Marine cold spells are cold versions of heat waves: periods of exceptionally cold water, able to hurt or help the ecosystems they hit.
As Oceans Warm, Marine Cold Spells Are Disappearing
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How Cattle Ranchers in Brazil Could Help Reduce Carbon Emissions
Providing customized training to Brazilian ranchers can not only help keep carbon in the ground, but improve their livelihoods and mitigate climate change, according to new research from CU Boulder and the Climate Policy Initiative / PUC-Rio.
Longer, More Intense Allergy Seasons Could Result From Climate Change
Allergy seasons are likely to become longer and grow more intense as a result of increasing temperatures caused by manmade climate change, according to new research from the University of Michigan.
Smoke From Major Wildfires Destroys the Ozone Layer
A new study shows that smoke from wildfires destroys the ozone layer. Researchers caution that if major fires become more frequent with a changing climate, more damaging ultraviolet radiation from the sun will reach the ground.
Midwestern US Has Lost 57.6 Trillion Metric Tons of Soil Due to Agricultural Practices, Study Finds
A new study in the journal Earth’s Future led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst shows that, since Euro-American settlement approximately 160 years ago, agricultural fields in the midwestern U.S. have lost, on average, two millimeters of soil per year.
Tiny Battery-Free Devices Float in the Wind Like Dandelion Seeds
Wireless sensors can monitor how temperature, humidity or other environmental conditions vary across large swaths of land, such as farms or forests.
