Tag: climate change
October 23, 2020
Coastal Permafrost More Susceptible to Climate Change Than Previously Thought
If you flew from the sea towards the land in the north slope of Alaska, you would cross from the water, over a narrow beach,…
Read MoreOctober 7, 2020
Key Indicators Discovered of Climate Change’s Impact on California Water Supply
Determining how climate change is affecting water supplies is difficult in a state like California that swings between floods and droughts, but a new study…
Read MoreAugust 11, 2020
Climate Change Projected to Increase Seasonal East African Rainfall
According to research led by The University of Texas at Austin, seasonal rainfall is expected to rise significantly in East Africa over the next few…
Read MoreAugust 3, 2020
Cook Honored by American Meteorological Society
Kerry Cook, a professor in the Jackson School of Geosciences Department of Geological Sciences, has been awarded the inaugural Simpson Tropical Meteorology Research Award from…
Read MoreJune 8, 2020
Patterns in Permafrost Soils Could Help Climate Change Models
The Arctic covers about 20% of the planet. But almost everything hydrologists know about the carbon-rich soils blanketing its permafrost comes from very few measurements…
Read MoreMay 6, 2020
Climate Change Could Reawaken Indian Ocean El Niño
Global warming is approaching a tipping point that during this century could reawaken an ancient climate pattern similar to El Niño in the Indian Ocean,…
Read MoreFebruary 10, 2020
Gulf Coast Mollusks Rode Out Past Periods of Climate Change
About 55 million years ago, a rapidly warming climate decimated marine communities around the world. But according to new research, it was a different story…
Read MoreDecember 9, 2019
Research shows ramping up carbon capture could be key to mitigating climate change
As the world gathers in Madrid to discuss how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to fight climate change, a newly released study makes the case…
Read MoreFebruary 14, 2019
Solitary corals more likely survive in a warmer ocean
Feb. 1 (UPI) — Corals that prefer isolation to life on a reef are more likely to survive as oceans warm and become more acidic, according…
Read MoreJanuary 31, 2019
Climate Change Could Make Corals Go It Alone
Climate change is bad news for coral reefs around the world, with high ocean temperatures causing widespread bleaching events that weaken and kill corals. However,…
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