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Researchers Find New Approach to Track Effect of Climate Change on Crop Yields

To assess the likely impact of climate change on U.S. agriculture, researchers typically run a combination of climate and crop models that project how yields of maize, wheat, and other key crops will change over time.

8 Jul 2016

Researchers Study Response of Amazonian Rainforests to Increasingly Variable Climate

A recent drought completely shut down the Amazon Basin's carbon sink, by killing trees and slowing their growth, a ground-breaking study led by researchers at the Universities of Exeter and Leeds has found.

7 Jul 2016

Climate Change Affects UK’s Wildlife Calendar

A new study published in Nature on 29th June has revealed that the climate change is affecting the wildlife calendar in UK and it will have continued impact in the years to come.

30 Jun 2016

Rising Sea Levels Could Pose Serious Threat to Peatland Areas

Rising sea-levels linked to global warming could pose a significant threat to the effectiveness of the world's peatland areas as carbon sinks, a new study has shown.

30 Jun 2016

Predator-Prey Interactions Affected by Increased Seawater Acidity

A research conducted at the University of California, Davis, has revealed that ocean acidification has negative effects on the ability of sea snails to flee from sea stars that prey on them.

30 Jun 2016

Researchers Discover Human Touch on Northern Latitude Greening

A multinational team led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory Climate Change Science Institute has found the first positive correlation between human activity and enhanced vegetation growth.

30 Jun 2016

Scientists Reveal Man-Made Structures that Disrupt Louisiana’s Coastal Wetlands

As Louisiana’s wetlands continue to disappear at an alarming rate, a new study has pinpointed the man-made structures that disrupt the natural water flow and threaten these important ecosystems. The findings have important implications for New Orleans and other coastal cities that rely on coastal wetlands to serve as buffer from destructive extreme weather events.

29 Jun 2016