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Researchers Confirm that Antarctic Glacier Could Cross Tipping Points

Researchers have confirmed for the first time that Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica could cross tipping points, leading to a rapid and irreversible retreat which would have significant consequences for global sea level.

2 Apr 2021

Kuroshio Current may Account for Hot and Humid Summers in Tokyo

According to a new study performed by an international research team, 40 million individuals living in Japan’s Kanto region, which also comprises Tokyo, might blame a meandering ocean current for the rising hot and humid summers.

31 Mar 2021

New Instrument Helps Better Understand the Scale and Long-Term Impact of Fires

A first-of-its-kind instrument that samples smoke from megafires and scans humidity will help researchers better understand the scale and long-term impact of fires--specifically how far and high the smoke will travel; when and where it will rain; and whether the wet smoke will warm the climate by absorbing sunlight.

30 Mar 2021

Study Analyzes Future Displacement Risks Due to Flooding from Overflowing Rivers

Annually, millions of people across the globe get displaced from their homes as a result of extreme weather due to climate change.

29 Mar 2021

Population Displacement Risk may Increase by ~50% for Each Degree of Global Warming

A new study shows that if the population were fixed at current levels, the risk of population displacement due to river floods would rise by ~50% for each degree of global warming. However, if population increases are taken into account, the relative global flood displacement risk is significantly higher.

25 Mar 2021

Ultra-Extreme Heatwaves Could Cause Massive, Forced Migration to Cooler Regions

The study, building on cooperation between climate scientists from the MENA region, aimed at assessing emerging heatwave characteristics. The research team used a first-of-its-kind multi-model ensemble of climate projections designed exclusively for the geographic area. Such detailed downscaling studies had been lacking for this region.

25 Mar 2021

Deadly Heat Waves Likely to Become More Common in South Asia in the Future

Residents of South Asia already periodically experience heat waves at the current level of warming. But a new study projecting the amount of heat stress residents of the region will experience in the future finds with 2 degrees Celsius of warming, the population's exposure to heat stress will nearly triple.

25 Mar 2021

Floating Solar Farms can Protect Lakes and Reservoirs from Climate Change

According to a new study, floating solar farms could help protect reservoirs and lakes from some of the adverse effects of climate change.

25 Mar 2021

Study Explores How El Nino-Southern Oscillation Impacts Hydroclimate Over the Tibetan Plateau

El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a recurring climate phenomenon involving changes in the temperature of waters in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. It is one of the most important climate perturbations on Earth because it can change the global atmospheric circulation, which in turn, influences temperature and precipitation across the globe.

23 Mar 2021

Higher Global Temperatures Help Invasive Species to Flourish in Ecosystems

Increased global temperatures help invasive species establish themselves in ecosystems, new research led by a Swansea University bioscientist has shown.

18 Mar 2021