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World’s Existing Power Plants to Spew over 300 Billion Tons of Carbon Dioxide into Atmosphere, Study Says

The world's accounting system for carbon emissions, run by the United Nations, disregards capital investments in future coal-fired and natural-gas power plants that will commit the world to several decades and billions of tons of greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study from Princeton University and the University of California-Irvine published Aug. 26 in the journal Environmental Research Letters.

27 Aug 2014

Extreme Climatic Events Can Abruptly Restructure Ecosystems

An unprecedented marine heat wave that swept the Southeast Indian Ocean in 2011 has given FIU scientists a glimpse into the future of climate change.

25 Aug 2014

National Labs and Institutions Partner to Develop Most Complete Climate and Earth System Model

High performance computing researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are working with the Department of Energy (DOE) and other national laboratories and institutions to develop and apply the most complete climate and Earth system model, to address the most challenging and demanding climate change issues.

21 Aug 2014

Ice Sheet Size Fluctuations During the Ice Age May Have Triggered Abrupt Climate Change

Small fluctuations in the sizes of ice sheets during the last ice age were enough to trigger abrupt climate change, scientists have found.

20 Aug 2014

Study Reveals Unexpected Link Between Solar Activity and Climate Change

A new study from Lund University in Sweden has, for the first time, reconstructed solar activity during the last ice age. The study shows that the regional climate is influenced by the sun and offers opportunities to better predict future climate conditions in certain regions.

20 Aug 2014

New Study Looks at Estimates of Climate and Land-Use Change Speeds

As climate change alters habitats for birds and bees and everything in between, so too does the way humans decide to use land.

19 Aug 2014

New NASA Field Campaign Set to Study Effect of Sea Ice Retreat on Arctic Climate

A new NASA field campaign will begin flights over the Arctic this summer to study the effect of sea ice retreat on Arctic climate. The Arctic Radiation IceBridge Sea and Ice Experiment (ARISE) will conduct research flights Aug. 28 through Oct. 1, covering the peak of summer sea ice melt.

18 Aug 2014

Great Lakes Negatively Impacted by Climate Change

Climate change is having a direct negative effect on the Great Lakes, including impacts to recreational value, drinking water potential, and becoming more suited to invasive species and infectious pathogens, according to a Grand Valley State University researcher.

12 Aug 2014

Climate Change Affects Predators and Whole Ecosystems

Predators play important roles in maintaining diverse and stable ecosystems. Climate change can push species to move in order to stay in their climatic comfort zones, potentially altering where species live and how they interact, which could fundamentally transform current ecosystems.

12 Aug 2014

NSF-Funded Study to Explore How Climate Change Affects Agriculture in Missouri

A $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation will allow a consortium of Missouri universities and research institutions, including Saint Louis University, to study how climate change is likely to affect agriculture in the state.

8 Aug 2014