Category: Climate & Environment

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have introduced a novel method for quantifying the direct impact of climate change on daily life in the United States by examining “outdoor days.” This innovative approach focuses on the number of days per year when the temperature is conducive to outdoor activities, such as walking, gardening…

A team of researchers at the University of Córdoba has successfully demonstrated that massive biodiversity databases — comprising citizen-recorded observations of flora — can significantly enhance the accuracy of joint species distribution models, even when individual observations are used. This breakthrough in ecological modeling has major implications for predicting future changes in ecosystems under the…

Microbes in the environment have been the primary drivers of the recent spike in global methane emissions, rather than fossil fuels, according to a detailed analysis published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The groundbreaking study comes from researchers at CU Boulder and their collaborators. “Understanding where the methane is coming from…

Scientists have found that plants around the world are absorbing significantly more carbon dioxide than previously estimated, with new data showing an uptake increase of around 31%. This discovery has substantial implications for predicting future climate scenarios and underscores the essential role that natural carbon sinks play in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. Published in the…

International experts in emergency medicine are raising alarms over the severe impact climate change is expected to have on emergency services around the world. Despite its significant implications, few countries have assessed the scale of the impact or developed plans to address it. During a special session at the European Emergency Medicine Congress, Luis Garcia…

While many ecosystems experience delayed impacts from climate change, grasslands are unique in their almost instantaneous response, according to new research led by the University of Michigan. This study, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, highlights the rapid shifts in biodiversity occurring within grassland communities, contrasting sharply with the slower changes seen in forests. “Climate…

Researchers have unveiled a groundbreaking study linking El Niño to significant ice loss on the Quelccaya Ice Cap (QIC) in the Peruvian Andes, raising alarm over the future of high-mountain water resources and global climate patterns. El Niño, a climate phenomenon that occurs every two to seven years, warms ocean temperatures in the eastern Pacific,…