Climate pledges ‘like tackling COVID-19 without social distancing’
Current global pledges to tackle climate change are the equivalent of declaring a pandemic without a plan for social distancing,
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Stability check on Antarctica reveals high risk for long-term sea-level rise
The warmer it gets, the faster Antarctica loses ice – and much of it will then be gone forever. Consequences
Read moreNew model — Antarctic ice loss expected to affect future climate change
UMass Amherst research simulates dramatic climate impacts from higher Antarctic melt
Read moreCombined droughts and heatwaves are occurring more frequently in several regions across the US
A century of observations reveals increasing likelihood of continental-scale compound dry-hot extremes
Read moreStudy shows impact of climate change on Neotropical freshwater ecosystems
Researchers from six countries in the Americas explored bromeliad microcosms, showing how drought and flood affect the functioning of aquatic ecosystems, especially at the bottom of the food chain
Read moreNASA sees post-tropical storm Teddy generating heavy rain over Eastern Canada
Hurricane Teddy has transitioned to a large post-tropical cyclone over eastern Canada. Using a NASA satellite rainfall product that incorporates
Read moreNASA finds Dolphin swimming against wind shear
NASA’s Terra satellite provided a visible image of a slightly elongated Tropical Storm Dolphin as it battled wind shear upon
Read moreNASA finds Tropical Storm Lowell’s center north of strongest side
NASA’s Aqua satellite used infrared light to identify strongest storms and coldest cloud top temperatures in Tropical Storm Lowell and
Read moreNASA tracking Beta’s heavy rainfall into lower Mississippi Valley
Slow-moving post-tropical storm Beta continues to drop large amounts of rainfall in Texas as it moves into the Lower Mississippi
Read moreNASA’s terra satellite confirms Paulette’s second post-tropical transition
NASA’s Terra satellite passed over post-tropical storm Paulette after it had transitioned for a second time. Using infrared imagery, Terra
Read moreEcologists confirm Alan Turing’s theory for Australian fairy circles
International research team led by Göttingen University shows patterned vegetation regenerates by “ecosystem engineering” of the grasses
Read moreCompounding impact of severe weather events fuels marine heatwave in the coastal ocean
Several coastal communities are picking up the pieces after being ravaged by hurricanes in the past month. Hurricane Laura, a
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