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Environmental News Network -- Know Your Environment
Global warming continues to pose a threat to human society and the ecological systems, and carbon dioxide accounts for the largest proportion of the greenhouse gases that dominate climate warming.
One of the many effects of global warming is sea-level rise due to the melting and retreat of the Earth’s ice sheets and glaciers as well as other sources.
Plant biologists report that a species of tree fern found only in Panama reanimates its own dead leaf fronds, converting them into root structures that feed the mother plant.
A group from Nagoya University in Japan has found that larger, slower-moving typhoons are more likely to be resilient against global warming.
It’s oh-so-easy to be absolutely mesmerized by these spiral galaxies.
As relentless storms cause widespread flooding across California, a study led by researchers from Stanford University and co-authored by University of Florida geographer KATY SERAFIN sheds light on the driving force behind the torrential downpours: atmospheric rivers.
