Carbon dioxide emissions in Los Angeles fell 33% in April of 2020 compared with previous years, as roads emptied and economic activity slowed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study in Geophysical Research Letters.

Carbon loss in Canadian peatland is projected to increase by 103 per cent under a high emission scenario, according to new research led by scientists from the University of Waterloo.

How plants cope with stress factors has already been broadly researched.

Tiny algae in Earth’s oceans and lakes take in sunlight and carbon dioxide and turn them into sugars that sustain the rest of the aquatic food web, gobbling up about as much carbon as all the world’s trees and plants combined.

Sea ice thickness is inferred by measuring the height of the ice above the water, and this measurement is distorted by snow weighing the ice floe down. 

For birds and other wildlife, winter is a time of resource scarcity. 

Under global warming, tipping elements in the Earth system can destabilize each other and eventually lead to climate domino effects. 

At the upcoming Conference of the Parties (COP26) in November, ample discussion is likely to focus on how the world is not on track to meet the Paris Agreement’s goals of stopping warming at well below 2°C. 

More and more countries are promoting the expansion of wind farms at sea to support the transformation towards a carbon neutral energy production. 

It’s strawberry season in many parts of the U.S, and supermarkets are teeming with these fresh heart-shaped treats.