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Study Explores the Ecological Effects of Fire on Forests

One of Jonathan Coop's first vivid memories as a child was watching the flames of the 1977 La Mesa Fire in north-central New Mexico.

1 Jul 2020

Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire is Optimal Site for Carbon Capture, Storage Facilities

New research has shown that Drax power station in North Yorkshire is the optimal site for the carbon capture and storage facilities that will be needed reduce carbon emissions and achieve the targets of 2016 Paris Climate Agreement.

30 Jun 2020

Pesticides and Climate Change are Impacting the Western Bumblebees

A University of Wyoming researcher and her Ph.D. student have spent the last three years studying the decline of the Western bumblebee.

30 Jun 2020

Study Shows Land-Clearing has Degraded Weather in the Brazilian Cerrado

Brazil is one of the top three producers of both soy and corn globally, and its agricultural sector accounts for one-fifth of the country's economy.

30 Jun 2020

Regional Climate Model Provides Global View of Monsoon Changes

Scientists from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and a dozen other international research institutions have produced the most elaborate set of projections to date that illustrates possible futures for major monsoon regions.

30 Jun 2020

Beavers Actively Contribute to Climate Change

The large rodents are massively changing landscapes in the Arctic, which could have serious consequences for the frozen soils and our future climate

30 Jun 2020

Ocean Currents are Crucial for Understanding Global Climate

Using state-of-the-art ocean robots and scientific sensors attached to seals, researchers in Marine Sciences at the University of Gothenburg have for the first time observed small and energetic ocean currents in the Southern Ocean.

29 Jun 2020

Wolf Spiders Respond to Changing Climatic Conditions

Climate change leads to longer growing seasons in the Arctic. A new study, which has just been published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, show that predators like wolf spiders respond to the changing conditions and have been able to produce two clutches of offspring during the short Arctic summer.

26 Jun 2020

Climate Change may Lead to More Frequent Drought and Heat Events

Until now, 2003 was considered as the driest and hottest year since the beginning of instrumental climate recording.

26 Jun 2020

New Sensors Reveal Rising Levels of CO2 in the Canada Basin Water

Melting of Arctic ice due to climate change has exposed more sea surface to an atmosphere with higher concentrations of carbon dioxide. Scientists have long suspected this trend would raise CO2 in Arctic Ocean water.

25 Jun 2020