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Climate Change may Alter Future Patterns of Flooding

Climate change will significantly alter future patterns of flooding, according to a new study led in part by the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

2 Sep 2021

Study Quantifies the Significance of Insects in the Decomposition of Wood

The rate of decomposition of deadwood in forests relies on the climate as well as on insects and fungi. An international group of researchers has determined the yearly contribution made by deadwood to the global carbon cycle and assessed the significance of insects in the decomposition of wood for the first time.

2 Sep 2021

Archeological Researchers Highlight Blind Spots in Australia’s Environmental Management Policies

New archaeological research highlights major blind spots in Australia's environmental management policies, placing submerged Indigenous heritage at risk.

1 Sep 2021

Rising Temperature may Result in Extreme Sea Levels Along Coastlines More Frequently

The news has been packed in recent months with severe climate and weather events-record-high temperatures from the Pacific Northwest to Sicily, flooding in Germany and the eastern United States, wildfires from Sacramento to Siberia to Greece.

1 Sep 2021

Study Outlines Strategies to Achieve Overall Resilience in Hood River Watershed

Hood River, long an agricultural center for Oregon, faces an uncertain future of climate impacts, but a new Portland State University study lays out strategies that the watershed can adapt to become more resilient to the inevitable changes.

1 Sep 2021

Study Seeks Ways to Improve the Prediction of Climate Anomalies

Human beings have been facing climate change and meteorological disasters, which have now turned out to be a major problem.

1 Sep 2021

Lake Sediments Show Link Between Climate Change and Bushfires in Aussie Alps

Sediments in a lake near Kosciuszko may hold clues to plant conservation strategies amid rising temperatures and more frequent bushfires.

31 Aug 2021

WVU Researchers Use a Localized Flooding Event to Seek Community-Driven Solutions

Researchers at West Virginia University have used a localized flooding event to envision how human beings can live with the threat of water invading their living and working spaces.

31 Aug 2021

Global Models Underestimate Future Climate Change Impacts on the World's Marine Ecosystems

Protecting marine ecosystems and fisheries from climate change is a global priority but a new QUT-led, international study finds that our lack of understanding for how marine systems function is muddying the waters.

27 Aug 2021