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Scientists Assess Economic Impact of Climate Change Using Tipping Points

According to new research, crossing the tipping points in the climate system possibly increases the economic impacts of climate change.

17 Aug 2021

NASA Scientists Model the Primary Sources of Methane Around the Globe

Today, human sources are responsible for 60% of global methane emissions, coming primarily from the burning of fossil fuels, decomposition in landfills and the agriculture sector.

16 Aug 2021

Careful Planning can Help Remove CO2 in a Climate-Effective Manner

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and ETH Zurich have investigated the extent to which direct capture of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the ambient air can help to effectively remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.

16 Aug 2021

Beneficial Micro-Organisms for Corals can Increase Survival After Bleaching

New research suggests that treating corals with a probiotic cocktail consisting of beneficial bacteria can help in survival after a bleaching event. This technique can be employed prior to a predicted heatwave event, to help corals to recover from high sea temperatures.

16 Aug 2021

Climate Change Linked to Changes in Growth Patterns of Marine Belemnites

Geologists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg joined forces with researchers from France, Berlin, and Portugal to investigate the extent to which the growth of belemnites and changes to their appearance depend on ecological reactions and whether these changes are evidence of environmental crises that could have a serious impact on the climate in future.

13 Aug 2021

Australia's Carbon Capture and Utilisation Opportunity

Australia could turn carbon dioxide waste into a valuable revenue stream according to a new report from Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO.

13 Aug 2021

Climate Change Likely to Impact Interaction of Volcanic Gases with Atmosphere

Researchers have shown that human-caused climate change will have important consequences for how volcanic gases interact with the atmosphere.

12 Aug 2021

Novel System Could Help Provide Corals with More Targeted Protection from Climate Change

Thermally tolerant corals have different mechanisms for responding to heat stress.

12 Aug 2021

Researchers Recommend Well-Planned H2 Use to Achieve Clean U.S. Economy

A new study proposes that hydrogen (H2) and its derivatives could be the potential fuel. However, a clean U.S. H2 economy needs a detailed approach and a decade’s plan

12 Aug 2021

Earth's Sediment Hold Clues to the Planets Climate

The most dramatic moments of David McGee's research occur when he is working with cores of sediment drilled from the Earth that hold clues to our planet's climate long before there were records created by humans.

11 Aug 2021