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Taking Inspiration From Nature: Novel CO2 Reduction Strategy

MIT researchers are attempting to develop a CO2 reduction strategy that will enable them to ‘upconvert’ this greenhouse gas into a useful rather than a detrimental product.

9 Sep 2022

Climate Change Causing Ice to Vanish from Caves in Austria

A group of geologists from the University of Innsbruck, have, for the first time, expansively recorded the gain and loss of ice in Alpine ice caves across the last 2,000 years.

9 Sep 2022

Increase in Global Temperature Beyond 1.5°C Could Trigger Multiple Climate Tipping Points

Multiple climate tipping points could be triggered if global temperature rises beyond 1.5 deg.C above pre-industrial levels, according to a major new analysis published in the journal Science.

9 Sep 2022

Five or More El Niño Events Per Century Restructure the Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems

The El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a global climate phenomenon most famous for the El Niño phase characterized by warm sea surface temperatures in the eastern Pacific Ocean, intense winter storms and high precipitation.

9 Sep 2022

Availability of Renewable Energy Sources At Risk

According to a new study, climate change is putting at risk the availability of biomass fuels and technologies, which are crucial substitutes for fossil fuels.

8 Sep 2022

Over-Dependence on Carbon Removal Technologies Could Increase Climate Change and Food Security Risks

In a new study published in Nature, an international group of scientists emphasized the risk of depending on carbon removal technologies to curb climate change.

8 Sep 2022

Experts to Discuss a New Approach to Modeling Climate Risk to Financial Markets

Experts from the University of Maryland and the investment management firm Conning will discuss a new approach to modeling climate risk to financial markets, in a free webinar at 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, hosted by the Center for Financial Policy (CFP) at UMD's Robert H. Smith School of Business.

8 Sep 2022

Study Unearths Ancient Reef Structure High and Dry on the Nullarbor Plain

Curtin researchers and international collaborators using advanced satellite imagery have discovered an ancient reef-like landform ‘hidden’ in plain view on the Nullarbor Plain, which has been preserved for millions of years since it first formed when the Plain was underwater.

7 Sep 2022

ANL Analyzes Climate Change Effects at Local and Regional Scales

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has given Argonne National Laboratory $25 million over five years to work with a group of academic and community leaders to promote urban climate science by examining the impacts of climate change at the local and regional levels.

7 Sep 2022

Old-Growth Forests Provide Thermal Refugia for Species Sensitive to Climate Warming

Some bird species may be protected from climate change by old-growth forests and managed forests with old-growth traits, according to research from the Oregon State University College of Forestry.

7 Sep 2022