The boreal forests of North America could be destroyed by even modest climate change, new research shows.
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Fate of the World’s Biggest Ice Sheet is in Our Hands
A new study led by our Geography department shows that the worst effects of global warming on the East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS) could be avoided.
Range Expansion: How Climate Change Impacts West Coast Oak Savannas
Side by side, Dylan Jones displayed photos of two oak leaves, plucked from oak savannas on the West Coast.
The Cost of Climate Change
From crop damage to cooling failures at cloud-based data centers, climate change affects a wide variety of economic sectors.
A Summer of Arctic Melting Hits Norway’s Svalbard Archipelago
Elevated temperatures in the Arctic, which caused massive melting of the Greenland ice sheet during a three-day period in July, also have touched off rapid glacial melting in Norway’s Svalbard Archipelago.
Amazon’s Growth Limited by Lack of Phosphorus
Growth of the Amazon rainforest in our increasingly carbon-rich atmosphere could be limited by a lack of phosphorus in the soil, new research shows.