Microplastic particles, present everywhere on the planet, may complicate assessments of black carbon’s role in the melting of snow and of its contributions to Earth’s radiative balance.Read More »
HadCRUT5, the new version of the Met Office Hadley Centre/Climatic Research Unit global surface temperature dataset from 1850 to 2018, has extended and improved the previous temperature record.Read More »
Researchers have found a strong correlation between the number of days with widespread, synchronous fire danger and resource allocation across the western United States. Read More »Climate Change
Increased reflection of incoming sunlight by clouds led one current-generation climate model to predict unrealistically cold temperatures during the last ice age.Read More »Biogeosciences
A study of trends in wildfire occurrence over the past 30 years shows that environmental, climatic, and human-related factors can point out regions with high fire probabilities. Read More »Climate Change
Paleoclimate databases are powerful tools for improving climate models. The recent work of speleothem researchers offers lessons on creating a lasting database and fostering the needed mindset.Read More »Climate Change
Dew point temperature better explains precipitation change with warming than temperature itself, and the relation is more spatially coherent than previously thought.Read More »Climate Change
Individual choices like the adoption of electric vehicles are going to factor heavily in meeting the climate objectives of the Paris Agreement.Read More »
