The Antarctic has also played a profound role in regulating the world’s climate, in part by absorbing heat and carbon dioxide emissions resulting from human activity.
Report: Antarctic Is Changing Dramatically, With Global Consequences
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Study Explores Uncertainties in Flood Risk Estimates
Flood frequency analysis is a technique used to estimate flood risk, providing statistics such as the “100-year flood” or “500-year flood” that are critical to infrastructure design, dam safety analysis, and flood mapping in flood-prone areas.
Pollen and Heat: A Looming Challenge for Global Agriculture
Last June, Aaron Flansburg felt the temperature spike and knew what that meant for his canola crop.
Companies’ Use of Renewable Energy Certificates Masks Inaction on Carbon Emissions, Concordia Research Finds
Many firms have set science-based targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to comply with the Paris Agreement.
Sustainable Irrigation Can Feed Billions, Make Agriculture Resilient to Climate Change
As climate change shifts precipitation patterns, irrigation can be a powerful tool for increasing the world’s food supply—feeding more than a billion additional people without converting natural spaces into farmland, according to a new study by Carnegie’s Lorenzo Rosa published in Environmental Research Letters.
Pioneering Study Shows Climate Played Crucial Role in Changing Location of Ancient Coral Reefs
The new study, published in Nature Communications, demonstrates how changes in temperature and plate tectonics, where the positions of Earth’s continents were in very different positions than today, have determined the distribution of corals through the ages.
