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Climate Change

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AGU Hosts Amazon Hack-A-Thon at Fall Meeting

by T. McCarter 2 December 201430 May 2023

Fall Meeting attendees get rare opportunity at Amazon Hack-A-Thon event to tackle climate change issues.

Posted inNews

Report Addresses Timeline for Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions

by Randy Showstack 2 December 201416 March 2023

Levels of greenhouse gas emissions need to be limited by midcentury to keep within a 2°C increase, a new United Nations report states.

Ocean acidification in the Great Barrier Reef
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Ocean Acidification Worse in Coral Reefs

by E. Betz 2 December 201412 September 2022

The rate of ocean acidification in coral reefs outpaces the rise in carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere.

Posted inNews

Lightning Strikes Predicted to Increase as Climate Warms

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 25 November 20147 March 2023

New study suggests that the frequency of lightning strikes will increase as the climate continues to warm.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Upper Atmosphere Has Cooled Steadily for Three Decades

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 25 November 201423 January 2023

Scientists projected that the upper atmosphere would continue to cool and contract with rising greenhouse gas emissions. Now, these projections have been confirmed for the first time.

Posted inNews

Scientists Call for a Renewed Emphasis on Urban Geology

by Randy Showstack 25 November 20149 May 2022

A renewed focus on geological aspects of cities could help mitigate natural hazards and provide a wealth of geological information, scientists say.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Methane Leaks from Oil and Gas Fields Detected from Space

by J. Rosen 18 November 20143 November 2022

Methane hot spots were detected in the atmosphere near North Dakota’s Bakken formation and the Eagle Ford formation in Texas after oil and gas production ramped up starting in 2009.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Changes in Earth’s Radiation Balance Between 1985 and 2012

by J. Orwig 18 November 201420 March 2023

A comparison of shortwave and longwave radiation in the atmosphere shows Earth’s heating rate is increasing even though temperatures are rising at a slower rate now than 30 years ago.

Posted inScience Updates

Quaternary Sea Ice Reconstruction: Proxy Data and Modeling

by R. Gersonde, A. de Vernal and E. W. Wolff 18 November 201424 March 2023

3rd Sea Ice Proxy Working Group Workshop: Sea Ice Proxy Synthesis and Data-Model Comparison; Bremerhaven, Germany, 23−25 June 2014

Posted inScience Updates

Promoting International Collaboration on Ocean Acidification Data Management

by L. Hansson, W. Appeltans and J.-P. Gattuso 18 November 201412 September 2022

Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre Workshop; Monaco, 23–24 April 2014

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