Speeding up progress on reducing carbon emissions would save millions of lives, mostly in metropolitan areas of Africa and Asia.
Study Counts Lives Saved with Push for 1.50C Climate Target
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Still Believe an Asteroid Killed the Dinosaurs? Think Again
Some experts have long believed that a massive asteroid was a primary cause of dinosaurs’ extinction some 65 million years ago, but new analysis from a University at Albany psychology professor suggests that the dinosaurs were in trouble long before the asteroid hit.
NASA Sees Tropical Cyclone Iris at Queensland Coast
When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Cyclone Iris near the coast of Queensland, Australia it measured cloud top temperatures and found strong storms with the potential for creating heavy rainfall.
Research links palm trees’ progression north with climate change
A research project conceived by a Brandon University (BU) professor on the northward spread of palms has been featured in the prestigious science journal Scientific Reports and on Columbia University’s Lamont Earth Institute State of the Planet blog.
Tropical Cyclone Josie's Deadly Flooding Rainfall Examined With IMERG
Tropical cyclone Josie didn't make landfall in Fiji but its heavy rainfall resulted in deadly flooding. NASA calculated the rainfall that Josie left in its wake as it moved south of Fiji and began weakening.
Understanding how society will change as we move to renewable energy sources
Imagine waking up tomorrow in a world that doesn’t depend on oil.
That might seem far-fetched, but as engineers and scientists come up with new ways to harness renewable energy, those new sources of energy may soon shape the way our societies function and how we live our daily lives.
