Tag: ENN

Alaska’s glaciers respond to climate change by melting for three additional weeks with every 1 degree Celsius increase in the average summer temperature, data from satellite-mounted radars show.

This winter was one of the warmest on record across the West; as a result, many snowy, alpine areas have seen bouts of winter rainfall where there would ordinarily only be snow.

With climate change, mountain water resources are becoming a major issue.

As climate change reshapes Arctic food webs, ringed seals will swim into risky polar bear territory if the menu is varied enough.

A new study reveals an unprecedented increase in wildfires in tropical peatlands during the 20th century.

A new study from the University of British Columbia has found that artificial turf fields across Metro Vancouver leach 6PPD-quinone, a chemical known to kill coho salmon, into municipal stormwater systems—and the contamination persists long after the fields are installed.

MIT researchers uncovered the roles of bacterial species from the environment as they consume biodegradable plastic.

Researchers from the Nicholas School of the Environment found that variability in ocean salt content affects El Niño intensity.

New Stanford-led research traces a direct line from extreme weather to a massive dengue outbreak in Peru. The findings serve as a warning – and the seed of a possible solution.

Volcanoes and wildfires can inject millions of tons of gases and aerosol particles into the air, affecting temperatures on a global scale.