Can archaeology help us navigate climate change? – Ensia

December 6, 2021 — Archaeological records have long helped scientists discover past important events, learn about extinct species and explore past ways of life. Might ancient history inform efforts to deal with climate change as well? Researchers from the U.S.,…

Arecibo data lives on, provides new galaxy insights

Despite the collapse of the Arecibo radio telescope in 2020, astronomers are still using Arecibo data to make new insights into our universe.

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Antarctica’s fossil rainforest is a warning about climate change – Vox.com

Not far from the South Pole, more than half a mile below the ocean in a region that was once covered by ice, a layer of ancient fossils tells a surprising story about the coldest continent on Earth. Today, the…

Intense storms from global warming, and a mission to study them – EarthSky

Scientists have measured a gradual warming of Earth’s oceans in recent decades. Warmer oceans have the effect of causing storms to intensify. There are many questions as to exactly how this happens. A new NASA mission aims to study the…

Intense storms from global warming, and a mission to study them

Have you noticed that, as climate warms, we’re having more intense storms? NASA’s upcoming INCUS mission will investigate.

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How global warming could be driving up albatross divorce – Forbes India

Researchers have found a link between global warming and increasing divorce rates in albatrosses. Image: Shutterstock Researchers have identified a link between global warming and the lifestyles of albatrosses. In these animals, monogamous by nature, the “divorce” rate was seen…

Global Warming’s Great Leap Backwards

Speaking in Milan in the lead up to the Glasgow COP26 global warming summit, professional truant, Greta Thunberg, lamented that despite countries around the world vowing to meet ‘ambitious targets’, the climate crisis was continuing to escalate. (bold added) ‘Build…

Global Freezing? Climate Science Has Become High Farce

As delegates from the climate conference in Glasgow streamed home in mid-November, with the official start of the Australian summer just days away, Melburnians were freezing, there were floods in NSW and it was snowing in Tasmania. This is not…

Humans halted ozone depletion. Now let’s end global warming. – News-Decoder

Humans were once on track to destroy Earth’s ozone shield. Collective action averted disaster. Global warming demands the same global cooperation. [embedded content] We’re all frustrated at the inability of governments to take necessary measures to tackle climate change. Drastic…

Even if we halt global warming, local climates will change – and we need new experiments to understand how – The Conversation AU

There’s a big question mark over whether the world will keep global warming below the limits set out in the Paris Agreement. But even if we do, the climate will keep evolving – and society needs to prepare for this….