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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...

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We 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...

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Atlantic 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...

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Peatlands 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...

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Mechanism 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....

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Multifactor 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...

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New 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....

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Dual 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...

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Believing 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...

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Fish 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

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Satellites 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....

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Does 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

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Combatting 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...

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Ocean 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...

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Pollution 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...

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Community 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...

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Warming 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...

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November 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....

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Seasonal 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...

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Ice 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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