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Urgent Action on Emissions is Key to Tackle Shipping's Impact on Climate Change

New climate research has stated that urgent action on emissions from existing ships is the key to tackling shipping's impact on climate change.

15 Jun 2020

Increased Concentrations of Greenhouse Gas Influence Rainfall Changes in India

A billion people rely on rainfall from the Indian summer monsoon (ISM). Its variability may produce impacts both locally and globally.

15 Jun 2020

New Thematic Series focuses on Restoration of Drylands to Mitigate Climate Change

The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) and the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), in conjunction with Wiley Publishing, today are excited to release the first issue of Restoration Ecology - Arid Lands (RE-AL).

11 Jun 2020

Coral Reef Islands can Survive the Impact of Rising Sea Levels

Coral reef islands across the world could naturally adapt to survive the impact of rising sea levels, according to new research.

11 Jun 2020

Policies Aimed to Mitigate Climate Change Should Emphasize Health Benefits of Cleaner Technologies

Power plants that burn coal and other fossil fuels emit not only planet-warming carbon dioxide, but also pollutants linked to breathing problems and premature death.

11 Jun 2020

Study Evaluates New Climate Models Focusing on Sea Ice

The world of climate modeling is complex, requiring an enormous amount of coordination and collaboration to produce.

11 Jun 2020

Disturbance Refugia Could Help Save Vulnerable Species in Changing Climate

Pockets of landscape less prone than adjacent areas to disturbances like fire and drought may hold the key for scientists, conservationists and land managers seeking to preserve vulnerable species in a changing climate.

10 Jun 2020

New Study Maps Climate Refugia that Buffer Impacts of Climate Change

Some landscapes can hold their own against climate change better than others. A study from the University of California, Davis, maps these places, called "climate refugia," where existing vegetation is most likely to buffer the impacts of climate change through the end of the century.

10 Jun 2020

Unified Approach to CO2 Removal can Prevent Climate Change

According to the authors of a new study, while national quotas on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have been set by the Paris Agreement, the same has not been done to remove this gas—a fact that should be urgently addressed.

9 Jun 2020

A Global Effort to Promote Awareness on Climate Change

Working with international partners, the University of Saskatchewan (USask) has been awarded a $2.5-million Partnership Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) to increase climate change education, training and public awareness on a global scale.

9 Jun 2020