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Realistic Experiments Needed to Analyze Impact of Climate Change on Ecosystems

When it comes to the effect of climate change on ecosystems, there are still large gaps in knowledge. A majority of experiments are impractical as they do not match the projected climate scenarios for a particular region.

17 Sep 2019

Land Restoration Study in Latin America can Help Mitigate Climate Change

Land restoration in the Caribbean and Latin America is gaining momentum and scaling up projects will help the region to adhere to its pledges under the Bonn Challenge, which intends to restore 350 million hectares of deforested and degraded land globally by 2030.

17 Sep 2019

Forest the Size of the UK is Being Lost Globally Each Year

Forest areas the size of the UK are being lost globally every year.

13 Sep 2019

Mixed-Species Forests Increase Productivity and Stability of Ecosystems

According to researchers at the University of Freiburg, forests that have a large diversity of species are more stable and productive when compared to monocultures.

6 Sep 2019

Solutions to Overcome Seasonal Variations in Urban Heat Island Effect

During the heat of summer, cities tend to swelter more than neighboring rural areas and suburbs. While the size of this urban heat island effect differs broadly among the world’s cities, heat island intensity can fundamentally be explained by a city’s precipitation level and population, scientists stated in a paper published in the journal Nature on September 4th, 2019.

5 Sep 2019

Around 2,000 New Amazon Fires Recorded Despite Burning Ban

New fires are searing through the Amazon forest at an alarming rate which is a cause for global concern.

2 Sep 2019

One-Third of UK Bird Species Affected by Climate Change

Over the past decade, the climate crisis has affected the number of bird species seen in and around the UK.

2 Sep 2019

WVU Researcher Sees Positive Implications of Climate Change

Climate change tends to either elicit end-of-the-world anxiety or brazen cynicism. Jason Hubbart, Director of Institute of Water Security and Science at West Virginia University, offers a more pinpointed approach.

28 Aug 2019

Study on Understanding Ambiguity in Estimates of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

National or other emissions inventories of greenhouse gases (GHGs) that are used to create policies and monitor the progress in emissions reductions for mitigating climate change involve some amount of ambiguity, which unavoidably affects the decisions they inform.

20 Aug 2019

Study Reveals Ice Sheets Influence Important Elements of the Earth’s Carbon Cycle

Ice sheets which presently cover about 10% of the Earth’s land surface, were believed to be frozen wastelands, barren with no life, and with suppressed chemical weathering 20 years ago—unrelated parts of the carbon cycle.

16 Aug 2019