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Conversion of Land to Irrigated Agriculture can Affect Regional Climate

A new study has shown that irrigated farms within Wisconsin’s vegetable-growing Central Sands region considerably cool the local climate when compared to adjacent rainfed farms or forests.

3 Jul 2019

Water Cycle Pictures Do Not Reflect Current Water Scarcity

A new study by an international group of hydrology experts has shown that there is an urgent need to update the Earth’s water cycle images used in research and education worldwide to demonstrate the influences of human interference.

2 Jul 2019

Not All Changes Proposed for Climate Mitigation are for the Better

Changes in lifestyle can minimize greenhouse gas emissions and help safeguard nature. Although some actions hold huge promise, some are not as effective as thought and may even need more land and water, such as turning to renewable energy.

1 Jul 2019

Model Simulations Reflect the Ongoing Ocean Changes

With the increase in temperature, gases dissolved in the water become lesser—this simple physical relationship describes, among other things, the quantifiable loss of oxygen in the warming ocean.

28 Jun 2019

Study Shows CO2 can be Stored in Hydrates that are Extracted for Energy

A new study performed by researchers from The University of Texas at Austin demonstrates that when carbon dioxide and air are injected into methane ice deposits buried underneath the Gulf of Mexico, enormous natural gas energy resources could be unlocked.

28 Jun 2019

Airplane Contrails May Triple by 2050 Leading to Increased Climate Impact

In the appropriate conditions, airplane contrails tend to remain in the sky as contrail cirrus – ice clouds that can trap heat inside the Earth’s atmosphere.

28 Jun 2019

Study: Agroforestry Overlooked in Global Climate Change Reporting Systems

Farmers plant trees into pastures and fields to make money out of wood or fruit, increase shade and fodder for livestock, protect against wind or water erosion, or improve soil health.

27 Jun 2019

Ancient Methods Could Increase Water Availability in Coastal Peru

According to a new study conducted at Imperial College London, 1,400-year-old methods can possibly increase the availability of water in Lima during the dry season.

25 Jun 2019

New Evidence Boosts Scientific Community’s Confidence in Climate Modeling

For several years, researchers investigating a key climate occurrence have been contending with contradictory data that has threatened to destabilize confidence in the dependability of climate models on the whole.

25 Jun 2019

Boaty McBoatface Studies Changing Temperatures at the Bottom of Southern Ocean

For the first time, the first mission of the autonomous submarine vehicle Autosub Long Range (popularly referred to as “Boaty McBoatface”) has cast light on an important process that links increasing Antarctic winds with elevating sea temperatures.

18 Jun 2019