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Study Reveals Increased Ocean Acidification Could Dramatically Affect Global Populations of Phytoplankton

Oceans have absorbed up to 30 percent of human-made carbon dioxide around the world, storing dissolved carbon for hundreds of years. As the uptake of carbon dioxide has increased in the last century, so has the acidity of oceans worldwide.

22 Jul 2015

Research Shows Slow-Down in Global Warming is not the End of Climate Change

A slow-down in global warming is not a sign that climate change is ending, but a natural blip in an otherwise long-term upwards trend, research shows.

21 Jul 2015

Hotter Temperatures, More Rain-Free Days Increase Likelihood of Forest Fires

When it comes to forest fires, the weather matters.

21 Jul 2015

Study Shows Decline in Ocean Productivity Due to Rising Water Temperatures

Human-induced carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to the atmosphere are projected to rise to up to 30 gigatonnes of carbon per year by 2100, assuming a "business-as-usual" scenario. As a result, global mean temperatures are projected to increase by almost five degrees Celsius.

20 Jul 2015

Lake Erie’s Yellow Perch Fish Threatened by Climate Change

Research has suggested yellow perch grow more rapidly during the short winters resulting from climate change, but a new study shows warmer water temperatures can lead to the production of less hardy eggs and larvae that have trouble surviving these early stages of life in Lake Erie.

16 Jul 2015

Impact of Climate Change on Future Fish Communities Must Be Anticipated

If it seems like you're pulling more bass than trout out of Ontario's lakes this summer, you probably are.

16 Jul 2015

Lichens, Mosses and Cyanobacteria Release Large Amounts of Greenhouse Gas

Inconspicuous creatures surprise with a property that is important for our climate: Lichens, mosses and cyanobacteria release large quantities of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O), also known as laughing gas, and low quantities of methane (CH4) into the atmosphere.

16 Jul 2015

Pacific and Indian Oceans Trap Extra Heat from Greenhouse Gases

A new NASA study of ocean temperature measurements shows in recent years extra heat from greenhouse gases has been trapped in the waters of the Pacific and Indian oceans.

13 Jul 2015

Study Reveals Vulnerability of Bumblebees to a Warming World

While the geographic ranges of many animals are expanding northward in response to climate change, those of North American and European bumblebee species are shrinking, a new study shows.

13 Jul 2015

Just Slight Global Warming has Led to Significant Rise in Global Sea Levels

A new review analyzing three decades of research on the historic effects of melting polar ice sheets found that global sea levels have risen at least six meters, or about 20 feet, above present levels on multiple occasions over the past three million years.

13 Jul 2015