Climate change

The Evolution of a Contrail

 NASA Earth ObservatoryOriginally Published by NASA Earth Observatory - Moist air can cause contrails to spread and become sprawling cirrus clouds. Are there climate consequences?

Plants previously thought to be ‘stable’ found to be responding to climate change

Originally Published by ScienceDaily

– Many wild plant species thought to be “stable” in the face of climate change are actually responding to global warming, say researchers.

Q&A: No Single Country Can Forecast Climate Change Alone

Cuban climate change scientists have been sharing their research findings and experience over the past few years with the rest of the Caribbean islands, using PRECIS, a regional climate modelling system, to help design adaptation policies.

“Warming Hole” Over the Eastern U.S. Due to Air Pollution

 NASAOriginally Published by NASA Earth Observatory - Temperatures are increasing on a global scale, but at the regional level, the story gets complicated.

UMD Finding May Hold Key to Gaia Theory of Earth as Living Organism

Originally Published by UMD Newsdesk

– Discovery ultimately could lead to better climate understanding and prediction.

Jamaica's Rich Biodiversity Faces Multiple Threats

Jamaican authorities are going all out to achieve
environmental sustainability as one way of minimising the
expected impacts of climate change on the local biodiversity.

Climate Change Pushes Europe’s Alpine Plants Toward Extinction

Andrago, alpine flower in the Sierra Nevada (Photo courtesy U. Granada)Originally Published by ENS - As the climate warms, plant species that prefer a colder environment are disappearing from the mountain ranges of Southern Europe.

Methane Leaking through the Cracks

Photo of ice floes in the Arctic. Credit NASAOriginally Published by NASA Earth Observatory - Airborne measurements detect the greenhouse gas rising out of openings in the Arctic Ocean ice cap.

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