Recent biodiversity studies show an unprecedented loss of species, ecosystems and genetic diversity on land, but the extent to which these patterns are widespread in the oceans is not yet known.
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USU Geoscientist Says Sea-Level Changes Formed Australia's K'gari Sand Island, Great Barrier Reef
How did the world’s largest sand island, K’gari, the indigenous name for eastern Australia’s Fraser Island, along with the Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest coral reef, come to be?
UN Launches Satellite-Based System to Pinpoint Global Methane Hot Spots
The UN is establishing a new system that uses satellite data to root out of sources of methane, a potent heat-trapping gas, and notify governments and businesses, it announced Friday.
Desert Dust Collected From Glacier Ice Helps Document Climate Change
Researchers from The Ohio State University are using dust trapped in glacier ice in Tibet to document past changes in Earth’s intricate climate system – and maybe one day help predict future changes.
No Sign of Decrease in Global CO2 Emissions
Global carbon emissions in 2022 remain at record levels – with no sign of the decrease that is urgently needed to limit warming to 1.5°C, according to the Global Carbon Project science team.
The World Will Probably Warm Beyond the 1.5-Degree Limit. But Peak Warming Can Be Curbed
The world’s current climate pledges are insufficient to keep the goal of the 2015 Paris Agreement firmly within grasp. Global warming will likely surpass the 1.5-degree Celsius limit.
