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Understanding the Past Warming Events can Help Preserve Future Biodiversity

Approximately 40 per cent of terrestrial ecosystems are projected to have experienced shifts in temperature during the past 21,000 years that are similar in pace and magnitude to regional-scale future forecasts.

31 Aug 2020

World’s Strongest Ocean Currents Likely to Experience More Intense Marine Heatwaves

The world's strongest ocean currents, which play key roles in fisheries and ocean ecosystems, will experience more intense marine heatwaves than the global average over coming decades, according to a paper published today in Nature Communications by researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes at the University of Tasmania and CSIRO.

31 Aug 2020

Local Climate Policy Change Could Depend on a Combination of Factors

Natural disasters alone are not enough to motivate local communities to engage in climate change mitigation or adaptation, a new study from Oregon State University found.

31 Aug 2020

Study Shows Rising Temperatures can Impact Coastal Ice Shelves in Antarctica

According to a recent study, many of the coastal ice shelves in Antarctica would be rapidly destroyed if growing temperatures continue to push the melt water into various fractures that are presently entering their surfaces.

27 Aug 2020

Climate Changes During the Last Ice Age Occurred Simultaneously in Several Places

A kind of domino effect -- a convergence of rising temperatures and changing precipitation rates occurred across the planet during the last ice age, stretching from 120,000-11,700 years ago.

27 Aug 2020

Temperatures in the Arctic Ocean are Warming Faster than Estimated

Temperatures in the Arctic Ocean between Canada, Russia and Europe are warming faster than researchers' climate models have been able to predict.

27 Aug 2020

Researchers Find the Average Temperature of the Last Ice Age

A University of Arizona-led team has nailed down the temperature of the last ice age - the Last Glacial Maximum of 20,000 years ago - to about 46 degrees Fahrenheit.

27 Aug 2020

Study Eliminates Black Carbon as Primary Suspect for Ice Formation from Smoke

When fossil fuel or biomass burns, soot - also known as black carbon - fills the air.

27 Aug 2020

Coordinated, Novel Interventions Needed to Sustain Coral Reefs Under Climate Change

Effective solutions to the climate challenge threatening the world's coral reefs require complex decisions about risk and uncertainty, timing, quality versus quantity as well as which species to support for the most robust and productive future, according to a science paper released today.

27 Aug 2020

Landscapes Influence Climate Change Vulnerability for Desert Bighorn Sheep

In the American Southwest, native desert bighorn sheep populations found in landscapes with minimal human disturbance, including several national parks, are less likely to be vulnerable to climate change, according to a new study led by Oregon State University.

27 Aug 2020