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Repeated Fires Drive Long-Term Changes to Tree Communities, Reduce Their Population

Several decades of data related to the effect of recurrent fires on ecosystems throughout the world have been analyzed by researchers from the University of Cambridge.

26 Feb 2021

Climate Change Triggers Abrupt Deviations in Mountain Ecosystems

In the Alps, spring snowmelt is happening earlier in the year because of climate change and consequently activating sudden deviations in mountain ecosystems.

26 Feb 2021

The Melting of Large Icebergs is a Key Stage in the Evolution of Ice Ages

A new study, in which the Andalusian Earth Sciences Institute (IACT) (CSIC-UGR) participated, has described for the first time a key stage in the beginning of the great glaciations and indicates that it can happen to our planet in the future. The findings were recently published in the scientific journal Nature.

26 Feb 2021

Extreme Climate Forecasts can be Counterproductive

For decades, climate change researchers and activists have used dramatic forecasts to attempt to influence public perception of the problem and as a call to action on climate change. These forecasts have frequently been for events that might be called "apocalyptic," because they predict cataclysmic events resulting from climate change.

25 Feb 2021

Freshwater Transport Through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago may Affect Marine Environment and Oceans

Freshwater is accumulating in the Arctic Ocean. The Beaufort Sea, which is the largest Arctic Ocean freshwater reservoir, has increased its freshwater content by 40% over the past two decades. How and where this water will flow into the Atlantic Ocean is important for local and global ocean conditions.

25 Feb 2021

Warming Temperatures may Increase the Number of Thunderstorms in Alaska

Warming temperatures will potentially alter the climate in Alaska so profoundly later this century that the number of thunderstorms will triple, increasing the risks of widespread flash flooding, landslides, and lightning-induced wildfires, new research finds.

24 Feb 2021

Climate Researchers Solve 'Missing Ice Problem'

During glacial periods, the sea level falls, because vast quantities of water are stored in the massive inland glaciers. To date, however, computer models have been unable to reconcile sea-level height with the thickness of the glaciers.

24 Feb 2021

Continental Divide in Forest Seed Production is Driven by Climate Change

Younger, smaller trees that comprise much of North America's eastern forests have increased their seed production under climate change, but older, larger trees that dominate forests in much of the West have been less responsive, a new Duke University-led study finds.

24 Feb 2021