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Earth Sciences Jun 10, 2024

Study finds natural climate variability impacts Arctic and global warming

When comparing model simulations of Earth's recent warming to real-world observations, differences can arise from several factors, including model errors in the simulated response to increased greenhouse gases and natural ...

Earth Sciences Jun 13, 2024

Ancient ocean slowdown warns of future climate chaos

When it comes to the ocean's response to global warming, we're not in entirely uncharted waters. A UC Riverside study shows that episodes of extreme heat in Earth's past caused the exchange of waters from the surface to the ...

Earth Sciences Jun 14, 2024

Q&A: Barrier islands and dunes protect coastlines, but how are environmental changes affecting them and adjacent land?

Barrier islands dot the landscape along Virginia's Eastern Shore, protecting the coastline from direct impacts of storms and sea-level rise. Made of sand, they are created and changed by environmental factors. But with climate ...

Earth Sciences Jun 11, 2024

Machine learning speeds up climate model simulations at finer resolutions, making them usable on local levels

Climate models are a key technology in predicting the impacts of climate change. By running simulations of the Earth's climate, scientists and policymakers can estimate conditions like sea level rise, flooding, and rising ...

Environment Jun 14, 2024

Converting cow manure to fuel is growing climate solution, but critics say communities put at risk

The stench of cow feces, urine and ammonia forces residents to keep windows and doors closed in parts of California's farming country. Some people constantly run air purifiers at home to counter the smell and, they say, fight ...

Plants & Animals Jun 13, 2024

Marine heat waves devastate red gorgonians in the Medes Islands: Study

The increase in the frequency and intensity of marine heat waves in recent decades is one of the effects of global climate change. A study by the University of Barcelona, published in the Journal of Animal Ecology, shows ...

Ecology Jun 14, 2024

Study reveals shifting landscape and driving forces in China's forest-grassland transition zone

Researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have published a new study detailing significant changes in China's forest-grassland ecotone. This critical zone, where forests and grasslands ...

Environment Jun 13, 2024

Public more confident connecting increasing heat, wildfires with climate change, study finds

Oregon State University researchers found that U.S. adults are fairly confident in linking wildfires and heat to climate change, but less confident when it comes to other extreme weather events like hurricanes, flooding or ...

Plants & Animals Jun 13, 2024

Q&A: Finding varieties of corn that are adapted to future climates

Corn is one of the planet's most important crops. It not only provides sweet kernels to flavor many dishes, but it's also used in oils, as a sweetener syrup, and as a feed crop for livestock. Corn has been bred to maximize ...

Environment Jun 13, 2024

Grand jury report faults San Francisco for inadequate climate threat planning

As climate change unleashes ever-more powerful storms, worsening floods and rising sea levels, San Francisco remains woefully unprepared for inundation, a civil grand jury determined in a report.

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