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Seabirds are Being Threatened by Climate Change, Human Activity

Many seabirds in the Northern Hemisphere are struggling to breed -- and in the Southern Hemisphere, they may not be far behind.

28 May 2021

Study Shows that Some Species of Forams Could Thrive with Climate Change

With the expansion of oxygen-depleted waters in the oceans due to climate change, some species of foraminifera that thrive in those conditions could be big winners, biologically speaking.

28 May 2021

Existing Evidence of Climate Change Will Never Sway Climate Skeptics

Climate skeptics who aren't persuaded by the existing evidence from climate change are unlikely to change their minds for many years, according to a newly published quantitative study by a University of Oregon environmental economist

28 May 2021

Managing Climate Change is Key to Survival of Coral Reefs

Scientists from Australia have recently announced a sharp fall in the abundance of coral along the Great Barrier Reef.

28 May 2021

Corals and Their Symbiotic Algae May Have Capacity to Adjust to Current Ocean Warming

One of the most important and widespread reef-building corals, known as cauliflower coral, exhibits strong partnerships with certain species of symbiotic algae, and these relationships have persisted through periods of intense climate fluctuations over the last 1.5 million years, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State.

27 May 2021

Study Identifies Key Issues that Should be Considered When Targeting Greenhouse Gas Emissions

"If you can't measure it, you can't improve it". This concept is also true within the context of climate policy, where the achievement of the objectives of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is dependent on the ability of the international community to accurately measure greenhouse gas emission trends and, consequently, to alter these trends.

27 May 2021

Perceptions of Naturalness Predict Public Support for Soil Carbon Storage

Soil carbon storage, carbon capture and storage, biochar - mention these terms to most people, and a blank stare might be the response.

27 May 2021

Recent Global Warming has Led to a Decrease in Dust Storm Events

Dust storms are generally defined as disastrous weather events in which huge amounts of dust particles are lifted and transported by powerful winds. Such storms are characterized by suddenness, weak horizontal visibility (less than 1 km), brief duration, and extreme destruction.

27 May 2021

Epson Partners with National Geographic to Encourage Consumers and Businesses to Turn Down the Heat in the Fight against Climate Change

Epson has joined forces with National Geographic to promote the protection of the world's permafrost - the frozen ground beneath the polar regions of the earth - in its newly launched 'Turn Down the Heat' campaign.

26 May 2021

Nottingham Researchers Lead £4.5m Study on Sustainable Technology to Remove CO2 from the Air

The University of Nottingham is to lead the world’s largest trial to evaluate the viability of a material called biochar to store carbon from the atmosphere to counter the impact of climate change.

26 May 2021