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Sea-Ice-Free Arctic Makes Permafrost Vulnerable to Thawing

New research, published today in Nature, led by scientists at the University of Oxford’s Department of Earth Sciences, and at the Geological Survey of Israel, provides evidence from Siberian caves suggesting that summer sea ice in the Arctic Ocean plays an essential role in stabilising permafrost and its large store of carbon.

7 Jan 2020

Study Indicates Lack of Evidence for Decadal Internal Oscillatory Signals

According to a group of meteorologists, the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) and the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) do not seem to exist.

6 Jan 2020

Statistical Learning Techniques Help Extract Climate Change Fingerprint

In October 2019, Utah-based weather scientists measured the lowest temperature of -37.1 °C in the United States (except for Alaska). This temperature was the lowest to be ever recorded in the month of October.

3 Jan 2020

Hurricane Florence was Larger and Caused More Rainfall due to Climate Change

According to a new study, Hurricane Florence was spatially larger owing to climate change caused by humans and generated more extreme rainfall.

3 Jan 2020

Study Finds Rainfall in Arid Regions Increases After Volcanic Eruptions

The White Island volcano in New Zealand erupted recently, resulting in over 40 casualties. Apart from the temporary damage, huge volcanic eruptions could also lead to considerable changes in the climate within the next two to three years.

2 Jan 2020

Annual River Ice Cover will Decline with Increase in Global Temperatures

Each year, water in more than half of the rivers on Earth freeze. Such frozen rivers serve as vital transportation networks for industries and communities situated at higher latitudes.

2 Jan 2020

Study Shows How Climate Change Impacts Mussel Population

The oceans are quickly acidifying with increasing climate change. Now, biologists from the University of Chicago have performed a novel study that reveals that mussels grown in an acidic experimental setting grew smaller shells when compared to those raised in normal environmental levels.

23 Dec 2019