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Rutgers Expert Can Discuss Dearth of Snow, Windy Weather and Record Heat in March in N.J.
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Corals Carefully Organize Proteins to Form Rock Hard Skeletons
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Charles Darwin, the British naturalist who championed the theory of evolution, noted that corals form far-reaching structures, largely made of limestone, that surround tropical islands. He didn't know how they performed this feat. Now, Rutgers scientists have shown that coral structures consist of a biomineral containing a highly organized organic mix of proteins that resembles what is in our bones. Their study, published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface, shows for the first time that several proteins are organized spatially - a process that's critical to forming a rock-hard coral skeleton.
'Our Changing Menu': Warming climate serves up meal remake
Cornell University
How will climate change affect the world's dinner plates?
Editors' Choice--Power-Generating Electrochemical CO2 Scrubbing from Air Enabling Practical AEMFC Application
The Electrochemical Society
Editors' Choice--Necessity to Avoid Titanium Oxide as Electrocatalyst Support in PEM Fuel Cells: A Membrane Durability Study
The Electrochemical Society
Editors' Choice--Diffusion Media for Cation Contaminant Transport Suppression into Fuel Cell Electrodes
The Electrochemical Society
Editors' Choice--Ionomer Side Chain Length and Equivalent Weight Impact on High Current Density Transport Resistances in PEMFC Cathodes
The Electrochemical Society
Moving toward a clean-energy future by advancing fuel cell technology
Los Alamos National Laboratory
The U.S. transportation industry is the nation's largest generator of greenhouse gases, accounting for nearly one-third of climate-warming emissions. To move towards a clean-energy future, developing zero-emissions technologies for heavy-duty vehicles is critical. A new partnership comprising Los Alamos National Laboratory, Advent Technology Holdings Inc., Brookhaven National Laboratory, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will work over the next few years to bring to market high-temperature proton exchange membrane (HT-PEM) fuel cells that convert hydrogen and other renewable fuels into electricity.
COVID-19 pandemic highlights the urgent global need to control air pollution
Beth Israel Lahey Health
More than 91 percent of the world's population lives in areas that exceed air quality guidelines recommended by the World Health Organization, and more people are impacted by worsening air quality each year. Ambient air pollution - including potentially harmful pollutants such as small particles and toxic gases emitted by industries, households, cars and trucks - has been shown to worsen viral respiratory infections. Now, new studies are showing a similar association between ambient air pollution and worse COVID-19 outcomes.
Study Scant Evidence That Wood Overuse at Cahokia Caused Local Flooding, Subsequent Collapse
Washington University in St. Louis
Whatever ultimately caused inhabitants to abandon Cahokia, it was not because they cut down too many trees, according to new research from Washington University in St. Louis.
Colorado River basin due for more frequent, intense hydroclimate events
Los Alamos National Laboratory
In the vast Colorado River basin, climate change is driving extreme, interconnected events among earth-system elements such as weather and water.
New U.S. Carbon Monitor website compares emissions among the 50 states
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, Calif., April 7, 2021 -- Following last year's successful launch of a global carbon monitor website to track and display greenhouse gas emissions from a variety of sources, an international team led by Earth system scientists from the University of California, Irvine is unveiling this week a new data resource focused on the United States.
A song of ice and fiber
Sandia National Laboratories
Sandia National Laboratories researchers are beginning to analyze the first seafloor dataset from under Arctic sea ice using a novel method. They were able to capture ice quakes and transportation activities on the North Slope of Alaska while also monitoring for other climate signals and marine life.
Breeding barley for a changing climate
American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
Scientists uncover genetic traits to breed better barley for northern environments
Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Viral Pandemics in Oceans
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
To intervene or not to intervene? That is the future climate question
Michigan State University
Nine of the hottest years in human history have occurred in the past decade. Without a major shift in this climate trajectory, the future of life on Earth is in question, which poses a new question: Should humans, whose fossil fueled society is driving climate change, use technology to put the brakes on global warming? Michigan State University community ecologist Phoebe Zarnetske is co-lead of the Climate Intervention Biology Working Group, a team of internationally recognized experts in climate science and ecology that is bringing science to bear on the question and consequences of geoengineering a cooler Earth.
