Climate change threatens the health of billions of people, especially those who contribute least to climate change, but many strategies to cut greenhouse gas emissions can improve health in the near term. The new report…
World’s dusty airports degrade aircraft engines
MUNICH — The ominous approach of a sky-high haboob can fray the nerves of travelers awaiting flights out of the world’s desert airports. As air traffic continues its decades-long increase — after a brief COVID-19 hiatus —…
Melting ice caps may not shut down ocean current
MADISON — Most simulations of our climate’s future may be overly sensitive to Arctic ice melt as a cause of abrupt changes in ocean circulation, according to new research led by scientists at the University…
Greenland ice sheet may halve in volume by year 3000
One of the effects of global warming is sea-level rise, to which the melting and retreat of the Earth’s ice sheets and glaciers is a major contributor. As the sea level rises, large areas of…
Study Shows: Atmospheric Link Between Northern Wildfires and Heatwaves
A unique post-2002 summer atmospheric circulation pattern could be behind recent summertime Arctic and sub-polar wildfires co-occurring with heatwaves in Europe. The findings, by an international team of researchers, including Hokkaido University atmospheric scientist, Teppei…