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What are climate tipping points? They sound scary, especially for ice sheets and oceans, but there’s still room for optimism
Meltwater runs across the Greenland ice sheet in rivers. The ice sheet is already losing mass and could…
First forests sparked deep-ocean oxygen, study says
A new study reveals how the emergence of Earth’s first forests permanently oxygenated the deep ocean, triggering a significant evolutionary diversification of marine animals approximately 390 million years ago.
70 years of data show extreme heat is already wiping out tropical bird populations
DeAgostini/Getty Images James Watson, The University of Queensland; Maximilian Kotz, Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS), and…
Experiencing extreme weather and disasters is not enough to change views on climate action, study shows
STR / AFP via Getty Images Omid Ghasemi, UNSW Sydney Climate change has made extreme weather events such…
Study confirms slowing circulation is cooling the North Atlantic
New research confirms that the mysterious "warming hole" in the North Atlantic is caused by a long-term slowdown of the ocean's critical conveyor-belt-like circulation system, a finding with significant implications for global climate.
Reduce, remove, reflect — the three Rs that could limit global warming
NASA Johnson/flickr, CC BY-NC Dante McGrath, University of Cambridge Since 2019, the UK has been committed to the…
Two key ingredients cause extreme storms with destructive flooding – why these downpours are happening more often
Shuang-Ye Wu, University of Dayton A powerful storm system that stalled over states from Texas to Ohio for…