Understanding what influences the amount of methane in the atmosphere has been identified by the American Geophysical Union to be one of the foremost challenges in the earth sciences in the coming decades because of methane’s hugely important role in meeting climate warming targets.
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Natural Ecosystems Protect Against Climate Change
The identification of natural carbon sinks and understanding how they work is critical if humans are to mitigate global climate change.
NASA’s Temp Check on Tropical Storm Belna Finds Heavy Rainfall Potential
Cold cloud top temperatures can tell forecasters if a tropical cyclone has the potential to generate heavy rainfall, and that is exactly what NASA’s Aqua satellite found when it observed the temperatures in Tropical Cyclone Belna over northwestern Madagascar.
Improving the Accuracy of Climate Model Projections with Emergent Constraints
The increase in carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere has warmed the Earth since the beginning of the industrial era.
Could Abandoned Agricultural Lands Help Save the Planet?
People have lived in Castro Laboreiro, where northern Portugal borders Spain, long enough to have built megaliths in the mountainous countryside and a pre-Romanesque church, from 1,100 years ago, in the village itself.
Could We Cool the Earth with an Ice-Free Arctic?
The Arctic region is heating up faster than any other place on Earth, and as more and more sea ice is lost every year, we are already feeling the impacts.