Climate change intensifying the water cycle
The water cycle is intensifying as the climate warms, IPCC report warns – that means more intense storms and flooding
Mathew Barlow, University of Massachusetts Lowell
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NASA, International Panel Provide a New Window on Rising Seas
Pat Brennan - NASA
A new online visualization tool will enable anyone to see what sea levels will look like anywhere in the world in...
Climate change is already disrupting US forests and coasts
Here’s what we’re seeing at 5 long-term research sites
Michael Paul Nelson, Oregon State University and Peter Mark Groffman, CUNY Graduate Center
Record-breaking heat waves and drought...
Brown seaweed piling up on Florida and Caribbean beaches
What’s driving the huge blooms of brown seaweed piling up on Florida and Caribbean beaches?
Stephen P. Leatherman, Florida International University
Here’s a handy geography question...
Rapidly rising ocean temperatures a serious threat
Coral reef scientists raise alarm as climate change decimates ocean ecosystems vital to fish and humans
Sam Purkis, University of Miami
The Chagos Archipelago is one of...
Understanding the dangerous synergy of heat and humidity
Knowing how heat and humidity affect your body can help you stay safe during heat waves
JohnEric W. Smith, Mississippi State University
Less than a month into...
Study Projects a Surge in Coastal Flooding, Starting in 2030s
Carol Rasmussen - Jet Propulsion Laboratory - NASA
In the mid-2030s, every U.S. coast will experience rapidly increasing high-tide floods, when a lunar cycle will...
More fires at higher elevations signal trouble ahead
Western fires are burning higher in the mountains at unprecedented rates – it’s a clear sign of climate change
Mojtaba Sadegh, Boise State University; John Abatzoglou,...
Rocky Mountain forest fires are breaking 2000 year records
Rocky Mountain forests burning more now than any time in the past 2,000 years
Philip Higuera, The University of Montana; Bryan Shuman, University of Wyoming, and...
The many problems that come with palm oil
How palm oil became the world’s most hated, most used fat source
Jonathan E. Robins, Michigan Technological University
Palm oil is everywhere today: in food, soap, lipstick,...
