Climate Change

In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system.

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Climate change-induced amplification of extreme temperatures in large lakes

Climate Change Is Bringing Legionnaire’s Disease to a Town Near You

Study finds wide variation in Amazon’s response to degradation and climate change - EurekAlert!

UNC-Chapel Hill study uncovers global rules shaping the treeline under climate change - EurekAlert!

How Climate Change Will Reshape Space Weather's Impact on Satellites

Climate change will likely promote the spread of dengue fever, long recognized as a disease of the tropics and sub-tropics, through Western Europe as the Asian tiger mosquito's habitat expands.

How Climate Change Turned a Meat-Eater Into a Bone-Cruncher

Cholera Plagues Sudan amid Civil War, and Climate Change Is Making It Worse

How Telescope Noise Could Help Us Monitor Climate Change

North American monarch butterflies use magnetic fields to migrate to and from their overwintering sites - using cold temperatures to tune how they use magnetic fields - per experimental study, which might be disrupted under climate change - EurekAlert!

Trees may be getting more flammable because of climate change

Tropical bird populations reduced by a third since 1980, compared to a world without climate change - EurekAlert!

'Like a creeping mold that's spreading across the landscape': Separate dry areas around the world are merging into 'mega-drying' regions at an alarming rate, study finds. Unchecked groundwater extraction and climate change have dried continents significantly over the past 22 years.

Unlocking soil's carbon potential: A key to combating climate change - EurekAlert!

Urgent manifesto on climate change responds to extreme regional weather - EurekAlert!

By changing our diets now, we can avoid the food chaos that climate change is bringing

Wildfire In Wet Washington State Is Changing Under Climate Change

Climate change: Perito Moreno Glacier retreat has recently accelerated substantially - EurekAlert!

Chemical pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warn | Environment (The Guardian)

Decline of seed-dispersing animals hinders fight against climate change - EurekAlert!