As the planet warms, subtropical regions of the Southern Hemisphere, including parts of southern Australia and southern Africa, are drying. These trends include major drought events such as Cape Town's "Day Zero" in 2018.
Earth Sciences
Feb 12, 2019
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The most extensive and systematic insect monitoring program ever undertaken in North America shows that butterfly abundance in Ohio declined yearly by 2%, resulting in an overall 33% drop for the 21 years of the program.
Plants & Animals
Jul 9, 2019
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Scientists have long established that the Antarctic Peninsula is one of the most rapidly warming spots on Earth. Now, new research using detailed satellite data indicates that the changing climate is affecting not just the ...
Environment
Mar 16, 2009
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Earlier this week, the public learned the details of the upcoming fifth assessment report (or, "AR5") of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, an international body whose mandate is not to do new ...
Environment
Aug 23, 2013
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Farmers in the Midwest may be able to bypass the warming climate not by getting more water for their crops, but instead by adapting to climate change through soil management says a new study from Michigan State University.
Environment
Mar 9, 2021
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Forest loss in India could become an even bigger problem than anticipated in the coming years, with new research revealing climate change has caused significant recent losses.
Environment
Mar 24, 2022
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Humanity should brace itself for some serious blowback over this century and beyond from the oceans and Earth's frozen zones, known as the cryosphere, according to the draft of a major UN report obtained by AFP.
Environment
Aug 29, 2019
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Getting hit with one hurricane is bad enough, but new research from Princeton University's engineering school shows that back-to-back versions may become common for many areas in coming decades.
Earth Sciences
Feb 27, 2023
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Icebergs crumbling into the sea may be what first come to mind when imagining the most dramatic effects of global warming.
Earth Sciences
Jun 3, 2021
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The climate in northwestern Europe and the Balkans is becoming suitable for the Asian tiger mosquito, a disease-spreading invasive species, scientists said on Wednesday.
Ecology
Apr 25, 2012
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