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Model Study Shows Unfortunate Timing and Rate of Change may Tip a Climate System

Imagine abrupt shifts of the tropical monsoons, reductions in Northern Hemisphere rainfall, and strengthening of North Atlantic storm tracks within decades.

23 Feb 2021

Researchers Provide a Comprehensive Portrait of Americans' Opinions on Climate Change

In mid-2020, amid public health crises, natural disasters, and protests calling for social justice, researchers at Stanford University, Resources for the Future, and ReconMR interviewed a random sample of 999 American adults to learn about climate opinions in the United States. With so many things to worry about in 2020, the researchers wondered, would concern about environmental issues drop?

23 Feb 2021

Study Unravels Mechanisms that Link Future Ocean Warming to Extreme Tropical Rainfall

The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the most energetic naturally occurring year-to-year variation of ocean temperature and rainfall on our planet. The irregular swings between warm and wet "El Niño" conditions in the equatorial Pacific and the cold and dry "La Niña" state influence weather conditions worldwide, with impacts on ecosystems, agriculture and economies.

23 Feb 2021

Researchers Call for New Approaches to Creating a Sustainable Future for "Patchwork Earth"

In a world as diverse as our own, the journey towards a sustainable future will look different depending on where in the world we live, according to a recent paper published in One Earth and led by McGill University, with researchers from the Stockholm Resilience Centre.

23 Feb 2021

Plants' Response to Climate Stress may Become Visible Only Years Later

Plant responses to climate drivers such as temperature and precipitation may become visible only years after the actual climate event.

23 Feb 2021

Freshwater Fish are Facing a Catastrophic Decline

Biodiversity in freshwater ecosystems is under severe threat, with up to one-third of freshwater fish species facing extinction, suggests a WWF report.

By Robert Lea 23 Feb 2021

Quick Evolutionary Change Could Help Species Deal with Stressful Climate

Biodiversity loss caused by climate change is an ever-increasing concern globally. Another significant factor inducing biodiversity loss is the establishment of invasive species, which usually dislodge native species.

23 Feb 2021

RP Global to Develop 1GW Solar PV and Wind Project Pipeline in Poland

Renewable energy developer and investor RP Global is investing in the development of Solar PV and wind power projects across the country. Wojciech Glocko, former EPA Wind and utility manager, has been hired to head up project development together with a team of senior local experts from Poland’s leading public and private renewable energy organisations.

23 Feb 2021

Students and SMEs Hold Keys to Ending Waste

Robots that can sort e-waste ready for recycling and 100 per cent biodegradable food storage inspired by bananas are just two of the award-winning ideas from the inaugural India-Australia Circular Economy (I-ACE) Hackathon held this month, hosted by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, and NITI Aayog Atal Innovation Mission (AIM).

23 Feb 2021

Novel Technology for Biocapture of Phosphates and Nitrates from Wastewater

RUDN University biotechnologists worked with biotechnologists from Lomonosov MSU and Kurchatov Institute to make a significant contribution to the technology of biocapture of nitrate and phosphate from wastewater by making use of Lobosphaera algae placed on filters.

22 Feb 2021

Predatory Reef Fish Rely on Food Resources from Open Ocean, not from Reef

A Newcastle University-led study has demonstrated that predatory reef fish at the top of the food chain depend on resources from the open ocean rather than from the reef itself.

22 Feb 2021

Synergistic Effect of the Arctic and Tropical Pacific Causes Extreme Climate in Northern Hemisphere

China is just one of many countries in the Northern Hemisphere having what researchers are calling an "extremely cold winter," due in part to both the tropical Pacific and the Arctic, according to an analysis of temperatures from Dec. 1, 2020, to mid-January of 2021. A country-specific case study, the investigation potentially has far-reaching implications for predictions and early warnings to protect against harmful impacts, researchers said.

22 Feb 2021