In a world getting used to extreme weather, 2023 is starting out more bonkers than ever and meteorologists are saying it's natural weather weirdness with a bit of help from human-caused climate change.
Environment
Jan 4, 2023
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A new study from researchers at Michigan State University underscores that we still have much to learn regarding how plants will function—and how nutritious they will be—as more carbon enters our atmosphere.
Plants & Animals
Dec 22, 2022
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Human activity is changing atmospheric chemistry—even in remote places—that could alter how and when clouds form.
Environment
Dec 20, 2022
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A mysterious surge in planet-heating atmospheric methane in 2020 despite COVID lockdowns that reduced many human-caused sources can be explained by a greater release from nature and, surprisingly, reduced air pollution, scientists ...
Environment
Dec 14, 2022
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Can we build an enormous umbrella to dim the sun? Such a feat would be a megaproject on a scale like no other. It would take at least 400 dedicated rocket launches a year, for ten years (There have been 172 rocket launches ...
Planetary Sciences
Dec 12, 2022
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Rarely in nature does less turn out to be more. But that's the case when it comes to the roots of corn dealing with drought conditions, according to a Penn State-led international team of researchers who discovered evidence ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 8, 2022
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There's a piece of gardening lore in my hometown which has been passed down for generations: never plant your tomatoes before Show Day, which, in Tasmania, is the fourth Saturday in October. If you're foolhardy enough to ...
Ecology
Nov 22, 2022
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In a study led by Dr. Lei Ding and Prof. Jianping Huang (College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University), researchers found the future terrestrial ecosystem will produce more oxygen for atmosphere when exploring the ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 9, 2022
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Heat waves, droughts and extreme weather are endangering people and ecosystems somewhere in the world almost every day. These extremes are exacerbated by climate change, driven primarily by increasing emissions of greenhouse ...
Environment
Oct 25, 2022
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Clouds are notoriously hard to pin down, especially in climate science.
Earth Sciences
Oct 24, 2022
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