Overfishing of Atlantic Cod Likely Did Not Cause Genetic Changes
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Overfishing likely did not cause the Atlantic cod, an iconic species, to evolve genetically and mature earlier, according to a study led by Rutgers University and the University of Oslo - the first of its kind - with major implications for ocean conservation.
Beef industry can cut emissions with land management, production efficiency
Colorado State University
A comprehensive assessment of 12 different strategies for reducing beef production emissions worldwide found that industry can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by as much as 50% in certain regions, with the most potential in the United States and Brazil.
How Would Geoengineering Impact Nature?
Stony Brook University
Should humans use technology to put the brakes on global warming? Stratospheric aerosol intervention (SAI) is a climate intervention that has been studied as a way to help cool the Earth. But what would be the consequences to natural systems of SAI? This question is being examined by a large scientific research team.
Ozone pollution harms maize crops, study finds
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Although stratospheric ozone protects us by filtering out the sun's ultraviolet radiation, tropospheric ozone is a harmful pollutant.
Why Commercialization of Carbon Capture and Sequestration has Failed and How it Can Work
University of California San Diego
There are 12 essential attributes that explain why commercial carbon capture and sequestration projects succeed or fail in the U.S., University of California San Diego researchers say in a recent study published in Environmental Research Letters.
Adjusting interactions help some California's wild bee populations survive
University of Oregon
Across California's Central Valley, under stress from large-scale agriculture and climate change, native bee species that are flexible in their pollination behavior when around other wild bee populations appear best suited for survival in shrinking habitats.
Study finds airborne release of toxin from algal scum
Taylor & Francis
A dangerous toxin has been witnessed - for the first time - releasing into the air from pond scum, research published in the peer-reviewed journal Lake and Reservoir Management today shows.
Consumer resistance to sustainability interventions
American Marketing Association (AMA)
Researchers from University of Queensland, University of Melbourne, and Universidad Finis Terrae published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that studies consumer resistance to a nationwide plastic bag ban implemented in Chile in 2019.
DOE Awards $110 Million to Small Businesses Pursuing Scientific, Clean Energy, and Climate Solutions
Department of Energy, Office of Science
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced awards totaling $110 million for diverse small businesses working on scientific, clean energy, and climate solutions for the American people.
Climate change cut farming productivity growth 21% since 1960s
Cornell University
Despite important agricultural advancements to feed the world in the last 60 years, a Cornell University-led study shows that global farming productivity is 21% lower than it could have been without climate change. This is the equivalent of losing about seven years of farm productivity increases since the 1960s.
A new review on how to fight COVID-19 during the British wintertime
University of Surrey
A new report is highlighting ways we can fight COVID-19 while indoors during cold weather periods.
Study details how Middle East dust intensifies summer monsoons on Indian subcontinent
University of Kansas
New research from the University of Kansas published in Earth-Science Reviews offers insight into one of the world's most powerful monsoon systems: the Indian summer monsoon.
Floating gardens as a way to keep farming despite climate change
Ohio State University
Bangladesh's floating gardens, built to grow food during flood seasons, could offer a sustainable solution for parts of the world prone to flooding because of climate change, a new study has found.
Biden's offshore wind goals 'exactly what US needs'
Cornell University
How to talk to people about climate change
University of British Columbia
As our planet warms, seas rise and catastrophic weather events become more frequent, action on climate change has never been more important.
Groundwater discharge affects water quality in coastal waters
University of Gothenburg
Water quality management in the ocean often targets visible pollution sources such as sewage, rivers or ships. A new global study, led by researchers at the University of Gothenburg, reveals that invisible groundwater discharges may be just as important driving nitrogen into coastal waters.
Growing appetite for meat alternatives in Brussels
University of Bath
Increasing numbers of people in Belgium are turning away from meat in favour of plant-based alternatives, according to new research from psychologists at the University of Bath, in collaboration with Belgian animal welfare organisation GAIA.
Factors that may predict next pandemic
University of Sydney
Humans are creating or exacerbating the environmental conditions that could lead to further pandemics, new University of Sydney research finds.
Susannah Tringe: Then and Now / 2011 Early Career Award Winner
Department of Energy, Office of Science
Susannah Tringe is the Deputy for User Programs of the Joint Genome Institute. Her 2011 Early Career Award research revealed complex interactions among soil microbes, soil nutrient content, water salinity, and other features that ultimately determine net greenhouse gas fluxes.
