On Amazon Fires: It’s the Ecology Stupid
Source: EcoInternet Global Ecological Sustainability depends upon ending the logging and burning of old forests and letting them recover “Each act of cutting and burning old tree diminishes and...
View ArticleWe need more realistic experiments on the impact of climate change on ecosystems
Source: Science Daily When it comes to the impact of climate change on ecosystems, we still have large knowledge gaps. Most experiments are unrealistic because they do not correspond to projected...
View ArticleAtlantic Ocean may get a jump-start from the other side of the world
Source: Science Daily A key question for climate scientists in recent years has been whether the Atlantic Ocean’s main circulation system is slowing down, a development that could have dramatic...
View ArticlePeatlands trap CO2, even during droughts
Source: Science Daily Scientists studied the two species of moss that make up the peatland. They discovered that in hot weather and drought conditions, one species resists, whereas the other is...
View ArticleMechanism modeling for better forecasts, climate predictions
Source: Science Daily Modeling currents together with wind and waves provides more accurate predictions for weather forecasts and climate scientists....
View ArticleMultifactor models reveal worse picture of climate change impact on marine life
Source: Science Daily Rising ocean temperatures have long been linked to negative impacts for marine life, but a team has recently found that the long-term outlook for many marine species is much more...
View ArticleNew method gives first global picture of mutual predictability of atmosphere...
Source: Science Daily Scientists have carried out a novel statistical analysis to determine for the first time a global picture of how the ocean helps predict the low-level atmosphere and vice versa....
View ArticleDual approach needed to save sinking cities and bleaching corals
Source: Science Daily Local conservation can boost the climate resilience of coastal ecosystems, species and cities and buy them time in their fight against sea-level rise, ocean acidification and...
View ArticleBelieving in climate change doesn’t mean you are preparing for climate change
Source: Science Daily Researchers found that although coastal homeowners may perceive a worsening of climate change-related hazards, these attitudes are largely unrelated to a homeowner’s expectations...
View ArticleFish more tolerant than expected to low oxygen events
Source: Science Daily Fish may be more tolerant than previously thought to periods of low oxygen in the oceans, new research shows. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191022080719.htm
View ArticleSatellites are key to monitoring ocean carbon
Source: Science Daily Satellites now play a key role in monitoring carbon levels in the oceans, but we are only just beginning to understand their full potential....
View ArticleDoes climate change affect real estate prices? Only if you believe in it
Source: Science Daily A new study shows that at-risk homes sell for more in areas where people don’t believe in climate change. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191105140923.htm
View ArticleCombatting air pollution with nature
Source: Science Daily Air pollution is composed of particles and gases that can have negative impacts on both the environment and human health. Technologies to mitigate pollution have become widespread...
View ArticleOcean studies look at microscopic diversity and activity across entire planet
Source: Science Daily Two new articles use samples and data collected during the Tara Oceans Expedition to analyze current ocean diversity across the planet, providing a baseline to better understand...
View ArticlePollution from Athabasca oil sands affects weather processes
Source: Science Daily Scientists have been looking at pollution affecting the air, land and water around the Athabaska Oil Sands for some time. After looking at contaminants in snow taken from up-to 25...
View ArticleCommunity characteristics shape climate change discussions after extreme weather
Source: Science Daily Political affiliations, the presence of local environmental organizations and prior local media coverage of climate change play a role in how a community reacts to an extreme...
View ArticleWarming climate will impact dead zones in Chesapeake Bay
Source: Science Daily In recent years, scientists have projected increasingly large summer dead zones in the Chesapeake Bay, areas where there is little or no oxygen for living things like crabs and...
View ArticleNovember 2019 was 2nd hottest on record for the planet
Source: Science Daily November 2019 was the second-hottest November for the planet in the 140-year global climate record, according to scientists at NOAA....
View ArticleSeasonal forecasts challenged by Pacific Ocean warming
Source: Science Daily Research has found global warming will make it more difficult to predict multi-year global climate variations, a consequence of changes to long-term climate variability patterns...
View ArticleIce sheet melting: Estimates still uncertain
Source: Science Daily Estimates used by climate scientists to predict the rate at which the world’s ice sheets will melt are still uncertain despite advancements in technology, new research shows....
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