A research group has just shown that tardigrades are very vulnerable to long-term high temperature exposures. The tiny animals, in their desiccated state, are best known for their extraordinary tolerance …read more Source:: Science
Tag: global warming
Counter-intuitive climate change solution
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•A seemingly counterintuitive approach — converting one greenhouse gas into another — holds promise for returning the atmosphere to pre-industrial concentrations of methane, a powerful driver of global warming. …read more Source:: Science
Global warming disrupts recovery of coral reefs
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•The damage caused to the Great Barrier Reef by global warming has compromised the capacity of its corals to recover, according to new research. …read more Source:: Science
We need to rethink everything we know about global warming
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•New research shows that the degree to which aerosols cool the earth has been grossly underestimated, necessitating a recalculation of climate change models to more accurately predict the pace of …read more Source:: Science
Biggest mass extinction caused by global warming leaving ocean animals gasping for breath
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•By combining ocean models, animal metabolism and fossil records, researchers show that the Permian mass extinction in the oceans was caused by global warming that left animals unable to breathe. …read more Source:: Science
‘Electrogeochemistry’ captures carbon, produces fuel, offsets ocean acidification
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•Limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius will require not only reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, but also active removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This has prompted heightened …read more Source:: Science
Limiting warming to 1.5 degree C would save majority of global species from climate change
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•New research finds that limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees C would save the majority of the world’s plant and animal species from climate change. Species across the globe would …read more Source:: Science
Current deforestation pace will intensify global warming, study alerts
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•Scientists affirms the prolongation of an annual deforestation of 7,000 square km can nullify the efforts for reducing GHG emissions. The study brings a new assessment on the importance of …read more Source:: Science
Birth of a storm in the Arabian Sea validates climate model
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•Extreme cyclones that formed in the Arabian Sea for the first time in 2014 are the result of global warming and will likely increase in frequency, warn scientists. Their model …read more Source:: Science
Study settles prehistoric puzzle, confirms modern link of carbon dioxide and global warming
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•Fossil leaves from Africa resolve a prehistoric climate puzzle and confirm the link between carbon dioxide and global warming. Research previously found conflicting data on high carbon levels and its …read more Source:: Science