Climate

Agriculture

Many of Earth’s groundwater basins run deficits

Twenty-one of Earth’s 37 largest groundwater basins are rapidly depleting, satellite data show.

Climate

Greenhouse effect from fossil fuels felt almost immediately

The warming caused by burning fossil fuels is surpassed within months by the greenhouse gas effect of the released carbon dioxide, new research shows.

Climate

Real estate is tight as marine species move to cooler waters

Marine species migrating amid global warming face shrinking habitats in cooler locations.

Climate

Global warming ‘hiatus’ just an artifact, study finds

Skewed data may have caused the appearance of the recent global warming hiatus, new research suggests.

Climate

Titanic typhoons are in the forecast

Warming subsurface water in the Pacific will boost average typhoon intensity 14 percent by 2100, new research predicts.

Climate

Everest could lose most of its ice by the end of the century

Glaciers around Mt. Everest will lost most of their ice by the end of the century, new research predicts.

Climate

Everest could lose most of its ice by 2100

The Everest region of the Himalayas could lose 73 to 96 percent of its ice by 2100, new research predicts.

Climate

Next icy era may be on hold

Carbon emissions from humans may have postponed Earth’s next glaciation, new research suggests.

Climate

Tranquil ecosystems may explain wild swings in carbon dioxide stashing

Semiarid ecosystems, such as grasslands and shrublands, are behind the large variation in the amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide sucked in by land each year.

Climate

Once-stable Antarctic glaciers are now melting rapidly

A group of glaciers in Antarctica that were once stable started rapidly melting in 2009, new research shows.

Animals

Rising temperatures may cause problems for cold-blooded critters

Ectotherms cannot easily handle extreme temperatures, a new study finds.

Climate

Flood planners should not forget beavers

Beaver dams can reduce flooding downstream, new research shows.