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Climate Change and Fishing Impact Distribution of Fish in Northeast U.S. Waters

Scientists studying the distribution of four commercial and recreational fish stocks in Northeast U.S. waters have found that climate change can have major impacts on the distribution of fish, but the effects of fishing can be just as important and occur on a more immediate time scale.

23 Dec 2014

Strong Pacific Trade Winds May Be Helping Prevent Rise in Global Temperatures

New research indicates that shifts in Pacific trade winds played a key role in twentieth century climate variation, a sign that they may again be influencing global temperatures.

23 Dec 2014

Major Transformations of Global Agriculture Systems Needed to Address Impacts of Climate Change

Climate change impacts will require major but very uncertain transformations of global agriculture systems by mid-century, according to new research from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis.

19 Dec 2014

Majority of U.S. Coastal Areas Likely to Face Nuisance Flooding in Excess of 30 Days per Year

By 2050, a majority of U.S. coastal areas are likely to be threatened by 30 or more days of flooding each year due to dramatically accelerating impacts from sea level rise, according to a new NOAA study, published today in the American Geophysical Union's online peer-reviewed journal Earth's Future.

19 Dec 2014

Rayleigh Jet Technique Proves to be Best for Marine Cloud Brightening

Marine Cloud Brightening is a reversible geoengineering method proposed to mitigate rising global temperatures. It relies on propelling a fine mist of salt particles high into the atmosphere to increase the albedo of clouds - the amount of sunlight they reflect back into space. This would then reduce temperatures on the surface, as less sunlight reaches the Earth.

18 Dec 2014

Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum Could Provide Clues to Future of Modern Climate Change

The rate at which carbon emissions warmed Earth's climate almost 56 million years ago resembles modern, human-caused global warming much more than previously believed, but involved two pulses of carbon to the atmosphere, researchers have found.

17 Dec 2014

Supraglacial Lakes Can Increase Speed of Ice Sheet Melts and Flows

Predictions of Greenland ice loss and its impact on rising sea levels may have been greatly underestimated, according to scientists at the University of Leeds.

16 Dec 2014

Funding Negotiations Nearing Completion for TRUTHS Satellite Mission for Climate Forecasting

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL), in partnership with Airbus Defence and Space, is expecting to shortly complete negotiations with the UK Space Agency (UKSA) for the award of the final contribution to funding in excess of £1.25M. This funding will move the proposed TRUTHS mission a step closer to launch, and with it the prospect of the data needed to reduce uncertainty in climate forecasting.

16 Dec 2014

Trees Can Save Home-Cooling Costs and Cut Carbon Emissions

A big tree next to your house can do more than just save home-cooling costs, it will also cut carbon emissions, University of Florida researchers say.

16 Dec 2014

Climate Change Increases Vulnerability of Power Grids in Coastal Cities during Hurricanes

Cities like Miami are all too familiar with hurricane-related power outages. But a Johns Hopkins University analysis finds climate change will give other major metro areas a lot to worry about in the future.

16 Dec 2014