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New Study Evaluates the Potential Carbon Storage Benefits of Streamside Forests

Since forests are capable of storing substantial amounts of carbon, both in the soil and the trees, restoration of degraded forests is an important strategy for dealing with climate change.

13 Nov 2018

Predictive Model Suggests Ragweed May Expand Its Range due to Climate Change

A new predictive model put together by an ecologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a climate scientist at the University of Washington proposes that climate change may allow common ragweed to spread its growing range northward and into big northeast metro areas, worsening conditions for millions of people dealing with asthma and hay fever.

9 Nov 2018

Warmer, Drier Climate Expected to Increase Disturbances in World’s Temperate Forests

A new study, co-authored by a Portland State University (PSU) professor, shows that a warmer, drier climate is anticipated to increase the possibility of larger-scale disturbances in forests, for example, wildfires, disease, drought, and insect outbreaks.

8 Nov 2018

Bioenergy Coupled with Carbon Capture and Storage Could Reduce U.S. Coal Emissions

With the future consequences of rising global temperatures, the need for solutions has become progressively urgent. In parallel, a majority of people have voiced concerns regarding loss of jobs as coal-fired power plants and other current technologies are phased out.

2 Nov 2018

The Role of Black Carbon in Climate Change

Black carbon is formed during the incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels: post-industrial surges in atmospheric black carbon have contributed massively to the warming of the Earth’s climate, but exactly how these tiny particles contribute to climate change is unclear.

2 Nov 2018

New Study Reveals Earth’s Oceans Absorb 60% More Heat than Formerly Thought

According to a research led by scientists at Princeton and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California-San Diego, for each year during the last quarter century, the world’s oceans have absorbed an amount of heat energy that is 150 times greater than the energy humans generate as electricity each year.

1 Nov 2018

New Online Tool Reveals Climate Change in One’s Own Locality

The Cornell Institute for Climate Smart Solutions (CICSS) has developed a new online tool: Climate Change in Your County.

25 Oct 2018

As Global Temperatures Rise, Terrestrial Plant Numbers Will Fall

Global warming and higher levels of carbon dioxide are causing a drop in the availability of nitrogen, a vital nutrient for terrestrial plants.

23 Oct 2018

Coral Bleaching Shown to Have a Profound Impact on Fish Behavior

Scientists have provided the first strong evidence of coral bleaching acting as a trigger for fast change in reef fish behavior.

23 Oct 2018

Newest Generation of Advanced Diesel Technology Achieves Dramatic Emission Reductions

The fuel saving and emissions-reducing benefits of new-technology farm equipment will be realized by more California farms thanks to incentive programs like the Funding Agricultural Replacement Measures for Emission Reductions (FARMER) Program, being recognized on Monday in Fresno, Calif.

23 Oct 2018