In a new study, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory find that the U.S.
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Future Emissions From ‘Country of Permafrost’ Significant, Must be Factored into Global Climate Targets
By the end of this century, permafrost in the rapidly warming Arctic will likely emit as much carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere as a large industrial nation, and potentially more than the U.S. has emitted since the start of the industrial revolution.
Climate Change Is Testing Resilience of UK Wheat Yields
Wheat yields in the UK have largely been resilient to varying weather over the past 30 years.
New Dataset Reveals Biological “Treasure Trove” of Arctic Ocean
A major new project will help benchmark biodiversity change in the Arctic Ocean and guide conservation efforts by identifying unique species and assessing their extinction risk.
Study Reveals New Insights Into How Fast-Moving Glaciers May Contribute to Sea Level Rise
Models of sea level rise based on our understanding of how Earth’s ice sheets respond to a warming atmosphere could be incorrect, a new study has found.
Climate Models Accurately Simulate Pacific Northwest Weather Patterns, PSU Study Finds
Climate models are powerful tools that scientists use to study how the climate system works now and how it will change in the future under different scenarios of global warming.