Limiting warming to 2 degrees Celsius requires emissions reductions 80% above Paris Agreement targets
Even if all countries meet their Paris Agreement goals for reducing emissions, Earth has only a 5% chance of staying below 2 C warming...
New factor in the carbon cycle of the Southern Ocean identified
The Southern Ocean is one of the key regions for understanding the climate system. The photosynthesis-performing plankton there contribute significantly to controlling the CO2...
Author Correction: Systematic review of the outcomes and trade-offs of ten types of decarbonization...
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 09 February 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-00992-0Author Correction: Systematic review of the outcomes and trade-offs of ten types of decarbonization policy instruments
Biologists uncover forests’ unexpected role in climate change
Biologists shows that trees around the world are consuming more carbon dioxide than previously reported, making forests even more important in regulating the Earth's...
Variable weather makes weeds harder to whack
From flooded spring fields to summer hailstorms and drought, farmers are well aware the weather is changing. It often means spring planting can't happen...
Fast-growing parts of Africa see a surprise: Less air pollution from seasonal fires
In Africa, air pollution recently surpassed AIDS as the leading cause of premature death. But researchers have discovered at least a temporary bright spot:...
How rocks rusted on Earth and turned red
How did rocks rust on Earth and turn red? A new study has shed new light on the important phenomenon and will help address...
MARLIT, artificial intelligence against marine litter
A new algorithm designed with deep learning techniques will enable the detection and quantification of floating plastics in the sea with a reliability over...
Radiative cooling and solar heating from one system, no electricity needed
A new study describes a new technology that provides both radiative cooling and solar heating, all is one system and without using electricity or...
New timeline of deadliest California wildfire could guide lifesaving research and action
What made the Camp Fire so devastating? And what lessons can we learn to prevent another disaster of this scale? Researchers have begun to...
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