The effect of last Summer’s marine heatwave and coral bleaching will not be known until further surveys are completed this year
Small Start to Coral Recovery in the Great Barrier Reef but Large Increase in Coral Trout
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How Plants Shut the Door on Infection
International team including University of Maryland researchers discovers key immune system protein in plants.
Forests Scorched by Wildfire Unlikely to Recover, May Convert to Grasslands
Previous CU Boulder studies have looked at individual fire sites and found that forests recovered slowly or not at all.
Antarctic Ice Shelves Vulnerable to Sudden Meltwater-Driven Fracturing, Says Study
A new study says that many of the ice shelves ringing Antarctica could be vulnerable to quick destruction if rising temperatures drive melt water into the numerous fractures that currently penetrate their surfaces.
Proven: Historical Climate Changes Occurred Simultaneously in Several Parts of the World
A kind of domino effect — a convergence of rising temperatures and changing precipitation rates occurred across the planet during the last ice age, stretching from 120,000–11,700 years ago.
A Look at Climate-Caused Harms Unfolding in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca
The world is moving too slowly in its efforts to confront climate change, and some communities are already experiencing serious losses because of limits to adaptation that leave bases uncovered.
