Tag: climate

Reconstructing volcanic eruptions to help scientists predict climate risks

CLIMATE
University of Saskatchewan (USask) researcher Dr. Matthew Toohey (Ph.D.) and University of Bern researcher Dr. Michael Sigl (Ph.D.) were part of the research team...

Hot on trail of causes of rapid ice sheet instabilities in climate history

CLIMATE
Extreme cooling events during the last glacial period, known as Heinrich events in the North Atlantic, are a good example of how local processes...

Supervolcano study finds CO2 emissions key to avoiding climate disasters

VOLCANOES
Lead researcher Dr. Qiang Jiang, a Curtin Ph.D. graduate from Curtin's School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, said the findings were vital to understanding...

Pacific Islands ask international court to rule on climate

ENVIRONMENT
Climate-threatened Pacific islands called on Monday for the International Court of Justice to rule on countries' legal duties to stop climate change, a move...

Pioneering climate change research reveals long-term global carbon cycle impacts

CLIMATE
A new study in Nature Geoscience, co-authored by Dr. Heather Ford from Queen Mary's School of Geography, uses a unique research model to illustrate...

Frequent occurrence of climate extremes in the Three Gorges region in 2021

EARTH
As a key project for the governance and protection of the Yangtze River, the Three Gorges Hydropower Complex Project is the world's largest water...

Climate evolution in the Southeast Indian Ocean during the Miocene

CLIMATE
The Miocene, 23 to 5 million years ago, was an important period for the formation of the Antarctic ice sheets (AIS). The mid-latitudes in...

Yellowstone flooding reveals forecast flaws as climate warms

CLIMATE
The Yellowstone National Park area's weather forecast the morning of June 12 seemed fairly tame: warmer temperatures and rain showers would accelerate mountain snow...

Australia’s new climate promise meets mining reality

ENVIRONMENT
Flood, fire and drought-battered Australia is trying to clean up its act on climate change, but dependence on fossil fuel riches could stymie the...

Floods, fires, heat waves: US struggles with climate catastrophes

CLIMATE
Raging floods, devastating fires, powerful thunderstorms and a dangerous heat wave affecting a third of the population: the United States was being walloped Tuesday...

A cloudless future? The mystery at the heart of climate forecasts

CLIMATE
We hear a lot about how climate change will change the land, sea, and ice. But how will it affect clouds? "Low clouds could dry...

Policymakers underestimate methane’s climate and air quality impacts, says a new study

CLIMATE
Methane emissions have been increasing rapidly in recent years, contributing significantly to global warming. Despite this, methane is not adequately treated within existing national...
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