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Published Climate change to shift tropical rains northward



Atmospheric scientists predict that unchecked carbon emissions will force tropical rains to shift no...
Published Protect delicate polar ecosystems by mapping biodiversity



Concerted action is required to mitigate the impact of warming on polar ecosystems and sustainably m ...
Published Boreal forest and tundra regions worst hit over next 500 years of climate change, study shows



Modelling climate change over a 500 year period shows that much of the boreal forest, the Earth's no...
Published Exploring the radiative effects of precipitation on Arctic amplification and energy budget



While, in theory, precipitation impacts the Earth's radiation budget, the radiative effects of preci ...
Published Ocean's loss of oxygen caused massive Jurassic extinction: Could it happen again?



Researchers have found a chemical clue in Italian limestone that explains a mass extinction of marin...
Published Projected loss of brown macroalgae and seagrasses with global environmental change



Researchers predict that climate change will drive a substantial redistribution of brown seaweeds an...
Published North Sea oil and gas extraction spikes pollution by 10,000 percent, study finds



North Sea oil and gas extraction can cause pollution to spike by more than 10,000 percent within hal...
Published As human activities expand in Antarctica, scientists identify crucial conservation sites



Establishing Key Biodiversity Areas in the Southern Ocean will be vital for safeguarding the ecosyst...
Published Scientists call for an update in environmental decision making that takes human rights into account



Researchers argue that to protect human wellbeing global decisions with the potential to impact the ...
Published 2020 extreme weather event that brought fires and snow to western US



The same weather system that led to the spread of the devastating Labor Day wildfires in 2020 brough...
Published Greenhouse gases in oceans are altered by climate change impact on microbes



The ocean is a global life-support system, and climate change causes such as ocean warming, acidific...
Published New funding proposal aims to reduce bottlenecks on Upper Mississippi River - New Funding Proposal Aims to Reduce Bottlenecks on Upper Mississippi River


New research proposes a funding model for a major rehabilitation of the 27 locks and dams on the Upp...
Published Pioneering study shows flood risks can still be considerably reduced if all global promises to cut carbon emissions are kept - Pioneering Study Shows Flood Risks Can Still Be Considerably Reduced If All Global Promises to Cut Carbon Emissions Are Kept


Annual damage caused by flooding in the UK could increase by more than a fifth over the next century...
Published Defunding prevention and climate change drive rebound of malaria in Peru - Defunding Prevention and Climate Change Drive Rebound of Malaria in Peru


Malaria control programs in Amazonian Peru helped reduce the incidence of the deadly parasitic disea...
Published New report examines the safety of using dispersants in oil spill clean ups - New Report Examines the Safety of Using Dispersants in Oil Spill Clean Ups



Scientists have issued a series of findings and recommendations on the safety of using dispersal age...
Published Electric car sales drive toward cleaner air, longer lives - Electric Car Sales Drive Toward Cleaner Air, Longer Lives


Electric cars -- and their continued sales growth -- are expected to have a greener, cleaner influen...
Published Unprecedented increase in ocean plastic since 2005 revealed by four decades of global analysis - Unprecedented Increase in Ocean Plastic Since 2005 Revealed by Four Decades of Global Analysis


A global dataset of ocean plastic pollution between 1979 and 2019 reveals a rapid and unprecedented...
Published Timing of snowshoe hare winter color swap may leave them exposed in changing climate, study finds - Timing of Snowshoe Hare Winter Color Swap May Leave Them Exposed in Changing Climate, Study Finds



A new study, which used 44 years of data, shows that as the globe has warmed, altering the timing an...
Published New study reveals boreal wetlands are a large source of reactive vapors in a warming climate - New Study Reveals Boreal Wetlands as a Large Source of Reactive Vapors in a Warming Climate



Boreal wetlands are a significant source of isoprene and terpenes, a class of highly reactive organi...
Published The world's atmospheric rivers now have an intensity ranking like hurricanes - The World's Atmospheric Rivers Now Have an Intensity Ranking Like Hurricanes


Atmospheric rivers, which are long, narrow bands of water vapor, are becoming more intense and frequ...