If methane production rises, more of this gas could escape into the atmosphere. Because methane is so effective at trapping ...
The world's oceans may be quietly amplifying climate change in ways scientists are only beginning to understand. In a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, University ...
Authors: Dr. Benjamin W. Johnson, Earth, atmosphere and climate (EAC) Dr. Jacqueline Reber, EAC Dr. Alan Wanamaker, EAC Dr.
Researchers created a detailed physical model that suggests a major Atlantic Ocean current will weaken far less under climate change than indicated by more extreme climate model projections. The ...
On Monday, March 9, the Commonwealth Honors College and Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society sponsored the annual Daffodil Lecture on Sustainability and the Environment at the University of Massachusetts. This ...
Climate models suggest that climate change could reduce the Southern Ocean's ability to absorb carbon dioxide (CO 2). However, observational data actually shows that this ability has seen no ...
A warming climate doesn't just affect dry land — it affects the ocean, too. For many years, Earth's ocean has acted as a heat sink for climate change: A large part of the heat generated by human use ...