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From the skies above to the ocean depths and all the land in between, we publish the latest in meteorological research on the most pressing issues surrounding climate change. The Earth is a wonderful place; so much has been studied yet so much remains unknown. Modern Sciences showcases the latest in news and featured pieces about the little blue dot in the universe that we call “home.”
Invasive lionfish have spread south from the Caribbean to Brazil, threatening ecosystems and livelihoods
An invasive lionfish at Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico. G. P. Schmahl/NOAA,…
Global Assessment Reveals Alarming Water Loss in Over 50% of the World’s Largest Lakes
In a groundbreaking assessment published in Science, researchers have discovered that more than 50 percent of the world’s…
Why 40°C is bearable in a desert but lethal in the tropics
Phew: heat plus humidity can make Bangkok an uncomfortable place in a heatwave. Pavel V.Khon/SHutterstock Alan Thomas Kennedy-Asser,…
Good vibrations: how listening to the sounds of soil helps us monitor and restore forest health
pxfuel Jake M Robinson, Flinders University; Carlos Abrahams, Nottingham Trent University, and Martin Breed, Flinders University Nurturing a…
Climate change first ‘went viral’ exactly 70 years ago
Marc Hudson, University of Sussex We have grown so used to many things. To the pictures of wildfires…
Hottest days are warming twice as fast as average summer temperature in north-west Europe – new research
Matthew Patterson, University of Oxford On July 19 2022, the UK experienced its highest ever temperature. At 40.3℃…
Global warming to bring record hot year by 2028 – probably our first above 1.5°C limit
Andrew King, The University of Melbourne One year in the next five will almost certainly be the hottest…
Despairing about climate change? These 4 charts on the unstoppable growth of solar may change your mind
Shutterstock Andrew Blakers, Australian National University Last year, the world built more new solar capacity than every other…
Smoke from the Black Summer fires could have made the triple La Niña more likely
Martin Jucker, UNSW Sydney The 2019-2020 bushfire season was devastating. Vast areas of pristine forest burned, many for…
Drone seeding and E-seeds sound exciting, but ecosystem restoration needs practical solutions
Simone Pedrini, Author provided Simone Pedrini, Curtin University; Jorge Castro Gutiérrez, Universidad de Granada, and Kingsley Dixon, Curtin…