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Study Shows Climate Models Underestimate the Cooling Effect of Clouds over Land

Researchers discovered that climate models used to project future conditions on Earth underestimate the cooling effect of daily cloud cycle over land.

10 Jan 2018

Research Reveals Main Cause for Methane Hydrate Dissociation off Spitsbergen

For years, methane emissions from the seabed have been observed in the Arctic Ocean off Spitsbergen. The assumption that the warming of seawater by climate change is responsible for the release of methane, has not been confirmed.

9 Jan 2018

Study Shows Impact of El Niño Events on Antarctic Ice Shelves

A new study published Jan. 8 in the journal Nature Geoscience reveals that strong El Niño events can cause significant ice loss in some Antarctic ice shelves while the opposite may occur during strong La Niña events.

9 Jan 2018

Present-Day California Mussel Shells are Largely Affected by Ocean Acidification

According to researchers, the ever increasing acidification of the ocean might be modifying the basic structure of California mussel shells.

8 Jan 2018

Study Reveals Climate Change-Induced Shifts in Soil in Antarctic Regions

In a study covering twenty years, researchers observed dwindling numbers of nematodes, soil fauna, and other animal species in the McMurdo Dry Valleys.

8 Jan 2018

Impacts of Climate Change Could Strongly Increase by Mid-Century

Environmental models employed by researchers at the University of New Hampshire are demonstrating that the effects of climate change could become increasingly stronger by the middle of the 21st century, a warning to nature lovers.

15 Dec 2017

Changing Climate Presents Unique Challenges and Opportunities for Northeast Farmers

Farmers in the Northeast are adapting to longer growing seasons and warming climate conditions – but they may face spring-planting whiplash as they confront fields increasingly saturated with rain, according to a research paper published in the journal Climatic Change.

15 Dec 2017

Overwhelming Response to Two-Day Climate Summit at MIT

Two-day summit on climate leadership in northeastern North America draws almost 200 to MIT.

13 Dec 2017

Researchers Solve Ocean Methane Puzzle

Agricultural and industrial activities generate large quantities of methane, a greenhouse gas that adds to global warming. A number of bacteria also create methane as a byproduct of their metabolism. Some of this naturally emitted methane originates from the ocean, an occurrence that has long mystified scientists as there are no known methane-producing organisms existing near the ocean’s surface.

8 Dec 2017

New System Uses Renewable Electricity to Transform CO2 into CO

Everyday, over 2 million pounds of carbon dioxide are released into the atmosphere from factories, the burning of natural gas for the generation of electricity, and emissions from trucks and cars.

6 Dec 2017