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Study Shows Implications of Water Vapor Buoyancy on Earth's Climate

Conventional knowledge has it that warm air rises while cold air sinks. But a study from the University of California, Davis, found that in the tropical atmosphere, cold air rises due to an overlooked effect -- the lightness of water vapor.

7 May 2020

Ocean Gliders to Examine Impact of Heatwave Affecting Northern Australia

Ocean gliders operated by The University of Western Australia from The Australian Integrated Marine Observing System’s (IMOS) facility have been deployed off the coast of Broome this week to collect ocean temperature data vital for understanding the marine and land heatwave affecting northern Australia.

7 May 2020

Glacier Hazards on the Increase in the Warming World

A global team of scientists including The University of Western Australia has found glacier detachments, which are highly destructive events, may occur more frequently as the world warms.

7 May 2020

Advocating Policy that Combines Land, Ocean Approaches to Address Climate Change

Debates around the Green New Deal have largely centered around climate change concerns on land. But a group of scientists are calling on policymakers to include oceans in the deal.

6 May 2020

New Webtool Predicts Past, Future Climate Change in European Agricultural Regions

A webtool giving an overview of climate change in Europe and predicting subsequent developments was created as a joint collaboration between French, Spanish, German and Estonian researchers.

6 May 2020

Study Predicts the US will be Exposed to Larger Number of Extreme Climate Events

By 2050, the United States will likely be exposed to a larger number of extreme climate events, including more frequent heat waves, longer droughts and more intense floods, which can lead to greater risks for human health, ecosystem stability and regional economies.

6 May 2020

Sink or Swim: Mismatch Between Land and Seafloor Debris Revealed in Global Study

The Journal of Environmental Pollution has published a study by scientists at CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency; Project AWARE, a global non-profit connecting community action and policy; and Ocean Conservancy, a US-based advocacy non-profit, that evaluated the relationship between land-based debris and what is found on corresponding seafloors.

6 May 2020

Warming Ocean Environment Could Increase Fisheries-Related Conflicts

A team of experts, led by a University of Rhode Island researcher, examined how climate change is affecting the ocean environment and found that the changing conditions will likely result in increased fisheries-related conflicts and create new challenges in the management of global fisheries.

5 May 2020

Study Analyzes Relationships Between Climate and Corn, Sorghum, Soybean Yield

If warming continues unabated in the Midwest, in 50 years we can expect the best conditions for corn and soybean production to have shifted from Iowa and Illinois to Minnesota and the Dakotas, according to Penn State researchers.

5 May 2020

Sea Level Rise will Cause Land Area to be Impacted by Flood Mechanisms

Today and as sea level continues to rise in the future, extreme high tide events cause Honolulu, Hawai'i's primary urban center to experience flooding not just from water washing directly over the shoreline, but also from groundwater inundation as the water table is pushed toward the surface, and reverse flow through the municipal drainage system.

5 May 2020