climate change

Boreal forests shade northern permafrost so effectively that summer snowmelt remains shallow, about a meter; researchers estimate their canopies freeze 59 billion tons of carbon

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Boreal forests shade northern permafrost so effectively that summer snowmelt remains shallow, about a meter; researchers estimate their canopies freeze 59 billion tons of carbon

Spruce and birch trees lean along the edge of Stevens Pond on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus on September 18, 2022. The dense green canopy of northern forests acts like a giant sunshade, keeping the permafrost cool enough to safely store 59 billion tons of carbon underground.This finding suggests that forest canopies reduce summer … Read more

How do mangroves, Earth’s “blue forests,” protect coastlines, support wildlife and store four times more carbon than tropical rainforests?

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How do mangroves, Earth's "blue forests," protect coastlines, support wildlife and store four times more carbon than tropical rainforests?

Mangroves occupy only a small portion of the Earth’s land surface, but they are one of the most valuable ecosystems on Earth. These salt-tolerant trees grow where land meets sea, forming dense coastal forests that protect coastlines from storms, provide nurseries for marine life, and lock away vast amounts of carbon. Their remarkable ability to … Read more

Around 1200 BC, major Mediterranean civilizations began to collapse; scientists have now reconstructed the climate conditions surrounding the crisis

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Around 1200 BC, major Mediterranean civilizations began to collapse; scientists have now reconstructed the climate conditions surrounding the crisis

Representative image (AI generated) Around 1200 BC, several of the most powerful civilizations in the eastern Mediterranean, including the Mycenaean Kingdom, the Hittite Empire, the Canaanite city-states, and parts of the New Kingdom of Egypt, began to experience a period of rapid decline. Historians have long debated whether war, invasions, earthquakes, civil unrest or climate … Read more

Scientists discover a 2,865-pound predator before dinosaurs ruled the Earth; now 2,000 ordinary people are helping reveal its skeleton

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Scientists discover a 2,865-pound predator before dinosaurs ruled the Earth; now 2,000 ordinary people are helping reveal its skeleton

Volunteers clean mastodon bones as scientists look on A massive 1,300 kilogram (2,865 pound) fossil skeleton discovered in southern Poland is currently being hewn from solid rock by more than 2,000 public volunteers.The unusual public science project is taking place in a special glass-walled laboratory on the ground floor of the Copernicus Science Center in … Read more

Rising sea levels make coastal flooding more common around the world; study finds |

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Rising sea levels make coastal flooding more common around the world; study finds |

Once considered unusual, coastal flooding is becoming an increasingly common part of life in many parts of the world, and rising sea levels appear to be a major cause. Gradual sea level rise is fundamentally changing the frequency of unusually high sea levels, making damaging coastal flooding more frequent than a century ago, a new … Read more

Late June heatwave kills more than 10,000 in Europe; scientists blame human-caused climate change

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Late June heatwave kills more than 10,000 in Europe; scientists blame human-caused climate change

More than 10,000 deaths were recorded across Europe during a record-breaking heat wave that swept across the continent’s western regions in late June, official mortality data cited by Reuters showed.Figures released by EuroMOMO, a mortality monitoring network backed by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO), show … Read more

Swiss glaciers: Climate crisis worsens extreme heat in Europe, Swiss glaciers shrink

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Swiss glaciers: Climate crisis worsens extreme heat in Europe, Swiss glaciers shrink

File photo: Swiss glaciers will lose a lot of ice this year Switzerland’s glaciers are set to lose significant amounts of ice this year as an ongoing European heatwave accelerates melting, with the country expected to see a “glacier loss day” on Monday, the second-earliest date on recordThis milestone marks the moment when all the … Read more

‘It’s frustrating’: Antarctica’s winter sea ice disappears as temperatures reach 20°C above average

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'It's frustrating': Antarctica's winter sea ice disappears as temperatures reach 20°C above average

Vast swaths of Antarctica that should be covered by winter sea ice are largely exposed to the ocean, alarming scientists and raising new concerns about the future of the frozen continent. Satellite observations show that about 650,000 square kilometers of sea ice have not yet formed in the Bellingshausen Sea near West Antarctica, an area … Read more

As rocks transform the seafloor, melting icebergs create new deep-sea habitats 2,500 meters below the Arctic Ocean |

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As rocks transform the seafloor, melting icebergs create new deep-sea habitats 2,500 meters below the Arctic Ocean |

Climate change is often dismissed as a story of ecological loss, but scientists have discovered unintended consequences occurring nearly 2,500 meters below the surface of the Arctic Ocean. As glaciers in Greenland and parts of the Russian Arctic become destabilized, more and more debris-laden icebergs are drifting across the Fram Strait before melting and releasing … Read more

Trump announces $700 million in support for U.S. coal projects

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Hindustan Times News

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he would use Cold War-era legislation to raise $700 million for a series of coal projects, his latest effort to increase use of the dirtiest fossil fuel. Trump announces $700 million in support for U.S. coal projects Trump said the funds would be used to keep more … Read more