Environment

A new study reports that climate warming can increase soil carbon accumulation in boreal Sphagnum peatlands by boosting plant productivity, protecting iron, and inhibiting microbial decomposition. These responses contrast sharply with warming-enhanced soil carbon mineralization—the […]

Hurricane Helene, one of the deadliest hurricanes in US history, did not affect people’s views on climate change or their intentions to vote for politicians advocating stricter climate policies. This is shown in a new […]

Global climate mitigation scenarios shape real-world policy choices of who cuts emissions, who pays, and who benefits from climate action. A new IIASA-led essay published in PLOS Climate identifies how these influential tools address equity […]

The Trump administration’s drive to increase domestic production of fossil fuels and mining of key minerals likely cannot be accomplished without a key constituency: Native nations.This post was originally published on this site.

At the Winter Olympics, athletes race down immaculate white slopes. The snow looks perfect. But it is largely manufactured.This post was originally published on this site.

UK winters are becoming significantly wetter mainly due to warming driven by human burning of fossil fuels releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, a Newcastle University study reveals. The research shows that for every degree […]

Geologic reservoirs that trapped petroleum for millions of years are now being repurposed to store the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. New research is improving how we monitor this storage and verify how much CO2 these […]

A cyclone packing violent winds killed at least 20 people as it struck Madagascar, toppling houses and causing major flooding, the Indian Ocean island’s disaster authority said Wednesday.This post was originally published on this site.

Scientists say that multiple Earth system components appear closer to destabilization than previously believed, putting the planet in increased danger of following a “hothouse” path driven by feedback loops that can amplify the consequences of […]

The Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA)—the statutory agency responsible for planning the Basin’s water resources—has just shared the starkest news yet about the Basin’s future: the Basin is almost certainly going to get hotter, drier, and […]