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Climate Impact of Aviation may Not Meet Paris Agreement Goals

Although the emissions targets for aviation are in line with the overall goals of the Paris Agreement, there is a high likelihood that the climate impact of aviation will not meet these goals, according to a new study.

23 Jun 2021

Researchers Develop a Synthetic Tree to Enhance Solar Steam Generation

The United Nations reports that around 2.2 billion people face a shortage of reliable access to clean drinking water throughout the world, and the increasing impacts of climate change could probably worsen this condition.

23 Jun 2021

Planting New Commercial Forests Could Play an Important Role in the Fight Against Climate Change

A new study published in Nature Communications demonstrates the important role that planting new commercial forests could play in the fight against climate change by including new accounting of greenhouse gas mitigation achieved from future use of harvested wood.

22 Jun 2021

Coastal Regions in the U.S. may See Rapid Increases in High-Tide Flooding Days in the Mid-2030s

In the mid-2030s, multiple United States coastal regions may see rapid increases in the number of high-tide flooding (HTF) days, according to a study led by the University of Hawai'i at Manoa and published today in Nature Climate Change.

22 Jun 2021

Climate Change Likely to Increase Landfalling Tropical Cyclones in China

Tropical cyclones can bring strong wind, heavy rain, and storm surge. Meteorologists are concerned that the effects of global warming may change how these storms impact humans.

22 Jun 2021

Untangling the Shifts in Bird Migration Phenology and Morphology in Response to Climate Change

When a University of Michigan-led research team reported last year that North American migratory birds have been getting smaller over the past four decades and that their wings have gotten a bit longer, the scientists wondered if they were seeing the fingerprint of earlier spring migrations.

22 Jun 2021