Outcry as scientists sanctioned for climate protest
More than 2000 researchers from around the world have signed a letter asking the American Geophysical Union (AGU) to reverse actions it took against two scientists who briefly protested at its annual...
View ArticleNearly 30 dangerous feedback loops could permanently shift the Earth's...
Dangerous climate feedback loops are increasing global warming and risk causing a permanent shift away from the Earth’s current climate, according to a new study.
View ArticleRationing: A fairer way to fight climate change?
World War II-style rationing could be an effective way to reduce carbon emissions, according to new research from the University of Leeds.
View ArticleWomen and girls are disproportionately affected by climate change
The adverse effects of climate change have impacted numerous areas of human health and well-being. In most parts of the world, women are least able to mitigate such changes, so they are an appropriate...
View ArticleGenetically modified trees are taking root to capture carbon
A start-up has created poplar trees that are genetically engineered to grow larger and suck up more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than standard trees do. This month, workers planted rows of these...
View ArticleA looming El Niño could give us a preview of life at 1.5C of warming
The last three years were objectively hot, numbering among the warmest since records began in 1880. But the scorch factor of recent years was actually tempered by a climate pattern that slightly cools...
View ArticleWorld's forests losing ability to absorb carbon due to climate change
A recent study published in the Nature journal has found that the world's forests are losing their ability to absorb carbon due to the increasingly 'unstable' conditions caused by human activities.
View ArticleReflecting sunlight to cool the Earth must be studied before climate change...
More than sixty scientists from prominent institutions are advocating for rigorous study into reflecting sunlight away from the Earth to mitigate the effects of climate change.
View ArticleAn incendiary form of lightning may surge under climate change
A form of lightning with a knack for sparking wildfires may surge under climate change.
View ArticleScientists want near moratorium on geoengineering to cool climate — for now
Scientists are slamming the brakes on deliberately interfering with the climate to temporarily counteract global warming until the pros and cons are more fully known.
View ArticleCould imitating volcanos fix the climate crisis? Science is spilt
The controversial theory of solar geoengineering is at the centre of a growing body of climate research in Asia and elsewhere.
View ArticleMicroalgae to help capture carbon from power plants in new research venture
US researchers have been awarded a $2 million grant from the Department of Energy to explore the potential of microalgae to absorb CO₂ emissions from industrial power plants.
View ArticleThe counting of 9.9 billion trees could help manage climate credits and...
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and NASA have developed a method that has now mapped several billion trees and their carbon uptake in Africa's Sahel region.
View ArticleOcean tipping point: Climate change to worsen rapidly
The oceans help to limit global warming by soaking up carbon dioxide emissions. But scientists have discovered that intense warming in the future could lessen that ability, leading to even more severe...
View ArticleTropical plankton in jeopardy from climate change
Scientists from the University of Texas at Austin have found that tropical plankton could be negatively affected by climate change.
View ArticleScientists discover a new way climate change threatens cold-blooded animals
All animals need energy to live. They use it to breathe, circulate blood, digest food and move. Young animals use energy to grow, and later in life, to reproduce.
View ArticleGlobal food systems can cause world to exceed temperature targets: study
A new study by climate scientists sheds light on the significant role food systems will play in future global warming and what can be done about it.
View ArticleRisky feedback loops are accelerating climate change, scientists warn
Risky feedback loops that are accelerating global climate change may not be fully accounted for in current climate models, according to a recent study published in the scientific journal One Earth.
View ArticleClimate change blamed for declines in mountain plants
Climate change has likely led to the decline of some of Scotland's mountain plants, according to new research.
View ArticleScientists use TikTok to explain, fight climate change
With his moustache caked in icicles and frozen droplets, glaciologist Peter Neff shows his 220,000 TikTok followers a sample of old ice excavated from Antarctica's Allan Hills.
View ArticleNew idea for sucking up CO2 from air shows promise
A new way of sucking carbon dioxide from the air and storing it in the sea has been outlined by scientists.
View ArticleWhy saving the whales means saving ourselves
In 2016, disturbing footage captured on a sunny beach in Argentina went viral. The video appeared in news outlets around the world under variations of a disquieting headline: “Baby dolphin dies after...
View ArticleGlobal ecosystems are at risk of losing carbon storage ability: study
Several regions of the world are at risk of losing their ability to store carbon, which could result in the drastic transformation of ecosystems and accelerated climate change, one recent study has...
View ArticleUnderwater turbulence revealed as a key factor in climate change
When someone mentions waves, we are most likely to think of the beach and surfers riding breaks to shore, not the waves deep beneath the ocean's surface. Now, new research has shed light on the...
View ArticleWind farm noise not harmful to health: New study finds no evidence of wind...
A new scientific study has become the latest to debunk the theory that infrasound generated by wind farms can be harmful to human health, finding no evidence at all for the existence of what has...
View ArticleTrees grow for extra month as planet warms: study
Researchers studying hardwoods in northwest Ohio say a century of warming has extended their annual growing season by a month on average.
