Birds may be able to survive warmer temperatures in the coming years, a new study determines. However, climate change may affect them indirectly as well.
Forests and woodlands around the world have a major role as natural carbon sinks, absorbing nearly one-third of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Scientists believe that old asbestos mining sites also have the potential to be carbon sinks.
Ocean acidification and carbon gas emissions are critical in keeping track of climate change and their impacts on ecosystems worldwide. The Schmidt Family Foundation gave two separate grants for the continuous work of the Keeling Curve and collecting water samples in the Pacific and Atlantic.
Climate change has caused many species to migrate into new territories as well as habitat shifts. Flour beetle experiments reveal how numerous species are affected by changes in habitat and competitive species.
Marine heatwaves, nicknamed "blobs" by the NOAA, have become alarmingly frequent in the past few years. The largest and warmest blob detected off the coast of California has grown to about the size of Canada.
Researchers believe that the spike in fatal shark attacks is due to climate change affecting the ocean's temperatures. The 7th fatal attack this year is the highest spike in cases in the past 50 years.
Global warming causes a phenomenon called the urban heat island effect. A recent study sheds light on the importance of urban planning involving vegetation to lower urban temperatures.
American pikas, small mammals mostly living in high-altitude and cool habitats, defy previous predictions that climate change will force them to move to higher and cooler places until there is no more and their species die out, according to a new study.
Human activities causing global warming comes with grave circumstances such as this year's wildfires, floods, droughts, and tropical storms. The World Meteorological Organization just released a report assessing how much international humanitarian aid may be needed in the coming years.