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Climate Change Linked to Variations in Solar Activity

The activity of the Sun is an important factor in the complex interaction that controls our climate. New research now shows that the impact of the Sun is not constant over time, but has greater significance when the Earth is cooler.

28 Feb 2015

Sea-Level Rise Scenarios of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Not Designed for Coastal Risk Management

The sea-level rise scenarios of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) do not necessarily provide the right information for high-risk coastal decision-making and management, according to new research involving scientists from the University of Southampton.

28 Feb 2015

Climate Change Affects Crop Production

Climate change is real. Increased temperatures during the growing season result in decreases in soybean and wheat yields.

26 Feb 2015

Scientists Observe Increase in Carbon Dioxide's Greenhouse Effect at Earth's Surface

Scientists have observed an increase in carbon dioxide's greenhouse effect at the Earth's surface for the first time.

26 Feb 2015

Study Reveals Soil Temperature Changes Can Have Unexpected Consequences for Lake Ecology

Rising soil temperatures significantly affect autumn leaves and consequently the food web, appearance and biochemical makeup of the lakes and ponds those leaves fall into, a Dartmouth College-led study finds.

26 Feb 2015

Ocean Acidification Could Have Negative Impacts on Diatoms in Southern Ocean

In a recent study, scientists at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), demonstrate for the first time that ocean acidification could have negative impacts on diatoms in the Southern Ocean.

25 Feb 2015

Turtles of Tropical Wyoming Provide Climate Change Clues

Tropical turtle fossils discovered in Wyoming by University of Florida scientists reveal that when the earth got warmer, prehistoric turtles headed north. But if today's turtles try the same technique to cope with warming habitats, they might run into trouble.

25 Feb 2015

Study Results Help Assess Potential Impacts of Ocean Acidification

Next to global warming, ocean acidification is currently considered as the second major carbon dioxide problem. With the increase of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere larger quantities of the gas are getting into the seawater, too. There it forms carbonic acid, which lowers the pH value of the oceans.

24 Feb 2015

Scientists Quantify how the Greenland Ice Sheet Reacted to Past Warming

A team of scientists lead by Danish geologist Nicolaj Krog Larsen have managed to quantify how the Greenland Ice Sheet reacted to a warm period 8,000-5,000 years ago. Back then temperatures were 2-4 degrees C warmer than present. Their results have just been published in the scientific journal Geology, and are important as we are rapidly closing in on similar temperatures.

23 Feb 2015

Climate Change Affects Flow of Organic Pollutants and May Affect the Marine Ecosystem

Regional climate change models predict an increased freshwater runoff into the Baltic Sea. This will result in increased inflow of terrestrial dissolved organic carbon.

23 Feb 2015