The likely El Niño is bad timing for the electricity sector, and means Australians may face supply disruptions and volatile prices.
Unwanted Fish
As warming waters threaten fish populations and disrupt fisheries around the world, it is critical to find ways to sustain fisheries while at the same time allowing those fisheries to remain economically viable to those who depend on them for their livelihoods. In the United States, commercial fishing employs 1.2...
Q&A: Are Far-Reaching Fires the New Normal?
Where there’s smoke, there is fire. But with climate change, larger and longer-burning wildfires are sending smoke farther from their source, often to places that are unaccustomed to the exposure. That’s been the case this week, as smoke continues to drift south from massive wildfires in Canada, prompting warnings of...
Satellite Images Show Spread of Wildfire Smoke Across Eastern U.S.
Satellite imagery shows the vast extent of wildfires in Canada and the lingering veil of smoke over the Eastern U.S.
Ancient herbivore’s diet weakened teeth leading to eventual starvation, study suggests
Researchers have shed light on the life of the ancient reptile Rhynchosaur, which walked the earth between 250-225 million years ago, before being replaced by the dinosaurs.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions at ‘an All-Time High’, Warn Scientists
Human-caused global warming has continued to increase at an “unprecedented rate” since the last major assessment of the climate system published two years ago, say 50 leading scientists.
May Continued the Nation’s Warm Start to 2023
May 2023 was quite warm across the contiguous U.S., ranking as the 11th-warmest May in the climate record.
US-German Satellites Show California Water Gains After Record Winter
Early data shows the greatest net gain of water over the winter in nearly 22 years, but the state’s groundwater levels still suffer from the effects of years of drought.
Why certain fish are left off the hook
A new study found that while a piece of legislation designed to foster the sustainability of marine fisheries is sometimes blamed for being too stringent -- leading to what some politicians call 'underfishing' -- the law is not constraining most fisheries, and there are various other reasons that lead to...
Eddies: Circular currents and their influence on the world’s hottest ocean
Water from the Pacific Ocean flows into the Indian Ocean via the Indonesia Archipelago thanks to a vast network of currents that act as a conveyor belt, transporting warmth and nutrients. Currents can sometimes form circular motions and these are known as eddies. An international group of researchers has modeled...