Climate Change : Science World Report

Feb 28, 2015 03:46 PM EST

Newly Discovered Algae May Help Corals Survive Hottest Reefs on the Planet

There may be a type of algae that could help coral reefs cope with warmer temperatures.

Feb 24, 2015 12:25 PM EST

Scientists Look to the Past to Predict Future Rainfall Patterns in the American West

Scientists have examined the past in order to better understand rainfall patterns of today and have found that while the southwest is headed toward a drought, the Pacific Northwest will continue to warm with slightly drier summers and even wetter winters.

Feb 24, 2015 10:35 AM EST

How the Sahara Desert Fertilizes the Amazon Rainforest Across the Ocean

What do the Sahara Desert and the humid Amazon rainforest have in common? It turns out that one fertilizes the other.

Feb 23, 2015 09:27 AM EST

Scientist Investigate Africa's Abrupt Climate Shift from Humid to Dry

Scientists are learning a bit more about abrupt climate shifts. They examined African lake sediments from the past 20,000 years in order to advance their understanding of current changing weather patterns and what we might expect in the future.

Feb 23, 2015 07:51 AM EST

Past Greenland Ice Sheet Melting May Reveal Future Sea-Level Rise

Greenland is melting, so what does this mean for the future? In order to find out, a team of scientists looked to the past and quantified how the Greenland Ice Sheet reacted to a warm period that occurred 8,000 to 5,000 years ago.

Feb 20, 2015 07:10 AM EST

Climate Change May Reduce World's Wheat Production by One-Quarter

Scientists have found that in the coming decades, at least one-quarter of the world's wheat production will be lost to extreme weather from climate change if no adaptive measures are taken.

Feb 18, 2015 09:47 AM EST

Global Warming May Increase Ocean Upwelling and Impact Global Fisheries

Global warming may just increase upwelling in several ocean current systems around the world by the end of this century. The findings could mean some major shifts in marine biodiversity as temperatures climb.

Feb 17, 2015 07:39 AM EST

Drastic Climate Change in China 4,200 Years Ago Created the Hunshadake Sandy Lands

Studying past climate conditions can tell researchers quite a bit about what we might expect in the future. Now, for the first time, scientists have used a new dating technique to show that a drastic climate change occurred in northern China 4,200 years ago.

Feb 16, 2015 09:42 AM EST

How Climate Change Impacts Cold-Blooded Species: They Grow Bigger on Land

It turns out that cold-blooded animals may actual grow larger in size with warmer air temperatures nearer to the equator. Surprisingly, though, the reverse is true of species found in warmer water. Now, scientists are taking a closer look at this phenomenon.

Feb 13, 2015 08:35 AM EST

Is Adjusting Temperature Measurements a Global Warming 'Scandal?'

Earth is warming--that much is certain. In the past several years, ice has melted across the planet, ecosystems have shifted and sea levels have risen. What is uncertain, though, is by how much our world has warmed--and that's partly due to "fudged" climate data.

Feb 10, 2015 08:23 AM EST

Midwest Flooding Has Increased Over the Past 50 Years

Floods are becoming more frequent in the Midwest. Scientists have found that the U.S. Midwest and surrounding states have endured increasingly more frequently flood episodes over the past 50 years.

Feb 09, 2015 11:47 AM EST

Global Thunderstorm 'Map' Reveals How Storms Change with Climate

A new initiative may be key to measuring the impact of climate change on thunderstorms. Scientists have created a draft of a global thunderstorm map, which could be crucial when it comes to storm prediction in the future.