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New Initiative to Study Ecosystem Tipping Cascades in the Arctic Marine Environment

The ambitious new ECOTIP initiative has received €6.36 million from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme to study ecosystem tipping cascades in the Arctic marine environment.

11 Jun 2020

Policies Aimed to Mitigate Climate Change Should Emphasize Health Benefits of Cleaner Technologies

Power plants that burn coal and other fossil fuels emit not only planet-warming carbon dioxide, but also pollutants linked to breathing problems and premature death.

11 Jun 2020

Forests Growing on Shale Bedrock Store 25% More Carbon

A forest's ability to store carbon depends significantly on the bedrock beneath, according to Penn State researchers who studied forest productivity, composition and associated physical characteristics of rocks in the Appalachian ridge and Valley Region of Pennsylvania.

11 Jun 2020

Study Evaluates New Climate Models Focusing on Sea Ice

The world of climate modeling is complex, requiring an enormous amount of coordination and collaboration to produce.

11 Jun 2020

Disturbance Refugia Could Help Save Vulnerable Species in Changing Climate

Pockets of landscape less prone than adjacent areas to disturbances like fire and drought may hold the key for scientists, conservationists and land managers seeking to preserve vulnerable species in a changing climate.

10 Jun 2020

New Study Maps Climate Refugia that Buffer Impacts of Climate Change

Some landscapes can hold their own against climate change better than others. A study from the University of California, Davis, maps these places, called "climate refugia," where existing vegetation is most likely to buffer the impacts of climate change through the end of the century.

10 Jun 2020

New Machine Learning Algorithms to Measure Fugitive Methane Emissions

Southwest Research Institute is developing machine learning algorithms to measure fugitive methane emissions through a project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy through the Office of Fossil Energy and managed at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL).

10 Jun 2020

Unified Approach to CO2 Removal can Prevent Climate Change

According to the authors of a new study, while national quotas on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have been set by the Paris Agreement, the same has not been done to remove this gas—a fact that should be urgently addressed.

9 Jun 2020

Scientists Find Highest Ever Level of Microplastics on Seafloor

An international research project has revealed the highest levels of microplastic ever recorded on the seafloor, with up to 1.9 million pieces in a thin layer covering just one square metre.

9 Jun 2020

A Global Effort to Promote Awareness on Climate Change

Working with international partners, the University of Saskatchewan (USask) has been awarded a $2.5-million Partnership Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) to increase climate change education, training and public awareness on a global scale.

9 Jun 2020