New oil palm map to inform policy and landscape-level planning
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
A new map of the extent and year of detection of oil palm plantations will help understand trends in oil palm expansion.
Probing Wet Fire Smoke in Clouds: Can Water Intensify the Earth's Warming?
Los Alamos National Laboratory
A first-of-its-kind instrument that samples smoke from megafires and scans humidity will help researchers better understand the scale and long-term impact of fires--specifically how far and high the smoke will travel, when and where it will rain, and whether the wet smoke will warm the climate by absorbing sunlight.
New nondestructive optical technique reveals the structure of mother-of-pearl
University of Wisconsin-Madison
A new, nondestructive optical technique will unlock more knowledge about nacre, and in the process could lead to a new understanding of climate history.
How will climate change affect hailstorms?
University of New South Wales
Hail severity may increase in most regions of the world while Australia and Europe are expected to experience more hailstorms as a result of climate change, an international review led by a UNSW Sydney researcher has found.
Paper Addresses Impacts of COVID-19 and Cyclone Harold on Indo-Fijians Engaged in Small Scale Fisheries
Wildlife Conservation Society
A new study published in the journal Environmental Science and Policy addresses the impacts of COVID-19 and Cyclone Harold on Indo-Fijians engaged in small scale fisheries.
Coastal lupine faces specific extinction threat from climate change
Washington University in St. Louis
Climate change is altering the world we share with all living things. But it's surprisingly difficult to single out climate change as an extinction threat for any one particular species protected under the Endangered Species Act. To date, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has only formally considered impacts from climate change in listing actions for four animal species and one alpine tree.
Science Snapshots From Berkeley Lab - Week of March 29, 2021
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
India's Ambitious Clean Energy Goals, a Secret Pathway to Harnessing the Sun for Clean Energy, and a Supersmart Gas Sensor for Asthmatics
Climate change significantly increases population displacement risk
ETH Zurich
Every year, millions of people around the world are displaced from their homes due to severe weather caused by climate change.
Study exposes global ripple effects of regional water scarcity
Cornell University
Water scarcity is often understood as a problem for regions experiencing drought, but a new study from Cornell and Tufts universities finds that not only can localized water shortages impact the global economy, but changes in global demand send positive and negative ripple effects to water basins across the globe.
The persistent danger after landscape fires
University of Vienna
Every year, an estimated four percent of the world's vegetated land surface burns, leaving more than 250 megatons of carbonized plants behind. For the first time, a study by the University of Vienna has now recorded elevated concentrations of environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFR) in these charcoals - in some cases even up to five years after the fire.
Yes, spring flowers are blooming earlier. It might confuse bees.
Washington University in St. Louis
After a long pandemic winter, people are eager to welcome the first cheerful blooms of spring. Lucky for them, many flowers really are popping open earlier in the year. Not so lucky for some plants, though. Plants that rely on bees or other insect pollinators to transport pollen between like individuals -- buzzing from violet to violet, or trillium to trillium -- face uncertainties when spring becomes front-loaded.
Study exposes global ripple effects of regional water scarcity
Tufts University
An integrated model of climate and human activity suggests water scarcity can have economic ripple effects across the globe - sometimes amplifying economic harm, sometimes even providing benefits to distant regions. The model informs the management of regional water resources and economic adaptation
Leveraging the 5G Network to Wirelessly Power IoT Devices
Georgia Institute of Technology
Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology's ATHENA lab discuss an innovative way to tap into the over-capacity of 5G networks, turning them into "a wireless power grid" for powering Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The breakthrough leverages a Rotman lens-based rectifying antenna capable of millimeter-wave harvesting at 28 GHz.
Tiny raindrops pose big challenges: Argonne researchers improve climate models, prediction of climate change
Argonne National Laboratory
Drizzle in marine clouds is a key parameter for achieving more accurate climate predictions. Argonne developed novel techniques to retrieve drizzle properties and will expand its research to the aerosol impact on clouds and precipitation.
Floating solar farms could help reduce impacts of climate change on lakes and reservoirs
Lancaster University
Floating solar farms could help to protect lakes and reservoirs from some of the harms of climate change, a new study suggests.
