Glacial melts in the Canadian Arctic reveal land that hasn’t been seen in more than 40,000 years
Melting ice is exposing hidden landscapes in the Canadian Arctic that haven’t been seen in more than 40,000 years, new research published in Nature Communications reveals.
Extreme weather and geopolitics major drivers of increasing ‘food shocks’
The research, published in the journal Nature Sustainability, identified 226 food production shocks across 134 nations over the 53-year period, noting an increasing frequency of shocks across all sectors on a global scale.
Climate change reshaping how heat moves around globe
The Earth’s atmosphere and oceans play important roles in moving heat from one part of the world to another, and new research is illuminating how those patterns are changing in the face of climate change.
Marine Litter: Solutions for a Major Environmental Problem; By Williams, A.T. and Rangel-Buitrago
A current major environmental problem is that marine litter is being deposited in increasing amounts on the world’s beaches and oceans. This is especially true for plastics, which form the bulk of the litter and which can last for an unknown number of years in the oceans.