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Study Provides New Understanding of the Arctic Ocean in Glacial Climates

The Arctic Ocean was covered by up to 900 m thick shelf ice and was filled entirely with freshwater at least twice in the last 150,000 years.

4 Feb 2021

New Global Wind Atlas Released to Accelerate the Development of Sustainable Energy

Wind energy scientists at Cornell University have released a new global wind atlas - a digital compendium filled with documented extreme wind speeds for all parts of the world - to help engineers select the turbines in any given region and accelerate the development of sustainable energy.

4 Feb 2021

Climatology Experts Explore Ways to Reduce Errors in Observed Climate Trend

The instrumental climate record is the cultural heritage of humankind, the result of the diligent work of many generations of people all over the world.

4 Feb 2021

Rising Sea Levels Could be Worse Than Previously Thought

A research team from the Niels Bohr Institute has found that missing data in a recent IPCC report could have underestimated the rate of sea-level rise.

By Robert Lea 3 Feb 2021

Higher Levels of CO2 in Magma Results in Violent Volcanic Eruptions

Volcanologists at the University of Georgia (UGA) in collaboration with two Swiss universities have discovered a connection between carbon dioxide and the volume of gas caught in magma, which could help forecast the magnitude and intensity of a volcanic eruption.

3 Feb 2021

Sea Ice Complicated Relationship Between Oxygen and Carbon During Last Ice Age

A new study has discovered that over the last ice age period, widespread sea ice covered the oceans of the world, which blocked the penetration of oxygen into the deep ocean waters, thereby making the relationship between carbon and oxygen complex.

3 Feb 2021

Reductions in Aerosol Emissions During Lockdown had Warming Impact

A new study by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) reports that the lockdowns and decrease in societal activity associated with the COVID-19 pandemic influenced emissions of pollutants such that the planet was slightly warmed for several months last year.

3 Feb 2021

Study Shows Sea Level will Rise More and Faster than Previously Believed

When assessing the rise in sea levels, two major elements should be observed. One element is the loss of ice on land, for example, inland ice sheets and melting mountain glaciers on Antarctica and Greenland, while the other is that the sea will increase in size as it becomes warmer.

3 Feb 2021

Warmer Climate may Increase the Harmful Effects of New Mutations

A warmer global climate can cause mutations to have more severe consequences for the health of organisms through their detrimental effect on protein function. This may have major repercussions on organisms' ability to adapt to, and survive in, the altered habitats of the future. This is shown in a new Uppsala University research study now published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

3 Feb 2021

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Underestimated by Some Major U.S. Cities

Cities have become critical players in reducing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are causing global climate change. Urban areas produce almost 70 percent of those emissions, and city governments are proposing a variety of policy actions aimed at reducing them. Many cities also produce inventories that detail their greenhouse gas emissions.

3 Feb 2021

Curtin Study Finds Native Bees under Threat from Growing Urbanization

Residential gardens are a poor substitute for native bushland and increasing urbanisation is a growing threat when it comes to bees, Curtin University research has found.

3 Feb 2021

Indigenous Peoples are Critical to Building a More Sustainable Post-Pandemic World, Says IFAD President

Indigenous Peoples have suffered disproportionately from the economic impacts of COVID-19, yet they hold essential knowledge for rebuilding a more sustainable and resilient post-pandemic world, free of poverty and hunger, said Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), at the opening of the Fifth global meeting of the Indigenous Peoples’ Forum today.

3 Feb 2021

Enterprise Adds 17 Toyota Mirai Hydrogen Cars to UK Fleet

Enterprise Rent-A-Car has taken delivery of 17 Toyota hydrogen fuel cell electric cars as part of a number of initiatives to explore alternative fuels to deliver low and zero-emission transport.

3 Feb 2021

Nuclear and Renewables Partnership Shows Path to Climate Goals

Britain remains dependent on fossil fuels, but regions with both nuclear and wind power are already reaching 2030 decarbonisation targets, according to analysis conducted by the Nuclear Industry Association of figures published by the National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO).

3 Feb 2021

Increasing Snow Depth may be the Reason for Continued Warming Trend in Soil Temperatures

Soil temperature has a significant impact on land-atmosphere interaction within the Earth system, affecting surrounding ecology, agriculture, and much more. This influence is a primary component of what is called a "thermal regime" of land, or a regular pattern of temperature change within the soil. Climatologists are intrigued by fluctuating soil temperatures, especially during the first decade of the 21st century where global surface warming has slowed down.

2 Feb 2021