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Study Assesses How Climate Change Could Impact the Frequency of Extreme Rainfall-Surge Events

Extreme flooding events spawned by hurricanes are likely to become far more frequent along the Eastern and Southern U.S. coastlines because of a combination of sea level rise and storm intensification.

4 Feb 2022

Reduction in Emissions Could Preserve Snow Cover and Below Freezing Temperatures

Winters are warming faster than summers in North America, impacting everything from ecosystems to the economy. Global climate models indicate that this trend will continue in future winters but there is a level of uncertainty around the magnitude of warming.

4 Feb 2022

Mount Everest’s Highest Glacier Affected by Human-Induced Climate Change

Melting and sublimation on Mount Everest's highest glacier due to human-induced climate change have reached the point that several decades of accumulation are being lost annually now that ice has been exposed, according to a University of Maine-led international research team that analyzed data from the world's highest ice core and highest automatic weather stations.

4 Feb 2022

Major Blyth Projects Break Ground in Boost to UK Offshore Wind

Photograph: Robotics technology such as BladeBUG’s maintenance and repair robot have previously been tested at ORE Catapult’s National Renewable Energy Centre.

4 Feb 2022

The Secret Lives of Bats Reveal Botanical Mysteries

Many island bats are at risk of extinction, yet bats are proving essential in the survival of one of the world’s most unusual plant species.

4 Feb 2022

Understanding How Ghost Forests Produce Methane

Recent research indicates that ghost forests produce an abundance of methane. While the methane is initially produced in the soil, the trees act like vents that allow the methane to rise and escape into the atmosphere.

3 Feb 2022

Changes in the Wind Pattern may Contribute to North Atlantic’s ‘Cold Blob’

While climate change is making much of the world warmer, temperatures in a subpolar region of the North Atlantic are getting cooler. A team of researchers report that changes in the wind pattern, among other factors, may be contributing to this "cold blob."

3 Feb 2022