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Coastal Communities Likely to Face 100-Year Floods Annually by End of 21st Century

Most coastal communities will encounter 100-year floods annually by the end of the century, even under a moderate scenario where carbon dioxide emissions peak by 2040, a new study finds.

15 Sep 2023

Climate Change and Extreme Weather Damage River Water Quality

An extensive review of nearly 1,000 studies investigating the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events on rivers worldwide has revealed an overall negative impact on the global water quality of these rivers.

13 Sep 2023

New Method for Reducing Carbon Dioxide in the Environment

As scientists around the world race against the clock to develop new strategies and technologies to combat climate change, a team of scientists at the University of Houston is looking into one possible way to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the environment: negative emissions technologies (NETs).

12 Sep 2023

Climate Change Could Shift Tree Line Uphill in Italy's Mountain Forests

As a result of the climate crisis, future forests may become unrecognizable. Trees that currently make up European woods may no longer be seen - or they may have moved several hundred meters uphill.

12 Sep 2023

New Methodology Reveals Health, Climate Impacts of Reducing Buildings’ Energy Use

Increasing energy efficiency in buildings can save money—and it can also decrease the carbon emissions and air pollution that lead to climate change and health harms. But the climate and health benefits of reducing...

12 Sep 2023

Climate-Driven Advance of Beavers Into the Arctic Region Likely Causing Increased Methane Emissions

The climate-driven advance of beavers into the Arctic tundra is causing the release of more methane - a greenhouse gas - into the atmosphere.

11 Sep 2023

How Climate Change is Changing the Distribution and Ecology of Marine Plankton

Marine plankton plays an important role in the food chain, which is said to be undergoing a transformation due to climate change. Assistant Professor Kohei Matsuno of the Faculty of Fisheries Sciences spoke about how climate change is changing the distribution and ecology of marine plankton and what impact this will have on higher-trophic predators, including humans.

8 Sep 2023

Understanding the Impact of Climate Change on the Terrestrial Carbon Cycle

Before Leila Mirzagholi arrived at MIT's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) to begin her postdoc appointment, she had spent most of her time in academia building cosmological models to detect properties of gravitational waves in the cosmos.

7 Sep 2023

Wind-Blown Snow in the Central Arctic Contributes to Seasonal Surface Warming

Atmospheric scientists at Washington University in St. Louis discovered abundant fine sea salt aerosol production from wind-blown snow in the central Arctic, increasing seasonal surface warming.

7 Sep 2023

Ministers, CEOs and Global Business Leaders Commit to Unified Industry Action Towards Net Zero on Opening Day of Gastech 2023

Gastech 2023, the world’s largest meeting place for natural gas, LNG, hydrogen, low-carbon solutions, and climate technologies, opened today welcoming record-breaking numbers to Singapore EXPO.

7 Sep 2023