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Minor Changes Seen in Antarctica's Surface Melt Since 1980

According to recent research, Antarctic ice shelves have had very moderate increases in surface melt rates over the last four decades, in contrast to Greenland’s glaciers, which experienced a fast increase in surface melt during the same time period.

22 Jun 2023

Virginia Tech Meteorologist Predicts ‘Average’ Atlantic Hurricane Season

The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season was among the most damaging and deadly in modern history, but that isn't necessarily an indicator for 2023. According to Virginia Tech meteorologist Stephanie Zick most seasonal forecasts are predicting a near average season, which goes from June 1 to November 30.

21 Jun 2023

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) Joins Consortium Developing New Capabilities for Earth Observation and Climate Information

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has joined a national consortium who are developing new Earth Observation (EO) capabilities, including climate information which will be used to address the climate emergency in the UK.

21 Jun 2023

The Effect of Climate Change on Ecosystems

The evolution of new species is ongoing on a global scale as various biological groups split off and pursue diverse trajectories. What occurs when climate change is included in the equation?

21 Jun 2023

Minimal Impact of Media Coverage on Climate Change Research

The psychological mechanisms known to spur action in both people and groups are not activated by media coverage of scientific developments on climate challenges

21 Jun 2023

Climate Scientists are Getting Better at Communicating More Clearly, Experts Say

Scientists have long struggled to find the best way to present crucial facts about future sea level rise, but are getting better at communicating more clearly, according to an international group of climate scientists, including a leading Rutgers expert.

20 Jun 2023

UK Health, Climate Policy Ambitions Hampered by Weak Policies and Political Ideologies

Efforts to tackle major issues facing the UK, including the nation's health and climate change, are being hampered because politicians often ignore the existing evidence when setting policies, according to Dame Theresa Marteau, a public health expert at the University of Cambridge.

20 Jun 2023

Researchers: “Sustainable Adaptation” Must Drive Climate Strategy

A special collection of papers in the American Meteorological Society journal Weather, Climate, and Society (WCAS) discusses the vital need for “sustainable adaptation”: strategies for adapting to climate change that do not worsen greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity degradation, or social and economic inequality.

19 Jun 2023

Study Focuses on How Crop Production Shocks are Affected by Variations in Planted and Harvested Areas

As the world faces more climate variability and extremes in the face of global warming, sudden environmental changes add an extra layer of stress to food production in the United States and around the world.

19 Jun 2023

An Analysis of Seaweed’s Efficacy to Help Reduce Climate Change

With the huge ocean regions needing to remove around 2.5 to 13 gigatonnes of atmospheric carbon every year to fulfill climate goals, the likelihood of global seaweed farming to aid in capturing considerable carbon does not seem practical, as per the research published in Communications Earth & Environment.

16 Jun 2023