Climate Change : Science World Report

May 14, 2014 01:54 PM EDT

Powerful and Dangerous Hurricanes Peak Further North Than in the Past

Powerful and dangerous storms are peaking further north and south than in the past. It turns out that hurricanes have been migrating away from the tropics and further afield in recent decades.

May 13, 2014 02:06 PM EDT

Coral Reefs Reduce Wave Impact on Coastlines by 97 Percent

Scientists have found just how crucial coral reefs are. They've discovered that these reefs reduce the wave energy that would otherwise impact coastlines by 97 percent.

May 12, 2014 11:19 AM EDT

Sea Level Rise is Accelerating: New Method to Detect Increase

As our climate changes, it's more important than ever to track the rates of sea level rise. Now, scientists have created a new method to find out how sea levels might rise throughout the 21st century.

May 12, 2014 07:34 AM EDT

Why Antarctica Keeps Cool and Australia Heats Up During Climate Change: Rising Winds

Scientists have discovered why Antarctica isn't warming nearly as much as other continents and why Australia has recorded more droughts in recent years; it's all about carbon dioxide.

May 09, 2014 07:24 AM EDT

Climate Change May Drastically Impact Oceanic Food Web: Primary Producers Decrease

Scientists have discovered that phytoplankton and zooplankton biomass may decrease by 6 and 11 percent by the end of the century due to climate change. This could have some major impacts on the oceanic food web.

May 08, 2014 08:06 AM EDT

Greenland Ice Melting Due to Natural Climate Variation: It's Not Just Global Warming

Scientists have found that up to half of recent warming in Greenland and surrounding areas may be due to climate variations that original in the tropical Pacific and might not be connected with the overall warming of the planet.

May 07, 2014 07:11 AM EDT

Climate Change is Here: How Warming Temperatures Endanger the United States

The U.S. Global Change Research Program has released the Third National Climate Assessment, which has shown that climate change is impacting every region of the United States, including key sectors of economy and society.

May 06, 2014 11:03 AM EDT

Scientists Discover Climate Change 'Hotspots' in sub-Saharan Africa

Climate change is impacting areas across the globe. Yet there are "hotspots" of climate change that are being impacted more drastically than others. More specifically, there are places in Africa where risks overlap, creating severe situations.

May 05, 2014 02:11 PM EDT

Climate Change May Cause 70 Percent Increase in Unhealthy Ozone Levels by 2050

It turns out that the United States may be having a lot more trouble with ozone pollution in the future. Researchers have found that Americans face the risk of a 70 percent increase in unhealthy summertime ozone levels by 2050 as temperatures continue to rise.

May 05, 2014 08:09 AM EDT

Global Warming is not Uniform: Scientists Discover Climate Cooling Occurred

Scientists have taken the first detailed look at global land surface warming trends over the last 100 years, shedding a little light on what types of warming we might see in the future.

May 04, 2014 05:42 PM EDT

Amphibian Protection Techniques May Combat Climate Change Risks

There's a lot of news about how climate change is impacting species, and how we should expect a decrease in biodiversity in the future. But how can we manage these decreases and prevent them?

May 04, 2014 05:42 PM EDT

Climate Change Causes Butterflies to Suffer and Invasive Species to Thrive

Butterflies may be in danger from climate change. Scientists have discovered that the combined heat from climate change and urbanization may reduce the number of eastern swallowtails and other native butterflies in Ohio.