Human-caused climate change — including increased extreme weather and climate events — is here, according to the recently released United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2021 report, but the best way to communicate the concern is still debated.
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NASA at Your Table: Climate Change and Its Environmental Impacts on Crop Growth
Around the world, agricultural practices have developed as a function of topography, soil type, crop type, annual rainfall, and tradition.
Prehistoric Climate Change Repeatedly Channelled Human Migrations Across Arabia
International and Saudi researchers have discovered archaeological sites in the Nefud Desert of Saudi Arabia associated with the remains of ancient lakes formed when periods of increased rainfall transformed the region into grassland.
Discovering Deep-Sea Sponges in Alaska
Hundreds of species have yet to be described in the ecosystems that support Alaska’s valuable commercial fisheries.
Deadwood in the Global Carbon Cycle
The speed at which deadwood decomposes in forests depends on the climate as well as on fungi and insects.
Climate Change Helped Intensify Hurricane Ida – A Potential Preview Of What’s To Come
Future storms could have even larger impacts "if we're not wise now," Texas A&M professor Andrew Dessler says.
