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Greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than CO2 is rising in the atmosphere — and fast
By Pep Canadell, Marielle Saunois, Rob Jackson published
Human activities now account for two-thirds of all methane venting to the atmosphere, and our efforts to staunch the flow are not yet bearing fruit.
Ancient viral genomes plucked from glaciers reveal how pathogens have adapted to Earth's shifting climate
By Zhi-Ping Zhong, Ellen Mosley-Thompson, Lonnie Thompson, Matthew Sullivan, Virginia Rich published
Over the past 41,000 years, viral communities have varied significantly between cold and warm climatic periods, scientists found.
Large patch of the Atlantic Ocean near the equator has been cooling at record speeds — and scientists can't figure out why
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Scientists are trying to decipher what drove the recent dramatic cooling of the tropical Atlantic, but so far few clues have emerged. "We are still scratching our heads as to what's actually happening," the researchers said.
Climate change may allow the Earth’s oldest, tiniest creatures to dominate — and that's seriously bad news
By Ryan Heneghan published
Creatures that existed billions of years before plants and animals poised to become dangerous climate change winners.
Earth is wobbling and days are getting longer — and humans are to blame
By Harry Baker published
New studies, which utilized AI to monitor the effects of climate change on Earth's spin, have shown that our days are getting increasingly longer and that our planet will get more wobbly in the future. These changes could have major implications for humanity's future.
Scientists say they can now forecast El Niño Southern Oscillation years in advance
By Kristel Tjandra published
Scientists used thousands of years of climate data to show that El Niño Southern Oscillations can be predicted more than two years in advance.
'The last 12 months have broken records like never before': Earth exceeds 1.5 C warming every month for entire year
By Ben Turner published
Every month has broken the temperature record of the previous for the past 12 months, and the signs of climate breakdown are already here, a new analysis shows.
Gulf Stream's fate to be decided by climate 'tug-of-war'
By Ben Turner published
New research suggests that runoff from the Greenland Ice Sheet could prevent icebergs from disrupting key ocean currents. But some scientists have cautioned that other factors may be at play.
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