Collaborate Disseminate
The ability of the world’s tropical forests to sequester carbon dioxide, and by extension play a role in slowing the rate of global warming, is in rapid decline, according to a new study. The research analyzed hundreds of forests around the Amazon and … Continue reading Study finds tropical forests’ ability to capture carbon peaked in 1990s
Of the many well-known names in science, few have been as reluctant to stick to one particular field as Freeman John Dyson. Born in the UK in 1923, he showed a great interest in mathematics and related fields even as a child. By the time he was 15 he had …read more
Continue reading The Legacy of One of Science’s Brightest Stars: Freeman Dyson
From the Himalayas to the Arctic, global warming is making for longer and drier summer seasons with significant consequences to the landscape. Australia, which just experienced its hottest and driest year on record and was then ravaged by devastating b… Continue reading Australian summers now a full month longer, says climate change report
As ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft have surged in popularity in the past decade, so too has the emissions arising from the transportation sector, according to a new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists. The researchers conducted an an… Continue reading Study finds ride-hailing trips result in 69 percent more CO2 emissions
It mightn’t get the attention that carbon dioxide does, but methane is a highly potent greenhouse gas that we know to be a powerful contributor to global warming. A new study suggests we may have been severely underestimating how much human activity is… Continue reading Humans responsible for much higher methane emissions than estimated
We may have just turned the page on a whole new decade, but it’s the same old story so far as the warming climate is concerned. New analysis from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has revealed January 2020 to be the hottest in … Continue reading 2020s kick off with Earth’s hottest January on record
Scientists digging into the ancient history of Antarctica’s ice sheets have uncovered evidence of an “extreme” melting event that drove rapid and significant sea level rise. Taking place more than 100,000 years ago, the scientists see this ice melt as … Continue reading Melting of ancient Antarctic ice sheet drove a 3-meter sea level rise
With global temperatures continuing to break records in recent years, it’s important to cast an eye towards the future. While efforts to reduce emissions remain in a political quagmire, time is running out to arrest the slide into catastrophe.
Further compounding the issue are a variety of positive feedback loops …read more
Continue reading Tipping Points In The Climate System: The Worst Kind Of Positive Feedback
Carbon dioxide has long drawn the ire of an environmentally-conscious humanity. Released from combustion of fossil fuels, levels of CO2 in the atmosphere are higher now than at any point in the past 400,000 years. With the warming effects this has on the global environment, bringing these numbers down …read more
Continue reading The Worst Greenhouse Gasses You Haven’t Heard Of
Fossil fuels burnt for things like energy and transportation might be the first things that come to mind when considering climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions, but a sizable portion also come from agriculture – around 9 percent, accordin… Continue reading The puffy pink seaweed that can stop cows burping methane into the atmosphere