The Daily Climate

Japan’s example: Can forest planting reduce climate disaster risk?

In disaster-prone Japan, torrential rains exacerbated by the climate crisis have caused serious flooding and landslides in recent years, including in the country’s many forests.

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Counterintuitive: Large wild herbivores may help slow climate change

In contrast to their reputation, big plant eaters such as elephants that disturb forest and grassland vegetation could help curb climate change.

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Animating the Carbon Cycle: Earth’s animals vital allies in CO2 storage

Wildlife — as big as elephants and as small as spiders — are important players in the carbon cycle, and scientists say that supercharging ecosystems with animals could enhance terrestrial and marine carbon sinks.

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Arctic sea ice loss to increase strong El Niño events linked to extreme weather

As Arctic sea ice begins melting out fully in summer, the frequency of strong El Niños could increase by 35% by century's end, causing extreme weather events to increase, says recent modeling study.

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Acid test: Are the world’s oceans becoming too ‘acidic’ to support life?

The world’s oceans absorb about a quarter of humanity’s carbon dioxide emissions, buffering us against higher atmospheric CO2 levels and greater climate change. But that absorption has led to a lowering of seawater pH and the acidification of the oceans.

Freshwater planetary boundary “considerably” transgressed: New research

Earth’s operating systems have stayed in relative balance for thousands of years, allowing the flourishing of civilization. However, humanity’s actions have resulted in the transgressing of multiple planetary boundaries, resulting in destabilization of those vital operating systems.

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Tropical trees’ growth and CO2 intake hit by more extreme dry seasons

A new study has found that dry seasons that are warmer and drier than usual can stunt the growth of tropical trees, causing them to take in less carbon dioxide.

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Japan’s example: Can forest planting reduce climate disaster risk?

Counterintuitive: Large wild herbivores may help slow climate change

Animating the Carbon Cycle: Earth’s animals vital allies in CO2 storage

Arctic sea ice loss to increase strong El Niño events linked to extreme weather

Acid test: Are the world’s oceans becoming too ‘acidic’ to support life?

Freshwater planetary boundary “considerably” transgressed: New research

Tropical trees’ growth and CO2 intake hit by more extreme dry seasons

Watch the sea claim yet another house in N.C.’s Outer Banks

Ghanaian women try to sustain oyster farming threatened by climate change

Dominion’s proposed peaker plant flouts environmental justice, community says

New EPA proposal aims to strike down landmark climate "endangerment finding"

Wildfire burns historic Grand Canyon lodge as toxic gas leak complicates response

Trump administration redirects clean energy funds in defiance of Congress

Top scientists find growing evidence that greenhouse gases are, in fact, a danger

Climate change ‘beyond scientific dispute,’ National Academies report says