rise with a continuous increase in temperatures and the continuous decline in the Greenland ice sheet.

3 Dec 2020

Study Shows How Coastal Flooding will Increase Across New York Region in Future

The region of New York recorded high flood levels that had not been witnessed for ages. The cause was Superstorm Sandy.

3 Dec 2020

Art and Marine Biotech Combine to Help Solve Global Plastics Problem

The development of Marine-derived Biopolymer Materials at Flinders University to help solve global plastics problems has taken the innovative step of inviting artists work with research scientists in identifying the widest possible applications for the new materials.

3 Dec 2020

Planting and Protecting Trees can Help Mitigate Climate Change

According to a new study, climate change could be mitigated through extensive management and protection of forests from deforestation, but these measures will involve a high cost if deployed at a large scale, as discussed by policymakers.

2 Dec 2020

Earth Models Over-Estimate Water Stress in Tropical Forests

Forests could help combat climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2) during photosynthesis and retaining it in their biomass (roots, tree trunks, etc.).

23 Nov 2020

Study Analyzes Future Projections of Evaporative Demand in California, Nevada

According to a new study from the Desert Research Institute (DRI), the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, and the University of California, Merced, climate change and a “thirsty atmosphere” would result in more extreme wildfire risks and multi-year droughts to California and Nevada by the end of the 21st century.

20 Nov 2020

Study Emphasizes the Need to Reduce Greenhouse Gases and Aerosols in Tandem

A new study notes that humans should decrease carbon dioxide and aerosol pollution at the time same to prevent the weakening of the ocean’s potential to maintain the planet cool.

18 Nov 2020