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U.S. college is first to decline federal science grants because of new DEI language
Williams College says NSF and NIH requirement related to discrimination “undermines” academic freedom
Forest carbon sink potential in the contiguous United States: insights from a novel growth model
Growth models are essential tools for predicting forest carbon sinks, yet existing models are often developed from limited perspectives and rarely account for the impacts of climate change on forest...
Automated classification of atmospheric circulation types for compound flood risk assessment: CMIP6 model analysis utilising a deep learning ensemble
The simultaneous occurrence of high river discharges and storm surges represents a substantial hazard for many low-lying coastal areas. Potential future changes in the frequency or intensity of such compound...
People Using Apps Like iNaturalist and Merlin Are Helping Fuel Scientific Discovery
Researchers are increasingly relying on data from citizen scientists to analyze trends in the environment.By Kiley PriceIn April, more than 100,000 people from nearly 700 cities around the world set...
UN Scientists Propose a Plan to Meet Global Demand for Critical Minerals
A clean energy transition will require loads of minerals. In a new report, academics say a global minerals trust would ensure fair access, a reliable market and prevent unnecessary mines.By...
Attribution of the 2023 extreme spring hot drought event in Southwest China: meteorological and agricultural perspectives
During March to May 2023, Southwestern China experienced a prolonged hot and dry spring. This study investigates the role of anthropogenic climate change (ACC) in this extreme event and its...
An exploration and evaluation framework for climate change mitigation scenarios with varying feasibility and desirability
Ensembles of climate change mitigation scenarios present users with a collection of strategies for limiting global warming. These strategies may differ in their associated feasibility challenges, mitigation co-impacts, and ultimately...
Impacts of climate change on land management and wildland fire smoke in the Southeastern United States
Although prescribed fire is frequently used in the Southeastern United States, land managers in the region and across the country plan to expand burning to mitigate wildfire and achieve other...
Can corporate afforestation justify the mitigation of CO2 emission? Urban land teleconnection approach
Confronted by climate change, enterprises are increasingly launching afforestation initiatives to develop carbon sinks and enhance their environmental, social, and governance performance. Due to the limited availability of land in...
‘A big win’: Dubious statistical results are becoming less common in psychology
Fewer papers are reporting findings on the border of statistical significance, a potential marker of dodgy research practices
Quantifying the role of tropical Indian Ocean observations to central Pacific El Niño prediction
Over the past two decades, forecasting the El Niño–Southern Oscillation has become increasingly challenging, primarily due to the inherent difficulty in predicting Central Pacific (CP) El Niño events. In this...
Focus on environmental footprint tools for sustainability: an overview of contributions
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U.S. military trims access to its critical sea ice measurements
Data gaps come as Arctic sea ice shrinks to near-record lows
Exploration of synergistic and redundant information sharing from hydrometeorological variables to net ecosystem exchange
Terrestrial ecosystems play a vital role in mitigating climate change by absorbing a substantial fraction of anthropogenic CO2 emissions, with net ecosystem exchange (NEE) serving as a critical metric of...
Enhanced observation of forest albedo reveals significant offsets to reported carbon benefits
Rapidly maturing frameworks for investing in and committing to mitigation of climate change through forest management have focused almost exclusively on the benefits of carbon sequestration, without accounting for collateral...
Unraveling centuries of hydroclimatic variability in northern Pakistan: insights from tree-ring chronology, drought reconstruction, and ocean–climate interactions
Understanding the long-term hydroclimatic variation in the mountainous region of South Asia (northern Pakistan) is essential for forecasting future water security and environmental changes. In this study, we developed a...
Evenness peaks in fire-resilient vegetation preceded ecosystem shifts in East Africa
Fire is often assumed to be a key driver in shaping tropical vegetation structure and composition in grass-dominated ecosystems, while forests experience infrequent but impactful fires that influence ecosystem resilience....
‘It was our hope spot’: scientists heartbroken as pristine coral gardens hit by Western Australia’s worst bleaching event
Usually alive with colour and fish, Ningaloo reef and the Rowley Shoals now look as though they are ‘painted white’ as temperatures riseGet our breaking news email, free app or...
Parenting in the climate crisis: how to raise kids who care about the environment
From acknowledging big emotions to finding ways to make climate action fun, it’s important to start where your kids areChange by Degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each...
A credible UN carbon market needs rules that count – we’ve just set them
Martin Hession is Chair of the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body, which oversees the rules for the UN carbon market under the Paris Agreement, and Maria AlJishi is the body’s Vice...
DeBriefed 6 June 2025: Nigeria’s deadly flash floods; UK’s record spring drives solar surge; Lessons from Japan’s ‘Cool Biz’
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This week Deadly extremes FLOODING: Up to 700 people are believed to have been...
Labour warned to keep spending review in line with net zero or face legal action
Exclusive: Friends of the Earth tells Keir Starmer any major green cuts by Rachel Reeves will be challengedUK politics live – latest updatesIf the decisions the UK government makes in...
Nigeria’s deadly flood exposes urgent need for climate adaptation plan
When the rain began falling in late May, Usman Ndagi thought it was like every other downpour since the start of the rainy season in his hometown of Mokwa. But...
Nigeria’s deadly flood exposes urgent need for climate adaptation plan
When the rain began falling in late May, Usman Ndagi thought it was like every other downpour since the start of the rainy season in his hometown of Mokwa. But...