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New Research Reveals Mechanisms Linked to Lack of Surface Melting in Greenland Ice Sheet

The Earth's climate has been warming, but even though the Greenland ice sheet is melting rapidly in the coastal regions, there are large parts of the ice sheet (40 percent) where there has hardly been any melting on the surface.

2 May 2016

Study Uncovers Mystery of How Much Snow Piles Up on Greenland Ice Sheet

Although the coastal regions of the Greenland Ice Sheet are experiencing rapid melting, a significant portion of the interior of that ice sheet has remained stable – but a new study suggests that stability may not continue.

2 May 2016

Deoxygenation Due to Climate Change Could Pose Major Threat to Marine Life

A reduction in the amount of oxygen dissolved in the oceans due to climate change is already discernible in some parts of the world and should be evident across large regions of the oceans between 2030 and 2040, according to a new study led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).

28 Apr 2016

MIT Scientist Explores Impacts of Atmosphere’s Composition on Climate

Winds that blow across the Sahara desert in North Africa pick up particles of soil and sand, and typically carry them westward. Many of these grains travel across the Atlantic, leading to poor-visibility days in the southern U.S. and Caribbean, transporting nutrients to far-flung ecosystems in South America, and impacting hurricane formation in the Atlantic.

28 Apr 2016

Subtle Changes in Forest Structure Due to Differing Management Practices Can Influence Forest Temperature Regimes

The soaring canopy and dense understory of an old-growth forest could provide a buffer for plants and animals in a warming world, according to a study from Oregon State University published today in Science Advances.

25 Apr 2016

Melaleuca Leaves Could Provide Crucial Insights into Climate Change

Synonymous with the Australian landscape, the paperbark tree is most recognised for its distinctive bark, but it is the leaves that have found themselves at the centre of research which could provide crucial insights into climate change.

25 Apr 2016

NREL-led Scientists Develop New Eco-Friendly Method to Produce Ammonia Using Light

A group of scientists led by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden and involving the University of Colorado Boulder has developed a new, eco-friendly method to produce ammonia, the main ingredient of fertilizer, using light.

22 Apr 2016

Researchers Predict Rising Temperatures to be Ominous Symptoms of Global Climate Change

The vast majority of Americans have experienced more favorable weather conditions over the past 40 years, researchers from New York University and Duke University have found. The trend is projected to reverse over the course of the coming century, but that shift may come too late to spur demands for policy responses to address climate change.

21 Apr 2016

Repercussions of Climate Change on Vermont’s Snowmobile Industry Could be Significant

Declining snowfall in Vermont, a likely byproduct of a warming climate, is sure to negatively affect the state’s $600 million snowmobile industry. New research provides a sobering look at just how much.

20 Apr 2016

Ocean Biodiversity More Resilient to Climate Change than Expected

The billions of single-celled marine organisms known as phytoplankton can drift from one region of the world's oceans to almost any other place on the globe in less than a decade, Princeton University researchers have found.

20 Apr 2016