Tag: IPCC
US Climate risks are rising – a scientist looks at the...
Erica A.H. Smithwick, Penn State
When I was a young researcher studying how forested ecosystems recover from wildfire, I...
Climate change is relentless: Seemingly small shifts have big consequences
Kevin Trenberth, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Climate change has been accumulating slowly but relentlessly for decades. The changes...
IPCC climate report: Profound changes are underway in Earth’s oceans and...
Robert Kopp, Rutgers University
Humans are unequivocally warming the planet, and that’s triggering rapid changes in the atmosphere, oceans...
What is the cryosphere? Hint: It’s vital to farming, fishing and...
Mark Serreze, University of Colorado Boulder
More than 100 scientists from 30 countries released a special report examining climate change impacts on the oceans and...
Restoring soil can help address climate change
David R. Montgomery, University of Washington
It’s time to take soil seriously. As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change states with very high confidence in...
An Indian perspective on the Poland climate meeting: Not much help...
Arun Agrawal, University of Michigan
The international climate change conference that concluded in Katowice, Poland on Dec. 15 had limited ambitions and expectations – especially...
New findings on ocean warming: 5 questions answered
Scott Denning, Colorado State University
Editor’s note: A new study by scientists in the United States, China, France and Germany estimates that the world’s oceans...
A Great Lakes pipeline dispute points to a broader energy dilemma
Douglas Bessette, Michigan State University
A deal involving an aging oil pipeline in Michigan reflects the complex decisions communities across the country need to make...
EXPLORING NATURE
Climate change is making plants less nutritious − that could already...
Ellen Welti, Smithsonian Institution
More than one-third of all animals on Earth, from beetles to cows to elephants, depend...
