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Climate Change may be Accelerating the Degradation of Ancient Rock Paintings

Climate change may be accelerating the degradation of ancient rock paintings in Indonesia, including the oldest known hand stencil in the world which dates back to 39,900 years ago, according to a study published in Scientific Reports.

20 May 2021

Monitoring Birds’ Response to Climate Change can Prevent Other Species from Going Extinct

The White-tailed Swallow, Hirundo megaensis, and Ethiopian Bush-crow, Zavattariornis stresemanni, are living in 'climatic lifeboats' with their tiny ranges restricted on all sides by temperature and rainfall patterns.

20 May 2021

Geological Records Help Reconstruct History of Antartica’s Larsen C Ice Shelf

Scientists have used geological records to rebuild, for the first time, the history of the Larsen C Ice Shelf situated in Antarctica.

20 May 2021

Urban Modeling Efforts can Help Counteract Heat Waves Caused by Global Climate Change

The frequency and intensity of heat waves in cities is increasing due to climate change, with a great negative impact on the health and mortality rates of the population.

19 May 2021

Locally Adapted Cultivars can Offset Impacts of Climate Change on Global Food Production

Climate change induced yield reductions can be compensated by cultivar adaptation and global production can even be increased.

19 May 2021

More than Three-Quarters of Iran’s Land is Under Extreme Groundwater Overdraft

Over three-quarters of Iran’s land is experiencing severe groundwater overdraft, where the rate of human uptake is greater compared to the rate of natural recharge.

19 May 2021

Scientists predict Future Conditions, plan Ways to Adapt to Potential Changes in Ecosystems

In a world that's changing fast, the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network can seem almost an anachronism.

18 May 2021

Despite Record Heat and Drought, African Rainforests Still Slowed Climate Change

Scientists studying the impact of record heat and drought on intact African tropical rainforests were surprised by how resilient they were to the extreme conditions during the last major El Niño event.

18 May 2021

Study Evaluates Performance of CMIP6 Climate Models in Simulating Global Warming Slowdown

Under the guidance of Dr Wei and Dr Qiao from the First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, a new study offers an assessment of the performance of the newly released CMIP6 models in simulating the deceleration of global warming noted in the early 2000s.

18 May 2021

Researchers Explore Challenges, Barriers to Achieving Realistic Rainfall Modeling

Heavy precipitation can result in great losses to human life, ecology, and economy. However, both its intensity and frequency have raised as a result of climate change impacts.

18 May 2021