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Ancient Deep-Sea Corals Could Offer Insights into Effect of Ocean on Rising CO2 Levels

According to a new study performed by the Universities of Bristol, St Andrews, and Nanjing, the fossilized remains of ancient deep-sea corals may serve as time machines that offer new understanding of the effect the ocean has on the ever-increasing CO2 levels.

19 Oct 2020

Study Investigates Drivers Responsible for Madagascar Megafaunal Extinction

In the past thousand years, there was complete destruction of the endemic megafauna of Madagascar and the Mascarene islands. An international research team analyzed the probable drivers of this extinction by developing an 8000-year record of the previous climate of the island.

19 Oct 2020

Keeling Curve Carbon Dioxide Measurement Receives $1 Million in Continuation Funding

The Keeling Curve carbon dioxide measurement-the long-term atmospheric measurement that alerted the world to human-induced climate change- will receive $1 million in continuation funding from philanthropists Eric and Wendy Schmidt, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego announced today.

16 Oct 2020

Climate Change is Linked to Extinction of Early Humans

Among the early humans constituting six or more different species and belonging to the genus Homo, only Homo sapiens were able to survive.

16 Oct 2020

Irreversible Changes Noticed in Asian Ecosystem Due to Climate Change

Thirty-four million years ago, unexpected climate change led to an ecological collapse in Central Asia.

16 Oct 2020

Researchers Shed Light on Evolutionary Origin of Corals to Handle Warmer Oceans

In 1998, ocean temperatures soared, and the world experienced its first significant coral bleaching event.

15 Oct 2020

Glitter Could be Causing Ecological Damage to the Rivers

New research indicates that glitter could be causing ecological damage to our rivers and lakes.

15 Oct 2020

Climate Scientists Extend the Record of Atlantic Sea-Surface Temperature

Taking advantage of unique properties of sediments from the bottom of Sawtooth Lake in the Canadian High Arctic, climate scientists have extended the record of Atlantic sea-surface temperature from about 100 to 2,900 years, and it shows that the warmest interval over this period has been the past 10 years.

15 Oct 2020

New Project to Develop Cost-Effective Green Space Cooling Technologies

A new project to develop cost-effective space cooling technologies powered by green technologies has been launched by a global consortium led by the University of Birmingham.

15 Oct 2020

Bringing People Together to Tackle Climate Change

A new study suggests that engaging, high-quality media programming could help Democrats and Republicans see eye to eye when it comes to climate change.

15 Oct 2020

Improved Financial Transparency Leads to Reductions in Carbon Emissions

Countries that sign up to improved financial transparency over oil, gas, and mining revenues benefit from significant reductions in carbon emissions, a new study by the University of Sussex Business School reveals.

15 Oct 2020

Organic Compounds Emitted into the Air from Thawing Arctic Permafrost

When permafrost thaws due to global warming, not only the greenhouse gases known to all, but also organic compounds are released from the soil. They may have a significant impact on climate change.

15 Oct 2020

Katapult Ocean Selects Cleantech Company with NASA-Developed Green Remediation Technology for Investment

94% of U.S. rivers sampled by the U.S. EPA contained Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Persistent Organic Pollutants.

15 Oct 2020

Study Reveals Factors Responsible for 2019 Severe Drought in East China

Drought usually originates from a deficiency of precipitation over an extended period of time and is identified as one of the extreme aspects of the hydrological cycle.

15 Oct 2020

New Land Surface Model to Explore the Impacts of Climate Change on Global River Water

Climate change and human activities, including heat emission, nitrogen emission, and water management are altering the hydrothermal condition and N transport in the soil and river systems, thereby affecting the global nitrogen cycle and water environment.

15 Oct 2020