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Early Interventions may Prevent Transmission of Vector-Borne Diseases in Changing Climate

Aedes aegypti are known to be the main vector for dengue fever and other mosquito-borne diseases, but researchers are still unclear about the effects of weather anomalies on mosquito populations caused by climate change.

19 Mar 2021

Recreating the Perfect Tide to Protect Coastal Wetlands from Rising Sea Levels

Eco-engineering development from UNSW Sydney could potentially revive saltmarsh and mangrove wetland areas valued at around $230bn globally.

19 Mar 2021

Strict Ocean Protection Could Help Solve Climate, Food and Biodiversity Crises

A new study published in the prestigious peer-reviewed scientific journal Nature today offers a combined solution to several of humanity's most pressing challenges. It is the most comprehensive assessment to date of where strict ocean protection can contribute to a more abundant supply of healthy seafood and provide a cheap, natural solution to address climate change--in addition to protecting embattled species and habitats.

18 Mar 2021

Researchers Find How Genetically Diverse Marine Invertebrates Differ in Response to Ocean Warming

Certain brightly colored coral species dotting the seafloor may appear indistinguishable to many divers and snorkelers, but Florida State University researchers have found that these genetically diverse marine invertebrates vary in their response to ocean warming, a finding that has implications for the long-term health of coral reefs.

17 Mar 2021

Are Lakes Releasing More Carbon Dioxide as the Planet Heats Up?

As the planet heats up, are lakes releasing more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere? With a prestigious National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant, researcher Kevin Rose will examine large-scale patterns in concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) and dissolved oxygen to answer the question.

17 Mar 2021

Review Explores How Higher Temperatures Influence Plant Growth

Agricultural scientists who study climate change often focus on how increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide levels will affect crop yields. But rising temperatures are likely to complicate the picture, researchers report in a new review of the topic.

17 Mar 2021

Temperature Increase of up to 1.5 Degrees Predicted in Antarctic Peninsula by 2044

A new study demonstrates that climate change will cause the temperature in the Antarctic Peninsula to increase by 0.5°C to 1.5°C by 2044. The study involved an analysis of historic and predicted simulations from 19 global climate models.

16 Mar 2021

Study Pinpoints Oceans as Future Sources of Ozone-Depleting CFCs

The world's oceans are a vast repository for gases including ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs. They absorb these gases from the atmosphere and draw them down to the deep, where they can remain sequestered for centuries and more.

16 Mar 2021

Greenland Ice Sheet is More Sensitive to Climate Change than Previously Understood

In 1966, US Army scientists drilled down through nearly a mile of ice in northwestern Greenland--and pulled up a fifteen-foot-long tube of dirt from the bottom. Then this frozen sediment was lost in a freezer for decades. It was accidentally rediscovered in 2017.

16 Mar 2021