Elevated CO2 emissions increase plant carbon uptake but decrease soil carbon storage
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Elevated carbon dioxide emissions from human activities increase the uptake of carbon by plants but may decrease storage in soil. An international team led by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists synthesized 108 elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) experiments in various ecosystems to find out how much carbon is absorbed by plants and soil.
George Washington University Experts Available to Discuss Brood X Cicadas
George Washington University
Engineering of the Mississippi River has kept carbon out of the atmosphere, according to new study
Tulane University
The study by Tulane University scientists sets out to learn more about organic carbon that is transported in large quantities by the Mississippi River.
Sea-Level Rise in 20th Century was Fastest in 2,000 years Along Much of East Coast
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
The rate of sea-level rise in the 20th century along much of the U.S. Atlantic coast was the fastest in 2,000 years, and southern New Jersey had the fastest rates, according to a Rutgers-led study.
Why our rivers are running drier
University of Adelaide
An international team of researchers including the University of Adelaide has demonstrated that climate change is responsible for the changes in the flow and water volume of rivers globally, with major implications for Australia.
Explosive Origins of 'Secondary' Ice--and Snow
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Where does snow come from? This may seem like a simple question to ponder as half the planet emerges from a season of watching whimsical flakes fall from the sky--and shoveling them from driveways. But a new study on how water becomes ice in slightly supercooled Arctic clouds may make you rethink the simplicity of the fluffy stuff. It describes definitive, real-world evidence for "freezing fragmentation" of drizzle as a major source of ice in slightly supercooled clouds. The findings have important implications for forecasting weather and climate.
What early-budding trees tell us about genetics, climate change
Michigan Technological University
Late frosts caused millions of dollars in losses for orchards. Scientists at Michigan Technological University investigate the genes that tell trees when to bud out and blossom, which enables scientists to modify or select crop varieties more resilient to late frost, warming winters, diseases and pests.
Natural variations help resolve a climate puzzle
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
New research shows that naturally occurring climate variations help explain a long-standing difference between climate models and satellite observations of global warming.
Butterfly increase and decline related to climate
University of Georgia
Climate is likely the biggest driver of butterfly abundance change, according to a new study by University of Georgia entomologists.
Melting glaciers contribute to Alaska earthquakes
University of Alaska Fairbanks
In 1958, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake triggered a rockslide into Southeast Alaska's Lituya Bay, creating a tsunami that ran 1,700 feet up a mountainside before racing out to sea.
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $34.5 Million for Data Science and Computation Tools to Advance Climate Solutions
Department of Energy, Office of Science
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $34.5 million to harness cutting-edge research tools for new scientific discoveries, including clean energy and climate solutions. Two new funding opportunities will support researchers using data science and computation-based methods--including artificial intelligence and machine learning--to tackle basic science challenges, advance clean energy technologies, improve energy efficiency, and predict extreme weather and climate patterns.
Carbon uptake in regrowing Amazon forest threatened by climate and human disturbance
University of Bristol
Large areas of forests regrowing in the Amazon to help reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, are being limited by climate and human activity.
Organic crystals' ice-forming superpowers
University of Utah
At the heart of ice crystals, often, are aerosol particles - dust in the atmosphere onto which ice can form more easily than in the open air. It's a bit mysterious how this happens, though. New research shows how crystals of organic molecules, a common component of aerosols, can get the job done.
Twice as much carbon flowing from land to ocean than previously thought
Institute for Basic Science
Every year 600-900 million tons of carbon flow through rivers to the ocean either as particles or in dissolved form.
What is the probability of ships becoming beset in ice in Arctic waters?
University of Helsinki
Statisticians have calculated the probability of ships of different Polar Ship Categories becoming beset in ice along the Northern Sea Route. Their data will help assess the risks of maritime traffic in the Arctic.
HARC Releases Interactive Platform: Winter Storm Uri's Impacts & Pathways to Resilience
Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC)
Houston - HARC releases an interactive data analysis to visualize and articulate Winter Storm Uri's effect.
Climate change ravages coralligenous architects in the Mediterranean
University of Barcelona
Marine heatwaves are dramatically affecting the marine ecosystems of the world and the Mediterranean is no exception. In the Mediterranean, these extreme climate episodes and its resulting massive mortality of species are getting more and more intense and frequent.
