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Effects of Climate Change on Peatlands Could Worsen Wildfires, Global Warming

A group of 59 international scientists, led by researchers at Canada's McMaster University, has uncovered new information about the distinct effects of climate change on boreal forests and peatlands, which threaten to worsen wildfires and accelerate global warming.

12 May 2020

New AI Algorithm Could Help Study Effects of Climate Change on Oceans

Sonar is commonly used to map the ocean floor, and seabed composition (e.g. mud, clay or rock) affects the way the sound is reflected back.

11 May 2020

Study Predicts Sea-Level Rise of over 1 m by 2100 and over 5 m by 2300

An international study led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore scientists found that the global mean sea-level rise could exceed 1 metre by 2100 and 5 metres by 2300 if global targets on emissions are not achieved.

11 May 2020

Study Shows Extreme Heat/Humidity Combinations are Already Appearing

Most everyone knows that humid heat is harder to handle than the "dry" kind. And recently, some scientists have projected that later in the century, in parts of the tropics and subtropics, warming climate could cause combined heat and humidity to reach levels rarely if ever experienced before by humans.

11 May 2020

Study Investigates Impact of European Union Emissions Trading Scheme

A new study published in the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists investigates the impact of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme, the largest international cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emissions in the world, on power plant fuel efficiency.

11 May 2020

Global Soy Trade is a Major Source of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The extent to which Brazilian soy production and trade contribute to climate change depends largely on the location where soybeans are grown.

8 May 2020

Planting Trees is Not a Simple Solution to Prevent Climate Change

Restoration ecologist Karen Holl has a simple message for anyone who thinks planting 1 trillion trees will reverse the damage of climate change.

8 May 2020

Study Quantifies Impacts of Nitrogen Dynamics on Terrestrial Carbon, Water Cycles

As an important part of biogeochemical cycling, the nitrogen cycle modulates terrestrial ecosystem carbon storage, water consumption, and environmental quality.

7 May 2020

Increase in Rainfall Could Further Intensify Global Warming

A study in the May 6th issue of Nature indicates the increase in rainfall forecast by global climate models is likely to hasten the release of carbon dioxide from tropical soils, further intensifying global warming by adding to human emissions of this greenhouse gas into Earth's atmosphere.

7 May 2020