One of the earth’s biggest allies in the fight against global warming is the world’s oceans.
Measuring Climate Change
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Conserving Biodiverse ‘Slow Lanes’ in a Rapidly Changing World
The notion of conserving climate change refugia – areas relatively buffered from current climate change that shelter valued wildlife, ecosystems, and other natural resources – is only about 10 years old, but the field has matured enough that a leading journal has prepared a special issue on the topic.
Study Shows Today’s Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Levels Greater Than the Past 23 Million-Year Record
A common message in use to convey the seriousness of climate change to the public is: “Carbon dioxide levels are higher today than they have been for the past one million years!”
Tracking Fossil Fuel Emissions With Carbon-14
Researchers from NOAA and the University of Colorado Boulder have devised a breakthrough method for estimating national emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels using ambient air samples and a well-known isotope of carbon that scientists have relied on for decades to date archaeological sites.
Predicting Plant Water Needs in a Warmer, Drier World
Plants drink up much of the water that falls to Earth.
For Each Day’s Delay in Social Distancing, a COVID-19 Outbreak Lasts Days Longer
A new analysis of COVID-19 outbreaks in 58 cities has found that places that took longer to begin implementing social distancing measures spent more time with the virus rapidly spreading than others that acted more quickly.
