Changing feeding times helps fight climate change
New research finds that delaying when animals are fed means they will urinate at night in colder temperatures.
Tag: climate
New analysis reveals where marine heatwaves will intensify fastest
The world’s strongest ocean currents, which play key roles in fisheries and ocean ecosystems, will experience more intense marine heatwaves than the global average over coming decades, according to a paper by researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes at the University…
Global impact of wildfires to intensify due to human-induced climate change
The global economic and environmental impact of wildfires is likely to worsen as a result of human-induced climate change and land-use patterns, according to a team of international fire researchers.
Overlooked blue carbon found in kelp forests
Researchers from The University of Western Australia have discovered that Australia’s biggest reef may act as a substantial carbon sink, containing the carbon equivalent of annual emissions from one million Australians while also removing the emissions of almost 100,000 Australians from the carbon cycle each…
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.
How hot are the next 5 years likely to be?
The annual mean global temperature is likely to be at least 1° Celsius above pre-industrial levels (1850-1900) in each of the coming five years (2020-2024) and there is a 20% chance that it will exceed 1.5°C in at least one year, according to new climate…
Social media inspired models show winter warming hits fish stocks
Mathematical modelling inspired by social media is identifying the significant impacts of warming seas on the world’s fisheries.
Fish are far more vulnerable to global warming than previously thought
Spawning fish and embryos are far more vulnerable to Earth’s warming waters than fish in other life stages, according to a new study, which uniquely relates fish physiological tolerance to temperature across the lifecycles of nearly 700 fish species. The results reveal a critical bottleneck…
Heatwave trends accelerate worldwide
The first comprehensive worldwide assessment of heatwaves down to regional levels has revealed that in nearly every part of the world heatwaves have been increasing in frequency and duration since the 1950s.
Climate change threat to tropical plants
Tropical plants closer to the equator are most at risk from climate change because it is expected to become too hot for many species to germinate in the next 50 years, UNSW researchers have found.
Climate change leaving Australia parched
An international team of researchers report that human-driven climate change may explain changes in water availability during the driest month of the year.
World food system ‘faces growing crisis’
The global food system is headed for failure, with potentially catastrophic consequences for all people, nations and for civilisation as a whole, a new report warns.