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Researchers Study Response of Amazonian Rainforests to Increasingly Variable Climate

A recent drought completely shut down the Amazon Basin's carbon sink, by killing trees and slowing their growth, a ground-breaking study led by researchers at the Universities of Exeter and Leeds has found.

7 Jul 2016

EPFL Researchers Develop Computer Model to Evaluate Impact of Injecting CO2 Underground

Sequestering carbon dioxide underground is likely to play a key role in meeting reduction targets set at the IPCC conference in Paris last year. Researchers at EPFL have developed a simulation tool to evaluate the impact of the injection process on the host rock.

4 Jul 2016

Scientists Identify First Fingerprints of Healing in Antarctic Ozone Layer

Scientists at MIT and elsewhere have identified the “first fingerprints of healing” of the Antarctic ozone layer, published today in the journal Science.

1 Jul 2016

Climate Change Affects Growth Patterns of Male and Female Plants

Different responses to climate change by females and males of the same plant species could have long-lasting consequences not only for the plant but also for organisms that depend on it, according to Rice University ecologist Tom Miller.

1 Jul 2016

Climate Change Affects UK’s Wildlife Calendar

A new study published in Nature on 29th June has revealed that the climate change is affecting the wildlife calendar in UK and it will have continued impact in the years to come.

30 Jun 2016

UPM Researchers Explore Effects of Climate Change on Spanish Vineyards

UPM researchers are studying the effects of climate change on Spanish vineyards and they suggest adopting adaptation choices of crops in order to make premium wines more globally competitive.

30 Jun 2016

PNNL Scientist to Help Government Make Climate Assessments More Interactive for Users

To assist the nation in preparing for the impacts of climate change, the U.S. Government publishes comprehensive reports on the science of climate change.

30 Jun 2016

Rising Sea Levels Could Pose Serious Threat to Peatland Areas

Rising sea-levels linked to global warming could pose a significant threat to the effectiveness of the world's peatland areas as carbon sinks, a new study has shown.

30 Jun 2016

Researchers Discover Human Touch on Northern Latitude Greening

A multinational team led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory Climate Change Science Institute has found the first positive correlation between human activity and enhanced vegetation growth.

30 Jun 2016

Scientists Forecast New Intertidal Wetlands along Hudson River with Rising Sea Level

In the face of climate change impact and inevitable sea level rise, Cornell and Scenic Hudson scientists studying New York's Hudson River estuary have forecast new intertidal wetlands, comprising perhaps 33 percent more wetland area by the year 2100.

30 Jun 2016