Research team highlights need for development of systems to predict marine heatwaves, which are a growing threat to marine ecosystems and industries as the climate changes. An Institute for Marine...
Category: Climate Change
By uprooting carbon trapped in soil, wild pigs are releasing around 4.9 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide annually across the globe, the equivalent of 1.1 million cars. An international team...
Plants breaking some of the ecological rules might have a higher chance of surviving climate change, according to researchers from the University of Queensland and Trinity College Dublin. Dr Annabel...
New research finds that delaying when animals are fed means they will urinate at night in colder temperatures. The cooler temperatures mean that less nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas, is produced from...
NZ winemakers may have to change their grapes in the face of climate change
As temperatures rise and seasons change, the regions of the world that are suitable for growing wine grapes could shrink by half or more, new research has found. However, the losses can be mitigated...
International analysis narrows range of climate’s sensitivity to CO2
The most advanced and comprehensive analysis of climate sensitivity yet undertaken has revealed with more confidence than ever before how sensitive the Earth’s climate is to carbon dioxide. For...