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Satellite Imagery Could Protect Trees From Devastating Moth Outbreaks

Satellite-derived maps of defoliation caused by European spongy moths – a devastating U.S. forest pest that consumes the leaves of a wide variety of trees – offer a promising solution for tracking where and when to spray and for identifying large scale trends and conditions that lead to pest outbreaks, according to a new study.

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6.5 Million Americans Face Landslide Risks — A New Database Shows Where They Live

Landslides cause an estimated $3-6 billion in damage and multiple fatalities annually in the United States.

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Algal Blooms: A ‘Dark’ Threat to Greenland’s Cooling Capabilities

In Greenland, where the island’s ice sheet is melting around six times faster than it was in the 1990s, billions of tons of ice are already disappearing each year.

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Climate Scientist Marco Tedesco Examines What Responsible AI Could Look Like

Marco Tedesco does not sound like a man trying to sell artificial intelligence.

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Climate Change Is Reshaping Northern Eurasia's Carbon Sink

A new study analyzed data from multiple independent sources, ranging from satellite remote sensing-based machine learning products to state-of-the-art Earth System Models, to reveal how climate change shapes the Northern Eurasian carbon sink. 

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Tropical Insects May Be Running Out of Room as Temperatures Rise

What happens when the climate changes faster than species can adapt?

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Pacific Ocean Pattern Helps Explain Diverging Wildfire Trends in U.S. and Australia

Two of the world’s most fire-prone regions have followed strikingly different wildfire trajectories despite both experiencing a warming climate.

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A New Observing System for the Southern Ocean

The Southern Ocean and the Antarctic shelf seas have been undergoing massive changes for several years.

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The Arctic Ocean Keeps Permafrost Carbon Firmly Locked

Arctic terrestrial permafrost ecosystems store around 1,300 gigatonnes of carbon from organic sources, such as from the remains of plants. Sediments in oceans and river deltas contain a further 400 gigatonnes.

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100% Organic Free-Range Egg Production Could Have Negative Consequences for Climate and Nature

An international team, including researchers at the University of Oxford’s Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, has revealed striking trade-offs between the different ways eggs are produced, with a wholesale shift to free-range and organic systems potentially raising greenhouse gas emissions and land use even as it aligns more closely with concerns about hen welfare. 

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