climate

Great Barrier Reef Shows Highest Coral Cover in 36 Years

Great Barrier Reef Shows Highest Coral Cover in 36 Years Great Barrier Reef now have the highest levels of coral cover seen …

City-Sized Lake Discovered Miles Below The Antarctic Ice Sheet

Scientists investigating the underside of the world's largest ice sheet in Antarctica have discovered a city-size lake. …

Volcanoes Shaped the Climate Before Humankind

Volcanoes Shaped the Climate Before Humankind Volcanoes can impact climate change. During major explosive eruptions huge …

How Solar Heat Drives Rapid Melting of Parts of Antarctica's Largest Ice Shelf

Summer sea surface temperature surrounding Antarctica (a) and in the Ross Sea (b) showing the strong seasonal warming wit…

Extratropical Volcanoes Influence Climate More Than Assumed

The eruption of Sarychev Peak in 2009 seen from the ISS. The eruption transported sulphur gases into the stratosphere. …

Sea Level Rising Faster in Places Along the US East Coast Than Others?

(Photo courtesy Joseph R. Melanson, skypic.com) Sea levels are rising globally from ocean warming and melting of land…

NASA: Arctic Sea Ice Decline Slows Down Temporarily

Captured on Landsat 8, the image shows a view of the Anzhu Islands in the Arctic Ocean during the summer melt season. (Ph…

Climate Change Could Lead to Global Beer Crisis

Photo: Getty Images Climate change threatens to cause global prices to soar along with global temperatures, as drough…

Thawing Permafrost May Release More CO2 Than Previously Thought

Pictured here is a permafrost thaw slump that is exposing sediment- and ice-rich permafrost on the Peel Plateau in Canada…

Research Shows Carbon Dioxide Levels Influenced by Earthquakes

The findings are the result of a research collaboration between Victoria University of Wellington, Durham University …