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Mounds of ice in craters give new insight into Mars" past climate

Newly discovered deposits of layered ice in craters scattered around Mars' southern hemisphere provide insights into how the planet's orientation controlled the planet's climate over the past 4 million years, according to a new study. The findings he.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgMar 29th, 2022

Brazil must reinforce protection of forests to meet climate change mitigation goals, study warns

As it prepares to host the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP 30, the first COP to be held in the Amazon) in November 2025, Brazil is at a crucial moment. Its greenhouse gas emissio.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

Study defines a safe operating space for major rivers in the Ganges Delta, India

An international study led by the University of Glasgow is the first to define a safe operating space (SOS) for major rivers in the Ganges Delta, which will enhance resilience in one of the world's most vulnerable deltas to global climate change......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

Deep learning framework improves snow cover fraction estimation

Accurate snow cover information is crucial for studying global climate and hydrology. However, deep learning approaches for retrieving snow cover fraction (SCF) often suffer from limitations in training data dependence and interpretability......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

Researchers explore novel approach to map forest dieback in satellite images

Forests and woodlands cover one third of Earth's surface and play a critical role in carbon sequestration, water regulation, timber production, soil protection, and biodiversity conservation. Accelerated by climate change, the decline of these and ot.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

Frozen in time: Rock fossils hint at Mars"s ancient climate

Long ago, flowing wind and water shaped Mars's malleable sand and sediment into dunes, ripples and other landscape patterns, called bedforms. Over billions of years, some of these landforms hardened into rock—scientists then call them paleo-bedform.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

Climate-smart grazing: Study shows how weather mitigates nitrogen runoff

Livestock production is an important component of U.S. agriculture, with global demand for meat and dairy expected to double in the coming decades. This increase will lead to intensified grazing on U.S. grasslands, potentially exacerbating water qual.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

Climate change is easier to study when it"s presented as a game, says researcher

Climate change is among the more difficult but important topics to teach to young people. It involves complicated science and data, and it can be really depressing, given the bleak picture it paints of Earth's future......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

Heat, animal illness and erosion risks to affect NZ agriculture with changing climate

Scientists at Manaaki Whenua—Landcare Research have worked closely with researchers from NIWA, AgResearch and Plant & Food Research to model the likely risks of a warming climate across different agricultural sectors in New Zealand. The study is pu.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

Climate scientists sound alarm over Asia"s rising seas

Immediate action is needed at all levels to protect communities in the Asia Pacific from sea levels that are rising significantly faster than the global average, say climate scientists ahead of the next key UN climate summit......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

Study suggests US politicians support climate action when linked to certain other environmental issues

The US House of Representatives is more likely to vote on climate action when it is linked with certain other environmental issues, according to a study published September 25, 2024 in the open-access journal PLOS Climate by Kayla Morton of the Unive.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

Study shows Mars" early thick atmosphere could be locked up in the planet"s clay surface

Mars wasn't always the cold desert we see today. There's increasing evidence that water once flowed on the red planet's surface, billions of years ago. And if there was water, there must also have been a thick atmosphere to keep that water from freez.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

How coral and sediments helped to reconstruct 2.6 million years of climate history

Today's climate change is man-made. The consensus in the climate science community is unequivocal, but in order to determine just how exceptional current climate change is, we have had to contextualize the present on a much longer time scale. To do t.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

Investigating "climate burnout" to learn how people can maintain motivation to fight climate change

As the occurrence of weather extremes continues to escalate, the climate change movement now grapples with a new challenge, "climate burnout.".....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

Drone footage provides new insight into gray whales" acrobatic feeding behavior

Drone footage captured by researchers in Oregon State University's Marine Mammal Institute is offering new insight into the acrobatics undertaken by gray whales foraging in the waters off the coast of Oregon......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

Current economic system fails examination by sustainability experts

Our current economic system is based on poor science and should not be used to guide government decision-making when faced with threats to existence like climate change. That's the conclusion of a new paper led by UNSW Sydney sustainability scientist.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

Sound provides new information about the secret lives of sperm whales

Sperm whales are the loudest animals on Earth and rely on sound to find food in the sprawling darkness of the deep sea. MBARI technology allows us to listen in, gaining new insight into the mysterious lives of these animals......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

Afar mantle plume study offers new insight into deep Earth processes

Sophisticated analysis of tiny bubbles of ancient gas trapped in volcanic rocks, combined with new geophysical modeling, has cast new light on long-held assumptions about the deep Earth......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

Deadly flooding in Central Europe made twice as likely by climate change

Human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood and intensified the heavy rains that led to devastating flooding in Central Europe earlier this month, a new flash study found......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

In the gateway to the Arctic, fat, ice and polar bears are crucial. All three are in trouble.

Searching for polar bears where the Churchill River dumps into Canada's massive Hudson Bay, biologist Geoff York scans a region that's on a low fat, low ice diet because of climate change......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024

How to install an SSD in your PC

Installing an SSD in your PC is quick and straightforward, and can give your PC a big performance boost. Here's how to do it......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024