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A New Study Examines the Impact of Extreme Heat Waves on Health of Outdoor Workers

Working outdoors during phases of extreme heat can result in heat stress, discomfort, or heat illnesses—all growing issues for people who reside and work in Southwestern U.S. cities like Las Vegas, where temperatures in summer are gradually increasing each year.

12 May 2022

Planetary Warming Leads to Seasonal Shifts in Phytoplankton Blooms

According to a new study, global warming poses a direct effect on the ocean’s net primary production (NPP) at the base of the food web and also on the seasonal timing of plankton blooms.

11 May 2022

Experts Reconstruct the Miocene Climate Evolution of Southwest Australia

In light of global warming with increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels and melting polar ice, reconstruction of paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic history during past periods when the Earth’s climate system altered significantly is vital for comprehending climate mechanism and thus enhancing predictions of the future.

10 May 2022

Researchers Discover Signs of ‘Proto-Peat’ in the Warm Arctic

In 2018, an international research group bored for soil samples in three sites around the Isfjorden fjord in Svalbard, which is part of Norway. The same phenomenon was seen each boring site: mineral soil covered by a thin layer of organic matter.

10 May 2022

Global Decline in Ocean Memory Due to Global Warming, Study Says

As a result of global warming, the world’s ocean has been subjected to the consistent loss of its year-to-year memory, according to a study reported and co-authored by a University of Hawai?i at Manoa atmospheric scientist.

9 May 2022

Eco-Friendly Burgers: Substituting Beef with Microbial Protein

Researchers claim that replacing meat products with a microbial protein - a meat alternative produced in fermentation tanks - could reduce deforestation by 50% by the year 2050.

5 May 2022

Surrey Sound Artist Produces New Work to Shine a Light on Marine Sound Pollution

The University of Surrey’s leading sound artist, Professor Tony Myatt, has produced a new, state-of-the-art sound and light installation featuring recordings of the elusive blue whale to draw attention to the significance of sound for ocean inhabitants, and the devastating impact sound pollution can have on marine life.

5 May 2022

Study Reveals Accelerated Global Climate Change Even in Ancient Ice-Capped World

According to a new study, there was an accelerated global climate change on ice-capped Earth about 304 million years ago, similar to the present.

3 May 2022

Acceleration of Water Cycle Could Have Significant Consequences on the Global Climate

Researchers at the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) in Barcelona have found that global warming is accelerating the water cycle, which could have significant consequences on the global climate system, according to an article published recently in the journal Scientific Reports.

3 May 2022

Study Demonstrates Widespread Increases in the Occurrences of Flash Flooding Events Across Most of the United States

The latest UN report on climate change recorded scientists’ efforts that have revealed some measures of global warming are now unavoidable, and recent research efforts are concentrating on adaptation and mitigation strategies.

27 Apr 2022