'By-the-wind sailor' jellies wash ashore in massive numbers after warmer winters
University of Washington
Thanks to 20 years of observations from thousands of citizen scientists, University of Washington researchers have discovered distinct patterns in the mass strandings of by-the-wind sailors, also called Velella velella. Specifically, large strandings happened simultaneously from the northwest tip of Washington south to the Mendocino coast in California, and in years when winters were warmer than usual.
PPE supplied to the NHS during COVID-19 pandemic poses challenge to the environment
University of Sussex
According to a new study published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, the carbon footprint of personal protective equipment (PPE) provided to health and social care staff in England during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic was equivalent to flying from London to New York 244 times every day.
Finding fire and ice: Modeling the probability of methane hydrate deposits on the seafloor
Sandia National Laboratories
A team of researchers from Sandia National Laboratories and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory have developed a new system to model the likelihood of finding methane hydrate and methane gas that was tested in a region of seafloor off the coast of North Carolina. This test was published on March 14 in the scientific journal Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems.
Healing a wounded world
West Virginia University - Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
Brooke Eastman studies how acid rain impacts forest health. She is committed to highlighting forests' role in mitigating climate change.
Helping stevia brave the cold
American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
The popular stevia sweetener comes from a tropical crop. New research is helping find the varieties that can grow in colder climates.
FSU researchers discover how 'cryptic species' respond differently to coral bleaching
Florida State University
Certain brightly colored coral species dotting the seafloor may appear indistinguishable to many divers and snorkelers, but Florida State University researchers have found that these genetically diverse marine invertebrates vary in their response to ocean warming, a finding that has implications for the long-term health of coral reefs.
Are Lakes Emitting More Carbon Dioxide in a Warming World?
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
As the planet heats up, are lakes releasing more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere? With a prestigious National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant, researcher Kevin Rose will examine large-scale patterns in concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) and dissolved oxygen to answer the question.
"Ghost Forests" Expanding Along Northeast U.S. Coast
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Why are "ghost forests" filled with dead trees expanding along the mid-Atlantic and southern New England coast? Higher groundwater levels linked to sea-level rise and increased flooding from storm surges and very high tides are likely the most important factors, according to a Rutgers study on the impacts of climate change that suggests how to enhance land-use planning.
Greenland landscape history preserved under 1.4 kilometers of ice
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Greenland wasn't always covered in ice. In fact, within the last 1.1 million years ,Greenland had thriving vegetation and ecosystems. That is the conclusion of an international group of researchers including a scientist from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) that analyzed sediment at the base of the Camp Century ice core (1.4 kilometers deep) collected in 1966. The research appears in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Scientists stunned to discover fossil plants beneath mile-deep Greenland ice--indicating risk of rapid sea-level rise
University of Vermont
Scientists found frozen plant fossils, preserved under a mile of ice on Greenland. The discovery helps confirm a new and troubling understanding that the Greenland Ice Sheet has melted entirely during recent warm periods in Earth's history--like the one we are now creating with human-caused climate change.
Story tips: Urban climate impacts, materials' dual approach and healing power
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ORNL identifies a statistical relationship between the growth of cities and the spread of paved surfaces. // ORNL successfully demonstrates a technique to heal dendrites that formed in a solid electrolyte. // ORNL combines additive manufacturing with conventional compression molding.
New review explores effective sampling techniques for collecting airborne viruses and ultrafine part
University of Surrey
As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, an international team of researchers have published a review of the best techniques to collect airborne aerosols containing viruses.
NASA Images Reveal Important Forests and Wetlands are Disappearing in Belize
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)
Using NASA satellite images and machine learning, researchers with The University of Texas at Austin have mapped changes in the landscape of northwestern Belize over a span of four decades, finding significant losses of forest and wetlands, but also successful regrowth of forest in established conservation zones that protect surviving structures of the ancient Maya.
Global river flow contingent upon climate change
Michigan State University
New study shows that as climate change impacts extreme river flows, it could be worsening flooding or increasing water scarcity during dry seasons
There might be many planets with water-rich atmospheres
University of Chicago
A new study by University of Chicago and Stanford University researchers suggests that hot, rocky exoplanets could not only develop atmospheres full of water vapor, but keep them for long stretches.
