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Butterfly Conservation Launches Plea to Public to Help Monitor Butterflies While Its Scientists are in Lockdown

Wildlife charity, Butterfly Conservation, launches plea to public to help measure impacts of climate change while its scientists are in lockdown.

22 Apr 2020

North Pole Likely to be Ice Free in Summer Before 2050

The Arctic Ocean in summer will very likely be ice free before 2050, at least temporally. The efficacy of climate-protection measures will determine how often and for how long.

21 Apr 2020

Vegetation Feedbacks During Drought Worsen Ozone Pollution Episodes

When high in the atmosphere, ozone protects Earth from harmful solar radiation -- but ozone at ground level is a significant pollutant.

21 Apr 2020

A Sustainable Way to Fix Gas Leaks in Water Heaters

Natural gas present in water heating systems escapes through leaks, and also because some of this gas is not combusted by the burner.

20 Apr 2020

Climate Change: Extreme Flooding Events Could Increase in Some US Coastal Areas

Extreme flooding events in some US coastal areas could double every five years if sea levels continue to rise as expected, a study published in Scientific Reports suggests.

17 Apr 2020

Climate Change May be Pushing Western U.S. Toward Megadrought

With the western United States and northern Mexico suffering an ever-lengthening string of dry years starting in 2000, scientists have been warning for some time that climate change may be pushing the region toward an extreme long-term drought worse than any in recorded history.

17 Apr 2020

Understanding the Connections Between Climate, Upwelling and Marine Ecosystems

Upwelling is a process in which deep, cold water rises toward the surface. Typically, water that rises to the surface as a result of upwelling is colder and rich in nutrients.

16 Apr 2020

HKU Scientists Unravel Mystery of Corals’ Tolerance to Climate Change

Researchers at School of Biological Sciences and Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong have developed a new method for determining what corals eat, and demonstrated that reliance on certain nutritional sources underpins their bleaching susceptibility in warming oceans.

16 Apr 2020