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Solar Geoengineering May Fail to Prevent Catastrophic Warming in the Long Run

Seeding the air with aerosols might not prevent high concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) from destabilizing low-lying clouds, which could lead to increased warming.

18 Nov 2020

Study Reveals Types of Forests that Store Carbon Most Effectively

Under the guidance of the University of Geneva (UNIGE), an international research team has analyzed which types of forests, with regards to biodiversity, are the most efficient in storing carbon.

16 Nov 2020

Arctic Researchers Reveal Unseasonably Warm Ocean Temperatures and Active Ecosystem

Arctic researchers Jacqueline Grebmeier and Lee Cooper have been visiting the Bering and Chukchi seas off Alaska for nearly 30 years, collecting information about the biological diversity of the watery world under the sea ice to understand how marine ecosystems are responding to environmental changes.

12 Nov 2020

Global Warming is Affecting Present-Day Hurricanes

According to a study recently published in a prominent journal, Nature, climate change is causing landfalling hurricanes to take more time to weaken.

12 Nov 2020

Study Finds Concrete Evidence of Volcanic Cause of Huge Mass Extinction

A more concrete proof of the volcanic cause of the huge mass extinction of life has now been found by scientists from Japan, the United States, and China.

11 Nov 2020

Increased Heat from Arctic Rivers Melts Sea Ice, Warms the Atmosphere

A new study shows that increased heat from Arctic rivers is melting sea ice in the Arctic Ocean and warming the atmosphere.

9 Nov 2020

AU Researcher Receives ERC Synergy Grant to Find Alternative Solutions to Global Warming

Alternative technologies to combat global warming will be studied in depth in a major research project at Aarhus University.

6 Nov 2020

Study Reveals the Sensitivity of Soil Carbon Turnover to Global Warming

Global warming of 2°C would lead to about 230 billion tonnes of carbon being released from the world's soil, new research suggests.

3 Nov 2020

Ninety Years of Data Reveals the Impacts of Global Warming on Phytoplankton Community

Understanding the impacts of global warming on phytoplankton- the foundation of marine ecosystems -is critical to predicting changes in future biodiversity, ocean productivity, and ultimately fisheries production.

3 Nov 2020

A Vicious Circle: Impact of Global Warming and Ice Loss

The loss of huge ice masses can contribute to the warming that is causing this loss and further risks. A new study now quantifies this feedback by exploring long-term if-then-scenarios.

28 Oct 2020