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UrduCrop production in Britain will fall dramatically if climate change causes the collapse of a vital pattern of ocean currents, new research suggests. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) brings heat from the tropics, making Britain warmer and wetter than…
Tag: Climate Science
Arabian Peninsula a trap for summer dust
Intense winds blowing from Africa through a mountainous gap on the western Red Sea coast have led to a buildup of summer dust over the Arabian Peninsula in the past decade. This increasing dust load could have long-term health and…
Atlantic circulation collapse could cut British crop farming
Crop production in Britain will fall dramatically if climate change causes the collapse of a vital pattern of ocean currents, new research suggests. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) brings heat from the tropics, making Britain warmer and wetter than…
High temperatures due to global warming will be dramatic even for tardigrades
Global warming, a major aspect of climate change, is already causing a wide range of negative impacts on many habitats of our planet. It is thus of the utmost importance to understand how rising temperatures may affect animal health and…
Climate change increases the risk of wildfires confirms new review
Human-induced climate change promotes the conditions on which wildfires depend, increasing their likelihood – according to a review of research on global climate change and wildfire risk published today. In light of the Australian fires, scientists from the University of…
MSU arctic researcher earns presidential fellowship from Chinese Academy of Sciences
BOZEMAN — Montana State University professor John Priscu was recently awarded a prestigious, yearlong fellowship from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, an honor that will facilitate further research into polar ecology in the Himalaya and other extreme terrains. Priscu, a…
Climate change increases the risk of wildfires confirms new review
Human-induced climate change promotes the conditions on which wildfires depend, increasing their likelihood – according to a review of research on global climate change and wildfire risk published today. In light of the Australian fires, scientists from the University of…
NASA tracking Tropical Storm Claudia battling wind shear
Tropical Storm Claudia is battling wind shear as it continues moving away from Western Australia and through the Southern Indian Ocean. NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided forecasters with an image of the storm on January 13. Visible imagery from NASA…
Can solar geoengineering mitigate both climate change and income inequality?
Potential economic benefits of reversing rising temperatures would benefit developing countries greatly, representing a global GDP growth of 200%
Can solar geoengineering mitigate both climate change and income inequality?
Potential economic benefits of reversing rising temperatures would benefit developing countries greatly, representing a global GDP growth of 200%
Arabian Peninsula a trap for summer dust
Intense winds blowing from Africa through a mountainous gap on the western Red Sea coast have led to a buildup of summer dust over the Arabian Peninsula in the past decade. This increasing dust load could have long-term health and…
Arabian Peninsula a trap for summer dust
Intense winds blowing from Africa through a mountainous gap on the western Red Sea coast have led to a buildup of summer dust over the Arabian Peninsula in the past decade. This increasing dust load could have long-term health and…
Atlantic circulation collapse could cut British crop farming
Crop production in Britain will fall dramatically if climate change causes the collapse of a vital pattern of ocean currents, new research suggests. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) brings heat from the tropics, making Britain warmer and wetter than…
High temperatures due to global warming will be dramatic even for tardigrades
Global warming, a major aspect of climate change, is already causing a wide range of negative impacts on many habitats of our planet. It is thus of the utmost importance to understand how rising temperatures may affect animal health and…
High temperatures due to global warming will be dramatic even for tardigrades
Global warming, a major aspect of climate change, is already causing a wide range of negative impacts on many habitats of our planet. It is thus of the utmost importance to understand how rising temperatures may affect animal health and…
MSU arctic researcher earns presidential fellowship from Chinese Academy of Sciences
BOZEMAN — Montana State University professor John Priscu was recently awarded a prestigious, yearlong fellowship from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, an honor that will facilitate further research into polar ecology in the Himalaya and other extreme terrains. Priscu, a…
