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Traditional Studies of Range Shift Phenomenon Ignore Sequential Nature of Species Movement

The global redistribution of marine and terrestrial species due to climate change is a major concern for conservation planners and resource managers.

25 Jun 2020

Fragmented Thinking and Action Remain a Major Barrier in Climate Agendas

Climate change not only causes problems ranging from heat stress to increased transmission of infectious diseases; it also affects the social and environmental determinants of health, such as clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food and secure shelter.

25 Jun 2020

Formation and Evolution of Clouds are Tied to Increased Climate Warming

As scientists work to determine why some of the latest climate models suggest the future could be warmer than previously thought, a new study indicates the reason is likely related to challenges simulating the formation and evolution of clouds.

25 Jun 2020

Warmer Climate can Have Adverse Impact on Adirondack Boreal Peatlands

A study published in the journal Wetlands documents an invasion happening in the Adirondacks: the black spruce, tamarack, and other boreal species are being overcome by trees normally found in warmer, more temperate forests.

25 Jun 2020

Robusta Coffee is More Sensitive to Climate Change than Previously Believed

Even the toughest coffee trees may be no match for climate change. A new study of the plant that produces robusta coffee suggests its heat tolerance has been consistently overestimated.

24 Jun 2020

New System can Help Study Natural Climate Fluctuations

In their model simulations, climate researchers always have to make compromises. Even with the largest computers available worldwide, they can only reproduce the real world to a limited extent.

24 Jun 2020

Identifying Suitable Habitats for Vulnerable Species has Major Implications for Carbon Sequestration

Throughout California, the effects of climate change are evident from increasing frequencies of intense wildfires and mudslides to widespread and prolonged droughts.

24 Jun 2020

Majority of Americans Favor Initiatives that can Mitigate Climate Change

A majority of Americans (63%) continue to say they see the effects of climate change in their own communities, and 65% believe that the federal government is doing too little to reduce the impacts of climate change, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

24 Jun 2020

Constantly Fluctuating Environment can Enable Some Species to Invade New Areas

University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists have found that a constantly fluctuating environment can enable some species to invade new areas by helping them maintain the genetic diversity they need to settle into their new homes.

23 Jun 2020

Study Analyzes Challenges of Climate Protection Policy During Current Crisis

With their ad-hoc-statement published today, "Energy transition 2030: Europe's path to carbon neutrality", the academies present a compact series of recommendations in light of the German EU Council Presidency starting on 1 July.

23 Jun 2020