Approximately 66 million years ago, the Chicxulub asteroid, estimated to be 10–15 kilometers in diameter, struck the Yucatán Peninsula (in...
A new study has revealed the alarming extent glaciers have shrunk over the past 40 years in a global warming...
Increasingly common since 1980, persistent multi-year droughts will continue to advance with the warming climate, warns a study from the...
Salt pollution in freshwater is a growing global concern. Excessive salt harms plants, degrades soil, and compromises water quality. In...
The Arctic is heating up particularly fast as a result of global warming—with serious consequences. The widespread permafrost in this...
Directly measuring soil carbon rather than relying on predictive models can provide hard evidence of how much carbon is being...
Extreme climate events endanger groundwater quality and stability when rain water evades natural purification processes in the soil. This was...
Research co-led by the University of Maryland reveals that drought and increased temperatures in a CO2-rich climate can dramatically alter...
Is it possible to feed the planet in a healthy way while reducing the use of land and water? A...
In a recently published paper, NASA scientists use nearly 20 years of observations to show that the global water cycle...
On the basis of current carbon emissions rates and climate policies, average global temperatures are projected to increase to 2.9°C...
A new study finds that climate change may have a range of contrasting effects on coastal forests, both slowing and...
