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Sustaining Existing Forests can Help Fight Climate Change, say Scientists

Some climate activists advocate large-scale tree-planting campaigns in forests around the world to suck up heat-trapping carbon dioxide and help rein in climate change.

21 May 2021

Study Presents First Comprehensive Climatological Study of Foehn Warming in Japan

Warm, dry wind events blowing down from mountain slopes, called foehns, are a meteorological phenomenon typically associated with the European Alps or the Rocky Mountains of North America.

21 May 2021

Solar Geoengineering can Mitigate Effects of Global Warming on Rainfed Crops

Solar geoengineering, which means releasing aerosols into the air to reflect solar light and cut down global warming, is not a complete solution for climate change but it might be one of many tools to control climate risks.

21 May 2021

The World’s Largest Iceberg Breaks Free of Antarctica

A 4000 square-kilometer iceberg has been cleaved from the Ronne Ice Shelf, making it the largest current iceberg.

20 May 2021

Weather Pattern is Turning Greenland Darker and Warmer

A weather pattern that pushes snowfall away from parts of Greenland's ice sheet is causing the continent to become darker and warmer, according to Dartmouth research published in Geophysical Research Letters.

19 May 2021

Current Carbon Budgets Fail to Account for Carbon Emissions from Permafrost

Since it was first signed more than five years ago, the Paris Agreement has set the bar for the global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with more than 70 countries taking on ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions that exceed initial commitments laid out in the Agreement.

18 May 2021

Part of Central-Western Greenland Ice Sheet Have Reached a Tipping Point

Data from the Jakobshavn drainage basin of the Central-Western Greenland ice sheet reveals the distinct mark of this part of the ice sheet having reached a tipping point.

18 May 2021

Study Urges Leaders to Take Latest Arctic Science into Account, Rethink Emissions Goals

As the Paris Agreement was initially signed over five years ago, it has set the standard for the global measure to decrease greenhouse gas emissions, with over 70 nations taking on aspiring Nationally Determined Contributions that surpass initial obligations charted in the Agreement.

18 May 2021

Study Evaluates Performance of CMIP6 Climate Models in Simulating Global Warming Slowdown

Under the guidance of Dr Wei and Dr Qiao from the First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, a new study offers an assessment of the performance of the newly released CMIP6 models in simulating the deceleration of global warming noted in the early 2000s.

18 May 2021

Significant Source of Trace Gases Account for Antarctic Climate Change

Scientists exploring the drivers of Antarctic climate change have discovered a new and more efficient pathway for the creation of natural aerosols and clouds which contribute significantly to temperature increases.

17 May 2021