Fire Consumes Large Swaths of Greece
In the first two weeks of August 2021, Greece has endured a series of wildland fires that have charred a...
Environment
Climate Change Will Transform Cooling Effects of Volcanic Eruptions, Study Suggests
The researchers, from the University of Cambridge and the UK Met Office, say that large-magnitude eruptions will have greater effects...
Scientists Develop a New Instrument to Measure Atmospheric Ammonia
In the past decades, intensive human agricultural activities have caused a significant increase in ammonia (NH3) emissions to the atmosphere,...
Effectively Removing CO2 From the Atmosphere
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and ETH Zurich have investigated the extent to which direct capture of carbon...
It’s Official: July was Earth’s Hottest Month on Record
July 2021 has earned the unenviable distinction as the world’s hottest month ever recorded, according to new global data released...
In the New UN Climate Report, a Better Understanding of Solar Geoengineering
The latest report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change offers not only a clearer view of the causes...
Satellites Reveal How Forests Increase Cloud and Cool Climate
A first global assessment using satellite observations has shown that for two-thirds of the world, afforestation increases low-level cloud cover,...
Scientists Take Step to Improve Crops’ Photosynthesis, Yields
In order to feed a projected 9 billion people by 2050, farmers need to grow 50% more food on a...
Crop Insurance and Unintended Consequences
The study by researchers at North Carolina State University examined the interactions of warmer temperatures, crop yield risk and crop...