View ArticleMethane cools even as it heats
Most climate models do not yet account for a new UC Riverside discovery: methane traps a great deal of heat in Earth's atmosphere, but also creates cooling clouds that offset 30% of the heat.
View ArticleThe oceans just reached their hottest temperature on record
Scientists have watched in astonishment as ocean temperatures have steadily risen over the past several years – even as the cooling La Niña phenomenon had a firm grip on the Pacific.
View ArticleGeoengineering is not a quick fix for the climate crisis, new analysis shows
A controversial idea for cooling the earth’s climate through artificial means would likely require a much longer global commitment than policymakers and the public understand, according to a recent...
View ArticleCFCs are back on the rise following an international ban: study
Emissions of a small group of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), man-made chemicals that destroy Earth’s protective ozone layer and fuel global warming, are back on the rise after their production was all...
View ArticleAI can spread climate misinformation 'much cheaper and faster,' study warns
A team of researchers is ringing new alarm bells over the potential dangers artificial intelligence poses to the already fraught landscape of online misinformation, including when it comes to...
View ArticleGrowing rice and raising animals together creates a synergistic ecosystem
A traditional Southeast Asian rice farming technique of raising fish and other aquatic livestock in paddies has potential to meet global food demands, improve the health of both people and the...
View ArticleClimate change causes strong declines in ecosystem services provided by...
Tropical forests provide a variety of ecosystem services that are also of great global relevance, such as climate regulation and the provision of habitat for animals and plants.
View ArticleDrastic cut in climate pollution is best path to economic growth: study
Early and stringent action to rapidly and dramatically cut climate pollution is the best path for the global economy, according to a new working paper by American scientists.
View ArticleRestaurant menu labels could help fight climate change: new research
If people had more information about the carbon footprint generated by the food they eat, would they make different decisions when ordering in restaurants?
View ArticleWorld's climate plans make for a worrying read
According to the climate plans submitted to the UN by 50 countries, 12 gigatons of CO2 per year will continue to be emitted by 2050 -- and need to be removed from the atmosphere.
View ArticleCalifornia researchers attempt ocean climate solution
Atop a 100-foot barge tied up at the Port of Los Angeles, engineers have built a kind of floating laboratory to answer a simple question: Is there a way to cleanse seawater of carbon dioxide and then...
View ArticlePanamanian tribe to be relocated from coastal island due to climate change:...
For hundreds of years, the ocean has protected the Guna Yala culture on Cardi Sugdub, or Crab Island, located off the coast of Panama.
View ArticleStudy finds that media's climate crisis coverage sparks fear and favours...
A study has revealed that the media's coverage of climate research is, to a large extent, carried out in a way that doesn't provoke action.
View ArticleRecord ocean temperatures put Earth in 'uncharted territory': scientists
Temperatures in the world’s oceans have broken fresh records, testing new highs for more than a month in an “unprecedented” run that has led to scientists stating the Earth has reached “uncharted...
View ArticleOrbiting methane 'speed cameras' are catching polluters in the act
Think of them as speed cameras, but for methane. Just like roadside instruments used to identify drivers breaking traffic rules, new powerful satellites are starting to catch oil and gas operators...
View ArticleOnly 10 countries meeting basic needs of citizens in a sustainable way
Just 10 countries are meeting the basic needs of their citizens in a sustainable way, according to a new study that looks at the water use and carbon emissions of 178 nations.
View ArticleSoybean crops can take advantage of climate change to increase productivity
As the climate continues to warm, atmospheric drying — the reduction of the amount of water the air can hold — is becoming a major concern for crop producers around the world.
View ArticleGlobal ocean temperatures spike to record levels as El Niño nears
Since mid-March, the world’s oceans have been hotter than at anytime since at least 1982, raising concerns among some climate experts about accelerated warming.
View ArticleLife in ocean 'twilight zone' at risk from warming
Climate change could dramatically reduce life in the deepest parts of our oceans that are reached by sunlight, scientists warn.
View ArticleAlmost half the planet predicted to enter new climate zones by 2100
Our planet is teetering on the edge of several tipping points that once passed, will topple into a cascade of ecological changes.
View ArticleWorld near positive 'tipping point' on climate solutions: expert
With climate-enhanced droughts, heatwaves and fires ravaging three continents and the threat of a new surge in global warming, the world urgently needs to ramp-up solutions for slashing carbon...
View ArticleKiwis call for science to lead UN sustainable development goals
Above: Sir Peter Gluckman and former Prime Minister Helen Clark at the International Science Council in 2018. Three prominent New Zealanders are part of the International Science Council’s global...
View ArticleAuckland researchers get funding to test "cool roofs" in climate hot spots
Niue is particularly vulnerable to climate impacts. A trial led by Auckland scientists to test "cool roofs" in countries vulnerable to climate heating has received a massive boost, with funding from...
View Article"Aotearoa IS warming: It's us. It's bad" - new report
IMAGE: NZ Nature Fund It is clear that Aotearoa is warming, according to a new report on the state of our atmosphere and climate. But experts say we can still do something about it.
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