The Arctic is warming faster than most places on Earth
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New Study Finds Seabird Response to Abrupt Climate Change 5,000 Years Ago Transformed Island Ecosystems in the Falklands
New study finds seabird response to abrupt climate change 5,000 years ago transformed island ecosystems in the Falklands
Fossil Fuel Subsidies Need Global Reform, Say Baker Institute Experts
Fossil fuels still receive most of the international government support provided to the energy sector despite their “well-known environmental and public health damage,” according to new research from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Microplastics ‘Abundant’ in Remote Polar Seas
Microplastic pollution exists on the seabed in Antarctica in the same quantities as in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean, scientists have found.
New Study First to Link Plastic Ingestion and Dietary Metals in Seabirds
A new study by scientists from the University of Tasmania, CSIRO and the University of South Australia is the first to find a relationship between plastic debris ingested by seabirds and liver concentrations of mineral metals, with potential links to pollution and nutrition.
First-of-Its-Kind Surface Water Atlas Brings Together 35 Years of Satellite Data
The Atlas of Global Surface Water Dynamics illustrates the changes in the Earth’s lakes, rivers and wetlands over time.