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Extreme Heat Wave Worsens Coral Disease Outbreak in Florida

Florida's coral reefs are struggling. Like, really struggling.

7 Aug 2023

Climate Change Is Making Marine Heat Waves More Damaging

The climate crisis is severely affecting marine ecosystems around the world and the Mediterranean is not an exception.

4 Aug 2023

Atlantic Circulation May Be Weakening Due to Climate Change

The Gulf Stream, which brings warm water from the Gulf of Mexico to Europe and keeps the climate mild, is only part of a larger system of oceanic currents called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC for short.

4 Aug 2023

Cal Poly Study Provides New Insights into Drivers of Marine Extreme Events

The first-ever study to look at drivers of both marine heatwaves and cold spells in the shallow nearshore along the California Current.

3 Aug 2023

Evaluating the Impact of Sea Ice Retreat on the Arctic Ecosystem

The research vessel Polarstern is scheduled to depart from Troms, Norway, on Thursday, August 3rd, 2023, for the North Pole.

3 Aug 2023

New Insights Into El Niño’s Impact on West Antarctic Precipitation

El Niño, as the strongest indicator of interannual climate variability, has a substantial impact on climate in the Antarctic, particularly in the West Antarctic.

3 Aug 2023

Are Nature-Based Solutions Being Used Equitably?

Nature-based solutions (NBS) have the potential to help with grand challenges like climate change and food security. However, communities outside of Europe are unlikely to benefit from these innovations.

2 Aug 2023

Research Questions if Paris Agreement is Economically Viable

According to a new study by Dr Taikan Oki, former Senior Vice-Rector of United Nations University with headquarters in Japan, the Paris Agreement’s climate change goals are only financially feasible if non-market factors like human health and biodiversity loss are prioritized.

2 Aug 2023

Stalagmites Reveal Role of Summer Insolation in Ice Age Climate Fluctuations

In past ice ages, the intensity of summer insolation affected the emergence of warm and cold periods and played an important role in triggering abrupt climate changes, a study by climate researchers, geoscientists, and environmental physicists suggests.

1 Aug 2023

Natural and Social Scientists Must Work Together to Address Climate Crisis

Now that the world has experienced its hottest day in history, it is more urgent than ever for natural and social scientists to work together to address the climate crisis and keep global temperature increases below 2 °C.

31 Jul 2023