Climate Change
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Three-day exceptional heatwave in China linked to human-induced climate change
A record-breaking heatwave occurred in North China in June, marking the first time that temperatures reached or exceeded 40°C in Beijing for three consecutive days. A new paper, published in IOP Publishing’s journal Environmental Research Letters, explores the extent to which such extreme heatwave events can be attributed to human induced climate change and how […]
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IOP Publishing launches Sustainability Science and Technology – a new interdisciplinary OA journal aimed at fostering a sustainable future
IOP Publishing (IOPP) is launching Sustainability Science and Technology, an interdisciplinary, open access journal dedicated to advancing sustainability through cutting-edge research in science, technology, and engineering. The new journal will bring together researchers from diverse disciplines across engineering, chemistry, physics, materials science and environmental science to address global challenges and contribute to a more sustainable […]
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How AI can be used in Sub-Saharan agriculture: Catherine Nakalembe talks open access publishing and the climate crisis
Catherine Nakalembe, Assistant Professor at the Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland, has recently published a paper about the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa in Environmental Research Letters. This interview is part of a series featuring researchers who have published their work open access through a transformative agreement […]
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The cost of climate change on economic growth
New study Examines Impact of Rising Global Temperatures on GDP. From crop damage to cooling failures at cloud-based data centers, climate change affects a wide variety of economic sectors. It’s unclear whether a country’s economy can bounce back each year from these impacts or if global temperature increases cause permanent and cumulative impacts on the […]
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Dry lightning sparks some of the most destructive and costly wildfires in California, study finds
A new study has found dry lightning outbreaks are the leading cause of some of the largest wildfire outbreaks in modern California history. Despite this, dry lightning has remained largely understudied across this region – until now. Researchers from the School of the Environment at Washington State University, Vancouver, have developed the first long-term climatology […]
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Study: “Sky is not the limit” for solar geoengineering
There are practical limits to the height at which aerosols may be deployed in the atmosphere to deflect incoming sunlight and countervail global warming. Very high-altitude injections might be more effective, but such climate intervention comes with substantially increased costs and safety risks, according to new research published today in Environmental Research Communications. Following a […]
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How has scientific agreement on the anthropogenic nature of climate change evolved in 10 years?
New research shows the scientific consensus has strengthened since 2009 Scientific support for the link between human activity and climate change has strengthened to the extent that there is now near universal agreement. Whereas in 1996, reports hedged statements with phrases such as “the balance of evidence suggests…” (Houston et al 1996), this evolved to […]
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Flood risk to new homes in England and Wales will increase in disadvantaged areas
The building of new homes continues in flood-prone parts of England and Wales, and losses from flooding remain high. A new study, which looked at a recent decade of house building, concluded that a disproportionate number of homes built in struggling or declining neighbourhoods will end up in high flood-risk areas due to climate change. […]
