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Climate Change: a change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns when that change lasts for an extended period of time (i.e., decades to millions of years). Climate change may refer to a change in average weather conditions, or in the time variation of weather around longer-term average conditions (i.e., more or fewer extreme weather events). Climate change is caused by factors such as biotic processes, variations in solar radiation received by Earth, plate tectonics, and volcanic eruptions. Certain human activities have been identified as primary causes of ongoing climate change, often referred to as global warming.
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FEB 07, 2024Earth & The Environment
California's Central Valley is a vital agricultural region. The San Joaquin Valley sits in its souther portion, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 02, 2024Earth & The Environment
How can melting permafrost influence climate change? This is what a recent study published in the Proceedings of the Nat ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 31, 2024Earth & The Environment
Last year, drought in the Amazon caused utter devastation. Vast amounts of vegetation dried out, fires burned towns so b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans raise and slaughter vast numbers of animals for our food. All of that meat production has a high environmental co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2024Earth & The Environment
Ice core samples are a powerful tool that helps scientists understand the history of the planet's climate. But one site ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2024Earth & The Environment
New research has determined that a type of fishing known as bottom trawling is a major, and unaccounted for source of ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2024Earth & The Environment
Last year was one that smashed record temperatures in many parts of the world. Some scientists have become concerned tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2024Earth & The Environment
How can the increased threat of drought and drier conditions from climate change impact groundwater (aquifer) usage, and ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 16, 2024Earth & The Environment
Fashion, and particularly so-called fast fashion, in which companies release multiple rounds of cheap clothing every yea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 10, 2024Earth & The Environment
Enhanced climate change brings increased temperatures, along with wildfires and more severe storms, but what kind of an ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 09, 2024Earth & The Environment
As climate change continues to ravage the planet, coastal cities are at the highest risk due to coastal flooding attribu ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 02, 2024Earth & The Environment
Plastics are made from fossil fuels, and plastic production is a major contributor to climate change. Plastic is a tough ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2023Earth & The Environment
The Arctic is on the front lines of climate change. It is a region that is warming faster than other parts of the globe, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 24, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have taken an innovative approach to investigate the ancient past of Antarctica; they have analyzed octopus g ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 24, 2023Earth & The Environment
It is often said that no two snowflakes are alike, but new research has suggested that they still behave in similar ways ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2023Earth & The Environment
On Monday, December 18,2023 a volcano erupted about four kilometers (2.5 miles) away from a town called Grindavik in sou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2023Space & Astronomy
Could Earth end up with a runaway greenhouse effect like Venus someday, and what could this mean for finding life on exo ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 15, 2023Earth & The Environment
For many years, there has been broad consensus and agreement among the vast majority of scientists and experts that burn ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2023Microbiology
As the climate changes, mosquitoes are on the move. Humans are also starting to settle down in places that are already c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2023Earth & The Environment
In this photos by Kevin Krajick/Earth Institute, the edge of the Greenland Ice Sheet is shown, where recent melting has ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2023Plants & Animals
Can scientists use DNA from polar bear footprints to help improve conservation efforts during this age of climate change ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 05, 2023Earth & The Environment
How do forests cool themselves during the summer? This is what a recent study published in Agricultural and Forest Meteo ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 01, 2023Earth & The Environment
Greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane are increasing the average temperature of the planet. Some scientists h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2023Earth & The Environment
On Friday, November 17, 2023, Earth's global average temperature was 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, for ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2024
Earth & The Environment
California's Central Valley is a vital agricultural region. The San Joaquin Valley sits in its souther portion, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 02, 2024
Earth & The Environment
How can melting permafrost influence climate change? This is what a recent study published in the Proceedings of the Nat
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 31, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Last year, drought in the Amazon caused utter devastation. Vast amounts of vegetation dried out, fires burned towns so b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans raise and slaughter vast numbers of animals for our food. All of that meat production has a high environmental co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Ice core samples are a powerful tool that helps scientists understand the history of the planet's climate. But one site
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2024
Earth & The Environment
New research has determined that a type of fishing known as bottom trawling is a major, and unaccounted for source of ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Last year was one that smashed record temperatures in many parts of the world. Some scientists have become concerned tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2024
Earth & The Environment
How can the increased threat of drought and drier conditions from climate change impact groundwater (aquifer) usage, and
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 16, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Fashion, and particularly so-called fast fashion, in which companies release multiple rounds of cheap clothing every yea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Enhanced climate change brings increased temperatures, along with wildfires and more severe storms, but what kind of an
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 09, 2024
Earth & The Environment
As climate change continues to ravage the planet, coastal cities are at the highest risk due to coastal flooding attribu
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 02, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Plastics are made from fossil fuels, and plastic production is a major contributor to climate change. Plastic is a tough
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2023
Earth & The Environment
The Arctic is on the front lines of climate change. It is a region that is warming faster than other parts of the globe,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have taken an innovative approach to investigate the ancient past of Antarctica; they have analyzed octopus g
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2023
Earth & The Environment
It is often said that no two snowflakes are alike, but new research has suggested that they still behave in similar ways
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2023
Earth & The Environment
On Monday, December 18,2023 a volcano erupted about four kilometers (2.5 miles) away from a town called Grindavik in sou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Could Earth end up with a runaway greenhouse effect like Venus someday, and what could this mean for finding life on exo
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 15, 2023
Earth & The Environment
For many years, there has been broad consensus and agreement among the vast majority of scientists and experts that burn
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2023
Microbiology
As the climate changes, mosquitoes are on the move. Humans are also starting to settle down in places that are already c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2023
Earth & The Environment
In this photos by Kevin Krajick/Earth Institute, the edge of the Greenland Ice Sheet is shown, where recent melting has
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2023
Plants & Animals
Can scientists use DNA from polar bear footprints to help improve conservation efforts during this age of climate change
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 05, 2023
Earth & The Environment
How do forests cool themselves during the summer? This is what a recent study published in Agricultural and Forest Meteo
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 01, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane are increasing the average temperature of the planet. Some scientists h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2023
Earth & The Environment
On Friday, November 17, 2023, Earth's global average temperature was 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch