Giant icebergs are slowing climate change, research reveals
Giant melting icebergs may be a symbol of climate change but new research has revealed that the plumes of nutrient-rich waters they leave in their wake lead to millions of tonnes of carbon being trapped each year.
Spread of algal toxin through marine food web broke records in 2015
While Dungeness crab captured headlines, record levels of the neurotoxin domoic acid were found in a range of species, and the toxin showed up in new places.
A Breathing Planet, Off Balance; Video
Earth’s oceans and land cover are doing us a favor. As people burn fossil fuels and clear forests, only half of the carbon dioxide released stays in the atmosphere, warming and altering Earth’s climate. The other half is removed from the air by the planet’s vegetation ecosystems and oceans. As carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere continue to rise, how long can this balancing act continue?
Recovering Fur Seal Population Threatened by El Nino
After all but vanishing from the granite shores of the Farallon Islands, by the mid-1800s, the seals have been returning in ever-increasing numbers—just in time to take a hit from a strong, brewing El Niño.
NOAA study finds ‘living shorelines’ can lessen climate change’s effects
A recent NOAA study, shows “living shorelines” — protected and stabilized shorelines using natural materials such as plants, sand, and rock — can help to keep carbon out of the atmosphere, helping to blunt the effects of climate change.
Why Paris Worked: A Different Approach to Climate Diplomacy
The next few years are crucial in determining whether Paris was a flash in the pan or a real shift toward a more effective strategy. Success on the road from Paris is far from assured. It must be earned; confidence must be built.
Time to turn words into climate action
Words must be put into action to save the planet. The post-2020 Paris Agreement ends decades-long rows between rich and poor nations over how to carry out what will be a multi-trillion dollar campaign to cap global warming and cope with the impacts of a shifting climate.
What does COP21 deal really mean for Earth’s future?
Scientists who closely monitored the talks in Paris said it was not the agreement that humanity really needed. By itself, it will not save the planet. 50 years after the first warning about global warming was put on the desk of a US president, and quickly forgotten, the political system of the world is finally responding in a way that scientists see as commensurate with the scale of the threat…
Paris climate deal: key points at a glance
Governments have agreed to limit warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels: something that would have seemed unthinkable just a few months ago. The goal of 1.5C is a big leap below the 2C agreed six years ago in Copenhagen. Here’s what the agreement means for global emissions and the future of the planet.