Tags: Climate change

'Tightening The Net': New Report Warns About 'Net Zero' Carbon Targets Distracting the Public

POLICY 08.09.2021 22:16 PM

A new report warns that "land-hungry" practices to achieve net zero carbon targets would cause disproportionately adverse effects like higher food prices and more hunger around the world.

Major Atlantic Ocean Current System at Its Weakest in Over 1,000 Years, Poses Risks of Collapse Due to Climate Change

08.06.2021 07:06 AM

A major Atlantic ocean current system to which the Gulf Stream belongs is losing stability due to climate change, which poses collapse that could lead to severe consequences.

Targeting 'Super-emitters' To Combat Climate Change; How Handful of Power Plants Create Most Carbon Emissions from Electricity Generation

08.05.2021 10:05 AM

Reining in the world's worst contributors to carbon emissions could create a disproportionately large advantage in the fight against climate change, studies suggest.

Bees, Pollinators, Pollination Under Threat Due to Environmental Pressures: Analysis Cites Agrochemicals Including Pesticides Among the Causes

08.05.2021 01:07 AM

A new meta-analysis reveals the threat bees and pollinators are in at present. The use of pesticides is one of the main contributors to such a threat.

Carbon Dioxide Decline 34 Million Years Ago Caused Earth's Drastic Climate Transition and Formation of Antarctica

08.03.2021 04:00 AM

In a recent paper, the atmopsheric carbon dioxide was theorized to be the main key to the drastic change of Earth's climate from greehnouse to icehouse condition.

EEI: Earth's Energy Imbalance is Human-Induced and Less Than 1% Natural, Study Says

08.02.2021 07:53 AM

A recent study shows evident data that the energy imbalance of our planet is not natural but is actually human-induced.

NASA-DCOTSS Mission Explores How Summertime Thunderstorms Influence Climate Change Using ER-2 809 Airplane

07.31.2021 05:28 AM

A new NASA-led study will conduct an investigation regarding the impacts of thunderstorm activities to climate change in a robot plane specialized to visit higher heights of the atmosphere.

14,000 Scientists Declare Climate Emergency, Continued Negligence to Climate Change May Bring "Untold Suffering"

07.29.2021 22:52 PM

Nearly 14,000 scientist signatories from over 150 countries urge the implementation of a few big climate policies to combat climate change and to avoid untold suffering brought by ignoring global warming.

Thousands of Dead Baby Flamingos Settle Down in Turkish Lake Bottom Due to Devastating Drought

07.21.2021 07:30 AM

A drought has been lingering in Turkey for the past two weeks, killing thousands of baby flamingos that live in the country's second-largest lake called Lake Tuz.

Global Biodiversity Fails Again! Bioscience Experts Show How We Underestimate Self-Inflicted Mass Extinction

07.20.2021 00:00 AM

Bioscience experts published a recent report that shows how our actions today towards the global environment may change our future into a ghastly mass extinction.

Arctic's Shorter Shipping Route Risks Our Changing Climate; Could Melt the Polar Region Faster Than Expected

07.19.2021 22:36 PM

A recent study balances pros and cons of the wider shipping activities conducted at the Arctic route.

Earliest Land Plants 400 Million Years Ago Possibly Modified Earth's Climate Regulation

07.19.2021 05:54 AM

In a recently published study, researchers recently showed the arrival of the first land plants roughly 400 million years ago may have changed the way this planet is naturally regulating its own climate.

NASA, Purdue Team Fly Miles Above Earth up to 70,000 Feet, to Study Data on North American Monsoon Season

07.13.2021 21:52 PM

NASA recently flew higher than other platforms at heights of almost 70,000 feet, double that of most commercial flights, to investigate atmospheric and planetary science, among other applications.

Ancient Ostrich Eggshell Shows Proof Homo Sapiens Experienced Climate Change 250,000 Years Ago

07.13.2021 00:01 AM

While most people believe that climate change is extremely recent, a study now indicates that this, in fact, dates back 250,000-350,000 years back.

Climate Change May Have Affected the Body and Indirectly the Brain Size of Prehistoric Humans, Study Found

07.12.2021 00:26 AM

Throughout human evolution, body size has fluctuated significantly and is found to be directly linked to the climate. But brain size did not evolve at the same time as the body.

Ancient Humans Had Bigger Bodies to Combat the Cold; Will Changing Climate Shrink Present Humans?

07.09.2021 05:49 AM

Experts found strong evidence of the correlation between the prehistoric climate and the large bodies of early humans.

Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson Cannot Live in Space; Will Money Save Them from Climate Change?

07.08.2021 08:01 AM

Being a billionaire is a lot harder than it looks. Burning cash in space won't solve climate change.

Sea Level Rise: Moon Causes US Coastal Flooding That May Worsen in the Mid-2030s

07.08.2021 01:53 AM

By the mid-2030s in the US, coastal flooding is expected to increase due to the lunar cycle that will amplify rising sea levels brought by climate change.

Male Dragonflies Experience 'Wing Pigmentation' in Regions with Hotter Climates

07.06.2021 06:10 AM

A new study recently found that male dragonflies are experiencing sing pigmentation in regions with hotter climates.

Earth's Cryosphere Shrinking by 33,000 Square Miles Annually: How Does Ice Sheet Melting Impact the Planet?

07.02.2021 01:24 AM

On average, climate change has shrunk the Earth's cryosphere by about 33,000 square miles every year from 1979 to 2016. What could the melting of ice sheets mean to the planet?

Floods, Heavy Rains Affect Photosynthesis as Often as Droughts in Many Sites

07.01.2021 06:10 AM

Researchers discovered that photosynthesis was mainly influenced by floods and heavy downpours almost as frequent as droughts in many places.

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