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Analyzing Risks of Water Security Caused by Climate Change

At the beginning of 2022, an IPCC report discovered that most of all adaptation actions (alters that humans will require to make in reaction to climate change) are water-related.

4 Nov 2022

Climate Warming Drives an Exponential Increase in Fires in the Arctic

The Siberian Arctic experienced an unusual number of fires in 2019 and 2020. This raised concerns in the scientific community, as the Arctic has large areas of permafrost, a permanently frozen layer of subsoil that accumulates large amounts of carbon. Fires damage the permafrost and contribute to the release of carbon emissions in the form of greenhouse gases.

4 Nov 2022

Protected Areas Serving as Climate Change Refuges for Biodiversity

As per the latest Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, climate change is becoming a major risk to biodiversity.

3 Nov 2022

Disclosing the Mystery Behind Climate Warming and Ice Melt During Last Ice Age

A new study performed has shown that chemical analysis of sediment cores from the North Pacific Ocean displays a persistent pairing of volcanic ash and hypoxia.

3 Nov 2022

Meat Consumption Creates a “trap” of Disease Risks

A new study performed has shown that ramped-up animal agriculture would help increase efficiency. However, a potential rise in animal-borne diseases is the risk of future pandemics.

3 Nov 2022

Notre Dame Climate Change Researchers Bring Real-World Solutions to Global Communities

At the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27), hosted this month by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), world leaders plan to "demonstrate a new era of implementation by turning their commitments under the Paris Agreement into action" to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve global adaptation and mitigation efforts through enhanced funding.

3 Nov 2022

Report Lays Out How Countries Could Reorient Their Problematic Climate Plans

A new study is the first to calculate that countries collectively need a total of 1.2 billion hectares of land to fulfill the promises laid out in their official climate plans, part of global efforts to meet Paris Agreement goals.

2 Nov 2022

Trade, Migration, Job Options Will Impact How States and Countries Fare Over Changing Climate

When people talk about adapting to climate change, they often refer to innovations – a new crop variety that can withstand more extreme heat or building underwater pumps to cool coral reefs. But Gary Lyn, an assistant professor who specializes in international trade and economic geography at Iowa State University, says trade, migration and job options will also affect how individual states and countries fare over the next 100 years.

2 Nov 2022

New Approach to Explain the Vulnerability of Species

A new analysis considers natural fluctuations and predictability to evaluate which parts of an ecosystem are most threatened by climate change and other disturbances.

1 Nov 2022

Flood Risk in Los Angeles is Larger than Previously Indicated, New Modeling Platform Reveals

Flood risk in Los Angeles is vastly larger than previously indicated by federally defined flood maps, and low-income and marginalized communities face a significantly higher threat, according to a study led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine.

1 Nov 2022