Research forms complex picture of mercury pollution in a period of global change
This study looks at how climate change and land use modification impact mercury pollution in wetlands.
Arctic sea ice loss in the past linked to abrupt climate events
A new study on ice cores shows that reductions in sea ice in the Arctic in the period between 30-100,000 years ago led to...
Melting ice sheets may cause ‘climate chaos’ according to new modelling
The weather these days is wild and will be wilder still within a century -- in part, because the water from melting ice sheets...
A warming world increases air pollution
The new study shows that the contrast in warming between the continents and sea, called the land-sea warming contrast, drives an increased concentration of...
Lessons from the Polar Vortex: Build resilient and passive
Our houses have become lifeboats.
Not only do Gulf of Aqaba corals survive climate change but their offspring may...
Parent corals from the Gulf of Aqaba that experience increased temperatures and ocean acidification stress during the peak reproductive period are not only able...
Environmental ‘time bomb’ warning for world’s groundwater reserves
Future generations could be faced with an environmental 'time bomb' if climate change is to have a significant effect on the world's essential groundwater...
Wind power vulnerable to climate change in India
The warming of the Indian Ocean, caused by global climate change, may be causing a slow decline in wind power potential in India, according...
Climate models fail to simulate recent air-pressure changes over Greenland
Climatologists may be unable to accurately predict regional climate change over the North Atlantic because computer simulations have failed to include real data from...
Can forests save us from climate change?
Additional climate benefits through sustainable forest management will be modest and local rather than global. Even if Europe's forests are managed in such a...
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