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Human Attitudes Towards Energy Consumption and Use of Resources Affect CO2-Reducing Strategies

For the past 150 years, humans have pumped extraordinary amounts of greenhouse gasses, such as CO2, into the atmosphere and warmed the planet at an alarming rate.

30 Sep 2021

SCIPP Researchers Focus on Planning for Long-Term Change in a Short-Term World

Researchers with the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program at the University of Oklahoma have been awarded an expected $5.4 million grant from the Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Program Office, contingent on congressional appropriations.

30 Sep 2021

Increasing Abundance of Lianas in Tropical Forests Linked to Natural Canopy Disturbance

Lianas are the bridges of the tropical forest. These long, woody vines contribute to the high diversity of tropical plants and, by linking forest trees together, they also help animals move about the canopy.

30 Sep 2021

European Fishing Communities at Highest Risk of Being Affected by Climate Change

Of all European fisheries and coastal communities, the ones in the UK and the Eastern Mediterranean have the highest risk of being affected by climate change.

30 Sep 2021

Penn State Researchers to Investigate the Positives and Negatives of Decarbonization

Controlling carbon release into the atmosphere will reduce carbon dioxide and slow global warming, but could there be unintended consequences for human health?

29 Sep 2021

Extreme Climate Events Pose Substantial Risks to Society and People's Health

Extreme climate events, such as heat waves and flooding, have become more common and intense in recent years.

29 Sep 2021

Study Shows How Climate Change Could be Altering the Marine Food Web

Climate change is redistributing biodiversity globally, and distributional shifts of organisms often follow the speed and direction of environmental changes.

29 Sep 2021

Tree Health Linked to How Birds Respond to Climate Change

New Research from Oxford University has revealed that shifts in the timing of egg laying by great tits in response to climate change vary markedly between breeding sites within the same woodland and that this variation is linked to the health of nearby oak trees.

29 Sep 2021

Climate and Geology to Play a Role in Shaping Earth's Biodiversity

Tropical rainforests are the most biodiverse habitats on Earth. They are home to a huge number of different plants, animals, fungi and other organisms.

28 Sep 2021

Younger Generations Threatened More by Inadequate Climate Action than Older People

Babies born in 2020 worldwide could expect to experience 2-7 times more extreme climate events – including heat waves, wildfires, crop failures, droughts, floods and tropical storms – under current global climate policy pledges than someone born in 1960, report Wim Thiery and colleagues in a Policy Forum.

28 Sep 2021