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Scientists Use Meteorological Satellite Data to Offer New Explanation on Climate Change

Researchers know that more, and more dangerous, storms have begun to occur as the climate warms. A team of scientists has reported an underlying explanation, using meteorological satellite data gathered over a 35-year period.

25 Jan 2017

Building Better Predictive Computer Models for a Sustainable Future

Computer models play a significant role in environmental policy; however they only offer a partial picture of the industrial system.

24 Jan 2017

New Findings on Carbon Cycle Could Lead to Better Understanding of Climate Change

A Florida State University researcher is taking a deep dive into the carbon cycle and investigating how carbon moves from the ocean surface to greater depths and then remains there for hundreds of years.

24 Jan 2017

Groundbreaking Study Reveals Factors that Determine Success of Global, Land-Based Carbon Sinks

Pioneering new research has provided a fascinating new insight in the quest to determine whether temperature or water availability is the most influential factor in determining the success of global, land-based carbon sinks.

18 Jan 2017

Short-Lived Greenhouse Gases Result in Sea-Level Rise Even After Leaving the Atmosphere

Even if there comes a day when the world completely stops emitting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, coastal regions and island nations will continue to experience rising sea levels for centuries afterward, according to a new study by researchers at MIT and Simon Fraser University.

10 Jan 2017

Climate Change Significantly Affects Biodiversity in Natural Environments

New research indicates that the impact of climate change on biodiversity depends on how much human beings have already affected the environment.

22 Dec 2016

Researchers Develop New Simulation Method to Help Combat Climate Change

A potential solution for addressing climate change is to securely store carbon dioxide underground in reservoirs from which oil was previously extracted, an approach known as carbon sequestration.

19 Dec 2016

Can Green Façades be Used to Tackle Urban Heat?

There is a pressure to come up with the best remedy for adaptation and mitigation to climate change, due to the sensitivity of urban ecosystems to heat stress and the predictions for temperature rise.

23 Nov 2016

Study Reveals How Reflectivity of Biofuel Crops Influences Climate

A team of researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Argonne National Laboratory have been involved in a comprehensive study of the reflectivity effects of transforming land to grow biofuel crops.

22 Nov 2016

Scientists Identify Key Ecological Processes Necessary to Support Healthy Ecosystems on Earth

Climate change is affecting most life on Earth, despite an average global temperature increase of just 1oC, say leading international scientists in a study published today in Science.

11 Nov 2016