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MIT, Québec Research Institutions Launch New Collaboration on Energy, Economy and Climate Policy Analysis

By 2020, the state of Massachusetts is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions at least 25 percent compared with 1990 levels, all while up to 25 percent of its electricity generation facilities are expected to go offline.

31 Aug 2016

New Study Suggests that Human-Caused Global Warming Began in the mid-1800s

According to a new study, global warming began in the Arctic and tropical oceans before thermometers were widespread enough to record the early signal.

31 Aug 2016

UCSB Researchers Show Significant Impacts of Climate Change on Vegetation

In California's Sierra Nevada mountains, as more precipitation falls in the form of rain rather than snow, and the snowpack melts earlier in spring, it's important for water managers to know when and how much water will be available for urban and agricultural needs and for the environment in general.

31 Aug 2016

City Planners Assess Risks and Consequences Associated with Climate Change

Flooding due to rising ocean levels. Debilitating heat waves that last longer and occur more frequently. Rising rates of diseases caused by ticks, fleas, and mosquitoes, such as Lyme disease, Chikungunya, and Zika.

31 Aug 2016

New Technique Allows Scientists to Unravel Historical Changes to Antarctic Sea Ice

Historic changes to Antarctic sea ice could be unravelled using a new technique pioneered by scientists at Plymouth University.

31 Aug 2016

Effective Management of High Seas Fisheries Could Help Reduce Climate Change Impacts

Closing the high seas to fishing could increase fish catches in coastal waters by 10 per cent, helping people, especially the most vulnerable, cope with the expected losses of fish due to climate change, new UBC research finds.

31 Aug 2016

New Research Suggests that Repeated Human Occupation Enhances Temperate Rainforest Productivity

Human occupation is usually associated with deteriorated landscapes, but new research shows that 13,000 years of repeated occupation by British Columbia's coastal First Nations has had the opposite effect, enhancing temperate rainforest productivity.

31 Aug 2016

Shifts in How Plants Use Water Could Halve Extent of Climate Change-Induced Droughts

As humans pump carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and global temperatures rise, many questions loom. One major issue is how much fresh water will be available for people, forests and agriculture.

30 Aug 2016

Scientists Try to Analyze the Claim that Solar Activity Could be Major Cause of Global Warming

The Sun’s impact on our planet’s climate has recently been a hotly debated topic in the context of climate change. The controversy around this issue has led scientists across Europe to dig deeper into the claim that solar activity could be a major cause of global warming.

30 Aug 2016

Plants Retain More Moisture in High CO2 Conditions than Previously Predicted

As a multiyear drought grinds on in the Southwestern United States, many wonder about the impact of global climate change on more frequent and longer dry spells. As humans emit more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, how will water supply for people, farms, and forests be affected?

30 Aug 2016