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Major Wind-Driven Ocean Currents are Moving Closer to the Poles

The severe droughts in the USA and Australia are the first sign that the tropics, and their warm temperatures, are apparently expanding in the wake of climate change.

28 Sep 2020

Ocean Heatwaves are More Frequent Due to Human Influence

A marine heatwave (ocean heatwave) is an extended period of time in which the water temperature in a particular ocean region is abnormally high.

28 Sep 2020

Climate Change Increases Risk of Wildfires

The proof that climate change raises the frequency and/or intensity of fire weather in several regions of the world has been strengthened by new scientific publications assessed from January 2020.

25 Sep 2020

Less Complex Models Could be Better for Analyzing Climate Risk

Typically, computer models of climate become more and more complex as researchers strive to capture more details of our Earth's system, but according to a team of Penn State researchers, to assess risks, less complex models, with their ability to better sample uncertainties, may be a better choice.

25 Sep 2020

Marine Heatwaves Like 2015's Pacific "Blob" Increased Due to Climate Change

Severe marine heatwaves, like 2015's Pacific "blob," are far more likely to occur now than before human-induced global warming began, according to a new study.

25 Sep 2020

Climate-Driven Wildfires in Cascade Range Restructure the Forests

In recent years -- and 2020 is no exception -- parts of the Pacific Northwest that are typically too wet to burn are experiencing more frequent, severe and larger wildfires due to changes in climate.

25 Sep 2020

Researchers Explore the Effect of Climate Change on Rainforest Elephants

In collaboration with the Government of Gabon, experts from the University of Stirling, have headed an international study relating to the effect of climate change on the rainforests of Central Africa and the risk posed to elephant populations in the region.

25 Sep 2020

Best Buy, McKinstry, Real Betis, Schneider Electric, and Siemens Sign The Climate Pledge

Today, Amazon and Global Optimism announced that Best Buy, McKinstry, Real Betis, Schneider Electric, and Siemens have joined The Climate Pledge, a commitment to be net-zero carbon by 2040—a decade ahead of the Paris Accord’s goal of 2050.

25 Sep 2020

Study Shows How Climate Change Affects Freshwater Ecosystems

To understand how climate change may affect different ecosystems, 27 researchers from Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana and Puerto Rico, among other countries, conducted experiments in seven different locations involving the aquatic environment in the tank of bromeliads, a habitat for insect larvae and other small organisms.

24 Sep 2020