As the planet continues to warm due to human-driven climate change, accurate computer climate models will be key in helping illuminate exactly how the climate will continue to be altered in the years ahead.
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Dragonflies Reveal Surprising Insights into Mercury Pollution
A new study has unveiled surprising findings about mercury pollution: where it comes from and how it moves through the environment varies significantly depending on the ecosystem.
Study Examines Urban Forests Across the United States
Researchers find trees in parks are more drought-tolerant than species near homes.
Microplastic Pollution Increases Sea Foam Height and Stability
More sea foam might be a good thing, a rare silver lining to increased ocean pollution.
Intensive Farming Could Raise Risk of New Pandemics
Intensive livestock farming could raise the risk of new pandemics, researchers have warned.
Nature-Based Solutions to Disaster Risk From Climate Change Are Cost Effective, UMass Amherst Study Confirms
A new global assessment of scientific literature led by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst finds that nature-based solutions (NbS) are an economically effective method to mitigate risks from a range of disasters—from floods and hurricanes to heatwaves and landslides—which are only expected to intensify as Earth continues to warm.
