Our Fragile Earth – Page 12 – Climate Crisis Blog

WORSE ARCTIC WINTER WARMING

Svalbard is warming at six to seven times the global average rate with winter temperatures rising at nearly double the[…]

A new low-cost material could be pivotal in making the next generation of high-power electronics faster, transparent, and more efficient.[…]

Since 2015 much of the northwestern U.S. has been getting colder in winter. This is tied to the increased frequency[…]

In an experiment, higher temperatures and increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere led to lower nutritional value for[…]

People tend to prefer a small chance to win a large reward over a guaranteed small reward. In an experiment[…]

The Permian–Triassic Mass Extinction, about 252 million years ago, led to massive loss of marine species and significant declines in[…]

A shipboard system could remove up to 50% of carbon dioxide emitted from shipping vessels. As ships move through seawater,[…]

Dormant volcanoes–sealed under ice for millennia–could erupt, striking suddenly with explosive force as glaciers melt. When they are thick, they[…]

Some fig trees species can store calcium carbonate inside their trunks, essentially turning parts of themselves into stone. They also[…]

Storms are at least as good as drought and temperature in explaining the patterns of tree mortality and forest carbon[…]