Antarctic peninsula likely to warm over next two decades
Ohio State University
An analysis of historic and projected simulations from 19 global climate models shows that, because of climate change, the temperature in the Antarctic peninsula will increase by 0.5 to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2044.
Gene discovery may help peaches tolerate climate stress
Cornell University
A team led by a Boyce Thompson Institute researcher has identified genes enabling peaches and their wild relatives to tolerate stressful conditions - findings that could help the domesticated peach adapt to climate change.
Extinction cascading through ecosystems could spell trouble for humans
University of Colorado Boulder
Humans rely on nature extensively for everything from food production to coastal protection, but those contributions might be more threatened than previously thought, according to new findings from the University of Colorado Boulder.
Sea-level rise drives wastewater leakage to coastal waters
University of Hawaii at Manoa
When people think of sea level rise, they usually think of coastal erosion. However, recent computer modeling studies indicate that coastal wastewater infrastructure, which includes sewer lines and cesspools, is likely to flood with groundwater as sea-level rises.
Mapping the best places to plant trees
Cell Press
Reforestation could help to combat climate change, but whether and where to plant trees is a complex choice with many conflicting factors. To combat this problem, researchers reporting in the journal One Earth on December 18 have created the Reforestation Hub, an interactive map of reforestation opportunity in the United States.
The world's oldest crater from a meteorite isn't an impact crater after all
University of Waterloo
Several years after scientists discovered what was considered the oldest crater a meteorite made on the planet, another team found it's actually the result of normal geological processes.
Climate change could have direct consequences on malaria transmission in Africa
Barcelona Institute for Global Health
The slowdown in global warming that was observed at the end of last century was reflected by a decrease in malaria transmission in the Ethiopian highlands, according to a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by "la Caixa" Foundation, and the University of Chicago.
Warming climate slows tropical birds' population growth rates
University of Utah
Monte Neate-Clegg and colleagues tracked the demographics of 21 bird species over 30 years of observations from a mountain forest in Tanzania. For at least six of the species, their population declined over 30 years could be most attributable to rising temperatures - an effect of a warming world. Smaller birds, as well as those that live at the lower part of their elevation range, were at higher risk for slowed population growth.
An epic walk: 15 million years needed for dinosaurs to get from South America to Greenland
University of Copenhagen
For the first time, two researchers--one from the University of Copenhagen and the other from Columbia University--have accurately dated the arrival of the first herbivorous dinosaurs in East Greenland.
Rutgers Expert Can Discuss Near-Record February Snow, North American Snow Cover
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Prescribed burns and other low-intensity fires are highly responsive to changes in winds
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory and partners have used modeling to highlight the large impact that small changes in wind conditions can have on low-intensity fires or prescribed burns.
Study: Volcanic Eruptions had Large and Persistent Impacts on Global Hydroclimate over Last Millennium
University at Albany, State University of New York
In a new study, a team of paleoclimate researchers used a proxy product that employs natural climate archives to better understand the global and seasonal hydroclimate impacts of all known large tropical eruptions over the last millennium.
Mars' Early Climate Was Intermittently Warm
Stony Brook University
A new study that characterizes the climate of Mars over the planet's lifetime reveals that in its earliest history it was periodically warmed, yet remained relatively cold in the intervening periods, thus providing opportunities and challenges for any microbial life form that may have been emerging.
Sustainable water management key to scaling up bioenergy production
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
To avoid a substantial increase in water scarcity, biomass plantations for energy production need sustainable water management, a new study shows.
DOE Invests $24 Million to Advance Transformational Air Pollution Capture
Department of Energy, Office of Science
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $24 million for research into technology that captures carbon emissions directly from the air, replicating the way plants and trees absorb carbon dioxide (CO2).
Antarctic seals reveal worrying threats to disappearing glaciers
University of East Anglia
More Antarctic meltwater is surfacing than was previously known, modifying the climate, preventing sea ice from forming and boosting marine productivity- according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Widespread Bleaching Spotted in Solomon Islands Coral Reefs
Wildlife Conservation Society
Scientists have identified a widespread coral bleaching event on shallow, inshore reefs that had been previously thought to be less reactive to climate stress.
Sea butterflies already struggle in acidifying Southern Ocean
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
The oceans are becoming more acidic because of the rapid release of carbon dioxide (CO2) caused by anthropogenic (human) activities, such as burning of fossil fuels.