A long-term study of Hawaiian coral species provides a surprisingly optimistic view of how they might survive warmer and more acidic oceans resulting from climate change.
Hawaiian Corals Show Surprising Resilience to Warming Oceans
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Study: Ice Flow Is More Sensitive to Stress Than Previously Thought
The rate of glacier ice flow is more sensitive to stress than previously calculated, according to a new study by MIT researchers that upends a decades-old equation used to describe ice flow.
Climate Change ‘A Mounting Threat to Our Wellbeing'
Despite efforts to reduce the risks, changes in the Earth’s climate caused by human activity are affecting the lives of billions of people, according to a major international report published today.
Heat Stress for Cattle May Cost Billions by Century’s End
Looming climate change may be economically hard for low-income cattle farmers in poor countries due to increasing heat stress on the animals.
Thawing Permafrost Could Leach Microbes, Chemicals Into Environment
Scientists are turning to a combination of data collected from the air, land, and space to get a more complete picture of how climate change is affecting the planet’s frozen regions.
Tropical Carbon Loss Has Doubled Due to Forest Clearance
Researchers using multiple high-resolution satellite observations have found that carbon loss has more than doubled since 2001 due to forest clearance across the tropics.
