Droughts in Europe could be Averted by Reducing Emissions Faster
According to models, summer rainfall in southern Europe might plummet by up to 48% by 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise at their…
Environment
Global Research on Coastal Oceans as Carbon Dioxide Stores
Coastal seas are a complicated transition zone between the world’s two main CO2 sinks, land and ocean. For the first time, ocean experts have successfully…
New Maps Assist Decision-makers in Considering Albedo when Planting Trees
A new study provides a global analysis of where restoration of tree cover is most effective at cooling the global climate system, considering not just…
Experts Fear that Climate Change will Exacerbate the Spread of Infectious Diseases
Infectious disease professionals urge the medical community to be prepared to deal with the impact of climate change on the spread of diseases such as…
Curbside Pickup enhances Organic Waste Composting and Decreases Methane Emissions
Most organic household trash ends up in landfills, where it emits methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Composting food and garden waste instead of dumping it…
Climate Change impacts the Microbial Food Web in Peatlands
The basic peat bog conjures our thoughts of a drab, wet expanse. However, it turns out to be a superpower in the fight against climate…
Unintentional Implications of Fire Suppression
A new study indicates how fire suppression ensures that wildfires burn under extreme circumstances and with high severity, aggravating the effects of climate change and…
Even Passive Smokers are Extensively Colonized by Microbes
Everything is everywhere; under the right conditions, microbial populations can develop and thrive even in seemingly inhospitable environments. This is the case with inactive hydrothermal…
Global Catastrophic Risk
Global catastrophic risk refers to occurrences or scenarios that have the potential to severely destroy human civilization on a worldwide scale. These dangers have the…
Urban Climatology
Urban climatology is the study of urban climates. It is a subfield of climatology that investigates climate in urban contexts. It is a subfield of…
Cold-water Coral confines itself on Mountains in the Deep Ocean
Corals hunting for food in the cold, dark waters of the deep sea are building ever-higher mountains to get closer to their food source. However,…
Big Innovative Idea Introduced with the help of Little Plankton
A novel model connects the rules of life at the individual and ecological levels, potentially opening up new areas of research in ecology, global change…
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