Climate change to produce more rainbows
Climate change will increase opportunities to see rainbows, according to a new study. The study's authors estimate that by 2100, the average land location...
The lightness of water vapor adds heft to global climate models
Including the lightness of water vapor in climate models can improve cloud simulations and the accuracy of climate change forecasts, scientists found.
Evidence that marine conservation mitigates climate change
Marine protected areas act as a safeguard for oceans, seas, and estuaries. These zones help to preserve the plants and animals that call these...
Scientists call for setting limits, possible moratorium on fishing in Antarctica’s Southern Ocean
Published only days before the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources' annual meeting, this evidence-based commentary notes that current levels of...
Earth’s warming hole not indication of abrupt climate change event, study finds
A new study suggests that the pattern of temperature change of the world's oceans may not be an indication of an impending abrupt climate...
Climate models accurately simulate Pacific Northwest weather patterns
Climate models are powerful tools that scientists use to study how the climate system works now and how it will change in the future...
Scientists believe evolution could save coral reefs, if we let it
Coral reefs can adapt to climate change if given the chance to evolve, according to a study.
Climate models unreliable in predicting wave damage to coral reefs
A new study finds that climate models are unreliable when it comes to predicting the damage that tropical cyclones will do to sensitive coral...
Global fish stocks can’t rebuild if nothing done to halt climate change and overfishing
Global fish stocks will not be able to recover to sustainable levels without strong actions to mitigate climate change, a new study has projected....
Climate change predicted to reduce kelp forests’ capacity to trap and store carbon
Kelp forms vast seaweed forests along temperate coastlines, which sequester large amounts of atmospheric carbon. But according to a new study, warming oceans could...
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