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Policy Strategies to Mitigate Climate Change by Reducing Global Methane Emissions

In the climate debate, the methane gas merits considerable attention as it contributes approximately half of the human-induced global warming in the short-term.

2 Mar 2020

Study Examines Effect of Climate Change on Tibetan Plateau’s Seeds

Seeds provide a degree of resilience to the adverse impacts of climate change in ecosystems worldwide.

26 Feb 2020

A Heat Wave in Antarctica Has Melted 20% of an Island’s Snow in 9 Days

After Antarctic temperatures recently hit record highs twice in the space of one week, it has been revealed this heat wave melted around 20% of the snow of one of its islands, as illustrated by new NASA Earth Observatory images.

25 Feb 2020

Methane Emitted by Humans Vastly Higher Than Previously Thought

Researchers from the University of Rochester have determined that estimations regarding the amount of fossil methane that is emitted by natural sources have been vastly overestimated.

24 Feb 2020

Amount of Methane Emitted by Human Activity has been Vastly Underestimated

Methane is known to be a potent greenhouse gas and contributes considerably to global warming. In the past three centuries, emissions of this gas in the air have increased by around 150%.

22 Feb 2020

Ancient Carbon Reservoirs Do Not Contribute to High Emissions of Greenhouse Gas

Permafrost present in the soil and in methane hydrates that occur deep within the ocean serve as huge reservoirs of carbon.

21 Feb 2020

Biologists Uncover Shape of Fundamental Global Relationships that Determine Bird Diversity on Islands

Researchers from the Department of Zoology at the University of Oxford have contributed to a monumental international study, published today in Nature, that has shown what factors determine how many bird species can be found on any given island.

19 Feb 2020

Study Shows Increases in Aridity May Produce Abrupt Changes in Ecosystems

A major study by a Swansea University academic shows that elevated aridity in certain parts of the world may cause sudden changes in ecosystems in regions where over two billion people live.

17 Feb 2020

Ancient Antarctic Ice Melt Increased Sea Levels by 3+ Metres - and It Could Happen Again

Mass melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet was a major cause of high sea levels during a period known as the Last Interglacial (129,000-116,000 years ago), an international team of scientists led by UNSW’s Chris Turney has found.

14 Feb 2020