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Researchers Find Way of Predicting Increased Chance of Summer Heat Waves

The formation of a distinct pattern of sea surface temperatures in the middle of the North Pacific Ocean can predict an increased chance of summer heat waves in the eastern half of the U.S. up to 50 days in advance.

29 Mar 2016

Penn Researchers Develop New Method for Clean and Efficient Usage of Methane

Methane is key component of shale and natural gas, and it is the most abundant hydrocarbon in the world. When methane is burned, it serves as an effective fuel. However, methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, and contributes to climate change. In fact, it has 24 times greater potency than that of carbon dioxide.

25 Mar 2016

Study Shows China’s Sweeping Program to Restore Forests Across Country is Working

China’s sweeping program to restore forests across the country is working.

21 Mar 2016

Calcifying Species can Dissolve During Night Due to More-Acidic Conditions Caused by Community Respiration

A new study, based on the most-extensive set of measurements ever made in tide pools, suggests that ocean acidification will increasingly put many marine organisms at risk by exacerbating normal changes in ocean chemistry that occur overnight. Conducted along California’s rocky coastline, the study from Carnegie’s Ken Caldeira and Lester Kwiatkowski shows that the most-vulnerable organisms are likely to be those with calcium carbonate shells or skeletons. It is published by Scientific Reports.

21 Mar 2016

New Insights into Role of Greenhouse Gases from Land Ecosystems in Climate Change

A new research paper published in Nature, advances the understanding of how greenhouse gases from forests, grasslands, and agriculture other than carbon dioxide play a role in climate change.

18 Mar 2016

UW Researchers Use New Method to Map Hundreds of Wetlands

For two University of Washington researchers, the real test came as they walked across a barren-looking field.

17 Mar 2016

Researchers Examine Natural Climate Variations 5 Million Years Back to See Key Features of the Earth’s Climate

The Earth’s climate system is characterised by complex interactions between the atmosphere, oceans, ice sheets, landmasses and the biosphere (parts of the world with plant and animal life).

17 Mar 2016

Study Findings Help Understand How Vulnerable the Arctic is to Climate Change

A new study of permafrost has found that the ice wedges forming the prevalent honeycomb pattern across the tundra appear to be melting rapidly across the Arctic, changing the hydrology of the region and accelerating the release of greenhouse gases with major implications for global warming.

16 Mar 2016

New Research Provides Glimpse of How Microbes Could Weather Climate Change

Microbes in soil — organisms that exert enormous influence over our planet's carbon cycle — may not be as adaptable to climate change as most scientists have presumed, according to a paper published March 2 in PLOS One.

16 Mar 2016

Study Reveals Ice Wedges are Thawing at Rapid Pace Throughout the Arctic

Throughout the Arctic, ice wedges are thawing at a rapid pace. Changes to these structures, which are very common in permafrost landscapes, have a massive impact on the hydrology of the tundra. This is the result of a study carried out by an international research team in cooperation with the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), which will be published in the journal Nature Geoscience today.

16 Mar 2016