Warming water over the past 150 years is causing declining fish stocks in Lake Tanganyika, a large freshwater lake that supplies food for millions of Africans.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — A new study finds that a decrease in fishery production in one of the largest freshwater lakes on Earth is a consequence of human-caused climate change rather than just overfishing. (more…)
ANN ARBOR — Turn off the lights when not in use. Drive less by walking, biking or taking public transportation. Or write a letter to an elected official to support action on climate change. (more…)
Das Klima in vorindustrieller Zeit könnte wolkiger gewesen sein als bisher angenommen. Darauf deuten Ergebnisse eines internationalen Forscherteams, die in Nature veröffentlicht wurden. Die Wissenschaftler haben im Labor beobachtet, wie von Wäldern abgegebene, organische Verbindungen ausreichend Aerosolpartikel bilden, auch wenn in der Atmosphäre keine Schwefelsäure vorhanden ist. (more…)
Die Forschung tut sich mit der Entstehung und dem Einfluss von Wolken auf das Klima noch relativ schwer. Nun hat ein internationales Forschungsteam simuliert, wie erste Vorläufer von Wolkenkondensationskeimen in der heutigen Atmosphäre entstehen. In Nature Communications beschreiben sie Mechanismen, die das Wachstum von Aerosolpartikeln und die Bildung von Wolken beschleunigen können. (more…)
Scientists from the University of Washington have found evidence that ocean acidification caused by carbon emissions can prevent mussels attaching themselves to rocks and other substrates, making them easy targets for predators and threatening the mussel farming industry. (more…)
Pioneering new study could help provide early-warning system for volcanic eruptions worldwide.
One of Japan’s most active volcanoes could be close to a major eruption, threatening the safety of hundreds and thousands of residents of a nearby city, a new study has shown. (more…)
Technique controls toxicity of ionic liquids, could lower cost by recycling key ingredient
Carbon dioxide has emerged as a new secret ingredient in the recipe for making ethanol, and that addition represents a major step forward in streamlining the biofuel production process. (more…)
Objective measurements of storm intensity show that North Atlantic hurricanes have grown more destructive in recent decades. But coastal residents’ views on the matter depend less on scientific fact and more on their gender, belief in climate change and recent experience with hurricanes, according to a new study by researchers at Princeton University, Auburn University-Montgomery, the Louisiana State University and Texas A&M University. (more…)