NASA tracking Tropical Storm Claudia battling wind shear
Tropical Storm Claudia is battling wind shear as it continues moving away from Western Australia and through the Southern Indian Ocean. NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided forecasters with an image of the storm on January 13. Visible imagery from NASA…
MSU arctic researcher earns presidential fellowship from Chinese Academy of Sciences
BOZEMAN — Montana State University professor John Priscu was recently awarded a prestigious, yearlong fellowship from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, an honor that will facilitate further research into polar ecology in the Himalaya and other extreme terrains. Priscu, a…
NASA satellite sees Blake’s remnants bringing desert rain to Western Australia
NASA’s Aqua satellite provided a look at the remnant clouds and storms associated with Ex-tropical Cyclone Blake as it continues to move through Western Australia and generate rainfall over desert areas. Blake’s rainfall has triggered four area flood warnings in…
Study finds deforestation is changing animal communication
Deforestation is changing the way monkeys communicate in their natural habitat, according to a new study. This study, led by an anthropologist at the University of Waterloo, offers the first evidence in animal communication scholarship of differences in vocal behaviours…
NASA-NOAA satellite tracks Tropical Storm Blake’s remnants spreading
The South Interior area of the state of Western Australia is under warnings for heavy rainfall and gusty winds as the remnants of Tropical Storm Blake move on a southeasterly path through the state. Imagery from NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite…
Study finds deforestation is changing animal communication
Deforestation is changing the way monkeys communicate in their natural habitat, according to a new study. This study, led by an anthropologist at the University of Waterloo, offers the first evidence in animal communication scholarship of differences in vocal behaviours…
NASA-NOAA satellite tracks Tropical Storm Blake’s remnants spreading
The South Interior area of the state of Western Australia is under warnings for heavy rainfall and gusty winds as the remnants of Tropical Storm Blake move on a southeasterly path through the state. Imagery from NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite…
Using a robot to deploy robots in remote oceans
A researcher at the University of East Anglia (UEA) has helped design a sea-going robot to deploy research equipment in remote and inaccessible ocean locations. The AutoNaut – an unmanned surface vessel – has been specially-adapted to carry and release…
Global warming is the kindling that caused extensive wildfire
In November of last year, the wildfire that started in California, U.S.A burned areas that amount about the size of Seoul and destructed over 500 buildings for two weeks. In 2018, six fires started simultaneously in southern California and spread…
Connector fungi offer new clues to fate of nitrogen in warming tundra
Northern Arizona University professors Rebecca Hewitt and Michelle Mack authored the study, published this week in New Phytologist, which could have implications for researchers and computer models that predict where nitrogen and carbon go at both regional and global levels.
Kerry Emanuel wins the Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Climate Change
MIT professor is recognized by the BBVA Foundation for detecting and predicting the intensification of hurricanes as a consequence of global warming
NASA-NOAA satellite catches Tropical Cyclone Blake and western Australia fires
Tropical cyclone Blake made landfall in the Kimberley coast of Western Australia and NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided an image that showed its center inland with the storm extending to the southern part of the state where fires raged. On…
Kerry Emanuel wins the Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Climate Change
MIT professor is recognized by the BBVA Foundation for detecting and predicting the intensification of hurricanes as a consequence of global warming
The start of biological spring in Africa is linked to the quantity of hours of sunshine
A study by the University of Seville has disputes the idea that this phenomenon is owed to the arrival of the rains, as was believed until now
NASA-NOAA satellite catches Tropical Cyclone Blake and western Australia fires
Tropical cyclone Blake made landfall in the Kimberley coast of Western Australia and NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided an image that showed its center inland with the storm extending to the southern part of the state where fires raged. On…
The start of biological spring in Africa is linked to the quantity of hours of sunshine
A study by the University of Seville has disputes the idea that this phenomenon is owed to the arrival of the rains, as was believed until now
