Climate and Energy News

Asymmetries in the Southern Ocean contribution to global heat and carbon uptake

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 24 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02066-3 The Southern Ocean takes up substantial...

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A mix of reforestation methods offers more cost-effective climate mitigation

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 24 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02081-4 The greenhouse gas abatement costs for...

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Cost-effectiveness of natural forest regeneration and plantations for climate mitigation

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 24 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02068-1 It is important to understand the...

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NOAA tests next-generation wildfire detection and warning tools

Two experimental tools that will speed fire detection and warning got a week-long test run...

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“Twisters” movie: NOAA tornado science and staff behind the scenes

Heading to the theater to see the new “Twisters” movie? Keep an eye out for...

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New discovery in atmospheric chemistry helps predict methane’s role in climate change

Models have overestimated atmospheric levels of hydroxyl radicals, which break down methane. A new discovery...

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Improving extreme rainfall predictions: the limits of high-resolution climate models

Higher-resolution models don’t consistently improve accuracy of extreme rainfall predictions, a new study finds. A...

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African air quality: framework for a proactive observing and modeling strategy

Air pollution in Africa already results in 1.1 million premature deaths annually and is expected...

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Accelerated warming in the North Pacific since 2013

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 23 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02088-x Climate change is increasing ocean temperature...

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New study finds a potential predictor for long-range US tornado forecasts

In December 2021, our nation’s most destructive winter tornado outbreak caused 89 fatalities and 672...

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Enhanced policy adequacy facilitates national climate adaptation tracking across Africa

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 19 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02055-6 Inadequate information in national adaptation policies...

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Opportunities to strengthen Africa’s efforts to track national-level climate adaptation

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 19 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02054-7 Tracking adaptation requires countries’ commitments as...

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