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High CO2 Levels in the Air were Responsible for High Temperatures on Young Earth

The temperature on the young Earth was warm despite that radiation of the sun was comparatively low.

1 Jun 2021

Ice Core Data Shows Why Air Pollution is Reducing Slower than Sulfur Emissions Reductions

Ice core data obtained from Greenland indicates why air pollution has been decreasing slower compared to reductions in sulfur emissions.

1 Jun 2021

One in Three Heat-Related Deaths Attributable to Human-Induced Global Warming

Between 1991 and 2018, more than a third of all deaths in which heat played a role were attributable to human-induced global warming, according to a new article in Nature Climate Change.

1 Jun 2021

Patterns of Climate Change Drove Early Human Evolution

Headed by Dr Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr from the University of Potsdam, a scientific consortium has discovered that prehistoric El Niño-like weather patterns were mainly responsible for causing the environmental change in the sub-Saharan African region over the past 620 thousand years—the crucial timeframe for human evolution.

1 Jun 2021

Climate Change Makes West Nile Virus Outbreaks More Likely in the UK Within Few Decades

Climate change will make outbreaks of West Nile virus more likely in the UK within the next 20-30 years, scientists say.

31 May 2021

Finding Less Costly Ways to Reach the Paris Agreement

Five researchers shed new light on a key argument to reduce greenhouse gases: they provided the first economic analysis of conversion factors of other GHG like methane into their CO2 equivalent in overshoot scenarios.

31 May 2021

Centuries-Old Smoke Particles Shed New Light on Future Effects of Global Climate Change

Centuries-old smoke particles preserved in the ice reveal a fiery past in the Southern Hemisphere and shed new light on the future impacts of global climate change, according to new research published in Science Advances.

31 May 2021

Researchers Propose New Framework to Support Coordinated Global Climate Action

With the COP Climate conference in Glasgow only a few months away, the ambitions of the Paris Agreement and the importance of taking action at the national level to reach global climate goals is returning to the spotlight.

28 May 2021

Researchers Report Sharp Decline in Coral Reefs

Australian researchers recently reported a sharp decline in the abundance of coral along the Great Barrier Reef.

28 May 2021

Researchers Reconstruct Demographic Histories to Understand How Kea Populations Respond to Ice Age Climate Change

With global warming decreasing the size of New Zealand's alpine zone, a University of Otago study found out what this means for our altitude-loving kea.

28 May 2021