Scientific models have predicted that climate change will drive oceans in the Northern Hemisphere to warm faster than oceans in the Southern Hemisphere. However, observational data over the last 70 ...
In a time of increasing climate variability, researchers Pengfei Xue and Miraj B. Kayastha have developed regional Earth system models to better understand and predict extreme weather and ...
Ching-Yao Lai, an assistant professor of geophysics at Stanford University, works to advance scientific understanding of ice dynamics under climate change to improve predictions of Antarctica’s ...
EurekAlert!: Thousands of years of climate data refined to better predict future environmental changes
Thousands of years of climate data refined to better predict future environmental changes
Over that period, average global sea level has: Sea level is a global climate change indicator. Through continuous long-term measurements of global sea level, scientists can see the ocean’s role in climate and the effects of a changing climate on the ocean. Since 1993, global mean sea level has risen by about 4 inches (10 centimeters).
NASA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have released a guide that provides resources for adapting to and mitigating impacts of climate change. The guide, Building Alliances for Climate Action, includes various perspectives, stories, insights, and resources about climate change to help individuals and organizations make informed decisions.
The leading cause of coral bleaching is rising ocean temperatures due to climate change. Although runoff and pollutants, sunlight, and low tides can impact coral, those impacts normally occur near the shoreline in shallow waters.
Clouds and aerosols are two of the most important, but least understood, aspects of climate change. How much do you know about them?
Vital Signs of the Planet: Global Climate Change and Global Warming. Current news and data streams about global warming and climate change from NASA.
Test your knowledge of global temperature change and its impact on Earth's climate.
Phys.org: Why climate models and ocean observations diverge, and what it means for rain and drought
Why climate models and ocean observations diverge, and what it means for rain and drought
Michigan Technological University: 2025 Bhakta Rath Award Recipients Develop Models to Address Future Climate Challenges
2025 Bhakta Rath Award Recipients Develop Models to Address Future Climate Challenges
For years, scientists have warned of heightened risks of extreme storms due to climate change, and those storms have already begun devastating communities. Weather forecasting will play an ...
NBC News: Scientists predict wildfire smoke will be the most costly climate-related health hazard
Wildfire smoke is responsible for tens of thousands of deaths each year and will do more harm to U.S. residents by midcentury than any other threat driven by climate change, including extreme heat.
Scientists predict wildfire smoke will be the most costly climate-related health hazard
A large amount of physical evidence shows that carbon dioxide (CO2) is the single most important greenhouse gas in the atmosphere controlling Earth's temperature. This is because CO2, like ozone, N2O, CH4, and chlorofluorocarbons, does not condense and precipitate from the atmosphere at current climate temperatures, whereas water vapor can and does.
Earth has many processes that regulate carbon, atmospheric carbon dioxide and its role in the carbon cycle and climate. How much do you know?
We've been watching temperatures climb, extreme weather events intensify, and ice sheets shrink. Every weather forecast and climate projection relies on incredibly complex computer simulations that ...
A key Atlantic Ocean current system that helps regulate the planet's climate could weaken more than expected by 2100, with potentially devastating consequences worldwide, a new study has found.
The Daily of the University of Washington: Leveraging mathematical models to uncover Antarctica’s role in sea-level rise
A collaborative effort between the universities of Cordoba and Granada improved the spatial resolution of monthly climate data from 22,000 years ago to the year 2100, enabling more localized and ...