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Accelerated Ice Melt can have Significant Impact on Global Climate

A group of climate scientists has reported that upcoming ice-sheet melt is anticipated to have a major impact on the global climate.

24 Sep 2020

Forests Appear to be Resilient to Climate Change Under Low-Severity Fire Regime

A warming climate and more frequent wildfires do not necessarily mean the western United States will see the forest loss that many scientists expect.

23 Sep 2020

Compounding Effect of Severe Weather Events Exacerbates Marine Heatwaves

Several coastal communities are picking up the pieces after being ravaged by hurricanes in the past month.

23 Sep 2020

Pandemic-Induced CO2 Emission Reductions will be Detected in the Atmosphere Much Later

Based on current data measured in the energy, industry, and mobility sectors, restrictions of social life during the corona pandemic can be predicted to lead to a reduction of worldwide carbon dioxide emissions by up to eight percent in 2020.

22 Sep 2020

First Integrated Analysis of Risks Associated with Climate Change in Italy

It could be worth up to 8% of GDP per capita, exacerbate the differences between north and south, between society's rich and poor, as well as affect a number of Italy's strategic sectors: climate change is a risk accelerator for many aspects of both the economy and society.

22 Sep 2020

Countries in the Southern Hemisphere may Face Longer Droughts in the Future

Projections based on climate models for the mid-Pliocene Warm Period (about 3 million years ago) suggest that countries in the tropical and subtropical southern hemisphere, including Brazil, may face longer droughts in the future.

22 Sep 2020

Combining Two Tools Could Boost Understanding of Carbon Dioxide Uptake by Plants

How much carbon dioxide, a pivotal greenhouse gas behind global warming, is absorbed by plants on land?

22 Sep 2020

The Impact of Undersea Earthquakes on Climate Change

Although climate change is most evident to people in the form of melting glaciers or unseasonably warm winter days, around 95% of the additional heat trapped on Earth by greenhouse gases is retained in the global oceans.

21 Sep 2020

Elevenstore First Aussie Clean-Tech Start-up to Win Place at World-Renowned Business School

For the first time, an Australian entry has made it through to the prestigious Accelerator business school in Europe, by winning the Southeast Asian final of the world’s biggest cleantech competition.

21 Sep 2020

New Study Finds a Trigger for the Little Ice Age

A new study finds a trigger for the Little Ice Age that cooled Europe from the 1300s through mid-1800s, and supports surprising model results suggesting that under the right conditions sudden climate changes can occur spontaneously, without external forcing.

18 Sep 2020