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AI-Powered Tool Launches to Unlock 170k+ Global Climate Documents

Climate Policy Radar launches The Global Stocktake Explorer - an open AI-powered tool that has unlocked over 1,600 documents and 170,000 pages of global climate policy and research. Funded by the ClimateWorks ...

7 Jun 2023

Carbon Sequestration by Whales Makes a Minimal Impact on Climate Change

Do whales increase the removal of carbon from the atmosphere?

6 Jun 2023

How Does CRISPR/Cas9 Help in Coral Conservation and Restoration?

Recent research guided by Carnegie’s Phillip Cleves employs innovative CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing tools to unravel a gene that is vital for stony corals’ capability to build reef architectures.

6 Jun 2023

Likelihood of Extreme Temperatures in Wheat-Producing Regions Could Affect Crop Yields

The world is getting hotter, causing shifts in seasonal patterns and increasing the amount of extreme weather such as severe droughts and heat waves, which can affect crop yields and food supplies.

5 Jun 2023

Warming Climate Could Flip Mixotrophic Microbes from Carbon Sinks to Carbon Emitters

New research finds that a warming climate could flip globally abundant microbial communities from carbon sinks to carbon emitters, potentially triggering climate change tipping points

2 Jun 2023

Transforming Plants Into Key Drivers of Decarbonization

Nature-based solutions are an effective tool to combat climate change triggered by rising carbon emissions, whether it's by clearing the skies with bio-based aviation fuels or boosting natural carbon sinks

2 Jun 2023

Examining the Future of Precipitation Across the Northeast

According to a recent Dartmouth research, extreme precipitation events—defined as 1.5 or more inches of heavy rainfall or melted snowfall in a day—are anticipated to increase by 52% in the Northeast by the end of the century as the climate warms.

31 May 2023

Flash Drought Occurrence Likely to Increase Globally

The abrupt development of unanticipated drought, known as flash drought, can have a significant impact on agricultural and ecological systems, with far-reaching consequences.

29 May 2023

Hibernation Behavior of Arctic Ground Squirrels

Among mammals, Arctic ground squirrels are unique. Their capacity to prevent themselves from freezing even while body temperatures go less than that level on the thermometer facilitates them to endure adverse winter climates.

26 May 2023