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New Research Explores Future Limits of Survival, Livability in Extreme Heat Conditions
Commonly associated with longer days and slower paces, this summer’s record-smashing heat demonstrated a concerning future for our warmest season.
Carbon Dioxide Becomes More Potent as Climate Changes, Study Finds
A team of scientists found that carbon dioxide becomes a more potent greenhouse gas as more is released into the atmosphere.
Study Identifies Key Algae Species Helping Soft Corals Survive Warming Oceans
Scleractinian corals, or hard corals, have been disappearing globally over the past four decades, a result of climate change, pollution, unsustainable coastal development and overfishing.
Rise of Microplastics Discovered in Placentas of Hawaiʻi Mothers
A placenta (commonly known as the “afterbirth” or “ʻiewe” in Hawaiian) is a temporary organ which connects the mother to the fetus via the umbilical cord.
New Project Investigating How Aerosols Could Affect Climate Change in Near Future
A researcher from The University of Texas at Austin has received a grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to study how changing aerosol pollution could influence climate change in the United States in the coming decades.