Scientists recommend a customized regional climate model over Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia has experienced impacts of climate change in recent decades, including rising temperatures and increasing extreme events. Reliable climate change information in the future is very important for assessing the impacts and implementing adaptation measures, thus lowering the risks…
Kangaroo Island shows burn scars on one third of the land mass
NASA’s Terra satellite provided before and after imagery that showed the extent of the fires that have been ravaging Australia’s Kangaroo Island. Kangaroo Island lies off the mainland of South Australia, southwest of Adelaide. About a third of the island…
NASA sees Tropical Storm Blake’s center off Australia’s Kimberley Coast
NASA’s Terra satellite passed over the Southern Indian Ocean on January 7 and found the center of Tropical Storm Blake just of the Kimberley coast of Western Australia. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology or ABM noted that the Warning Zone…
International team starts on drilling expedition
Focus on ancient warm climate clues
Kangaroo Island shows burn scars on one third of the land mass
NASA’s Terra satellite provided before and after imagery that showed the extent of the fires that have been ravaging Australia’s Kangaroo Island. Kangaroo Island lies off the mainland of South Australia, southwest of Adelaide. About a third of the island…
NASA sees Tropical Storm Blake’s center off Australia’s Kimberley Coast
NASA’s Terra satellite passed over the Southern Indian Ocean on January 7 and found the center of Tropical Storm Blake just of the Kimberley coast of Western Australia. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology or ABM noted that the Warning Zone…
International team starts on drilling expedition
Focus on ancient warm climate clues
NASA finds heavy rain potential in Tropical Cyclone Blake
NASA’s Aqua satellite provided a near visible image and analyzed the cloud top temperatures in Tropical Cyclone Blake, located along the northern coast of Western Australia. Tropical Cyclone Blake is just north of Broome, a coastal town in the Kimberley…
Antarctic waters: Warmer with more acidity and less oxygen
The increased freshwater from melting Antarctic ice sheets plus increased wind has reduced the amount of oxygen in the Southern Ocean and made it more acidic and warmer, according to new research led by University of Arizona geoscientists. The researchers…
NASA finds heavy rain potential in Tropical Cyclone Blake
NASA’s Aqua satellite provided a near visible image and analyzed the cloud top temperatures in Tropical Cyclone Blake, located along the northern coast of Western Australia. Tropical Cyclone Blake is just north of Broome, a coastal town in the Kimberley…
Antarctic waters: Warmer with more acidity and less oxygen
The increased freshwater from melting Antarctic ice sheets plus increased wind has reduced the amount of oxygen in the Southern Ocean and made it more acidic and warmer, according to new research led by University of Arizona geoscientists. The researchers…
North Atlantic Current may cease temporarily in the next century
Total collaps in the next 1,000 years unlikely
NASA sees Mauritius covered by Tropical Storm Calvinia
Tropical Cyclone Calvinia formed on Dec. 29 and by the next day, its clouds from a band of thunderstorms on its western side had blanketed the island of Mauritius in the Southern Indian Ocean. Calvinia’s center was just east of…
NASA tracks Tropical Storm Sarai moving away from Fiji
NASA’s Terra satellite passed over the Southern Pacific Ocean on Dec. 30 and found that Tropical Storm Sarai continued to move further away from Fiji and toward Tonga. On Dec. 30, 2019, the Moderate Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument that…
A fragile balance
Wind conditions influence water circulation and CO2 concentrations in the Southern Ocean
NASA finds an elongated Phanfone now a tropical storm
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided a visible image of Phanfone as it continues moving through the South China Sea. Visible imagery showed that the storm is less organized and elongated as the storm weakened from a typhoon to a tropical…
NASA finds heavy rain potential in tropical storm Sarai
NASA analyzed the cloud top temperatures in Tropical Storm Sarai using infrared light to determine the strength of the storm. Sarai has triggered warnings for Fiji and Tonga in the Southern Pacific Ocean, On Dec. 27, there are regional warnings…
NASA-NOAA satellite finds development of Tropical Cyclone Sarai
Imagery from NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite showed that a tropical low-pressure area has consolidated and organized in the Southern Pacific Ocean near Fiji. Tropical Storm Sarai has formed to the west of Fiji. Fiji is an archipelago, consisting of more…