Tag: Climate change
Global coral heat stress reached record levels from 2018 to 2025
The 4th global coral bleaching event shows 87% of reefs in continuous heat stress since 2018, marking a shift to near-annual bleaching that overwhelms coral recovery capacity.
Global glacial lakes store more water but vary widely in longevity
Study quantifies 71,000 glacial lakes globally, estimating 2,048 km³ of freshwater storage in 2020 and tracking changes since 1990 across high-mountain regions.
RGGI linked to lower wages for unskilled energy-sector workers
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RGGI carbon emissions trading program caused significant wage declines for unskilled workers in energy-intensive sectors, with 7% reduction four years post-implementation, while skilled workers.
Climate extremes are increasing electricity demand in Alberta
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in ClimatologyStudy shows Alberta’s electricity demand increasingly sensitive to temperature extremes, with hot days rising since 1991 and demand peaks doubling in some cities over recent decades.
Review maps climate adaptation economics research and methods
Systematic review of 6,248 climate adaptation economics studies analyzing how households and firms respond to climate risks through methodological evolution and empirical findings from 1978-2025.
Soil moisture drove vegetation change on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
Soil moisture constraints override atmospheric aridity in governing vegetation dynamics across the warming Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, with regional variation depending on basin hydrogeography.
Emissions cuts have different wildfire effects across China
Study examines how aerosol and greenhouse gas reductions under carbon neutrality create regionally divergent wildfire impacts in China, with competing mechanisms driving risk changes.
Rapid evolution predicted recovery after drought
Wild plant populations evolve rapidly during drought, and genetic variation at adaptive loci predicts demographic recovery. Study demonstrates evolutionary rescue in natural conditions.
Art-science collaboration explores climate modelling and ecoliteracy
An art-science collaboration examines how immersive installations and data visualizations engage publics with climate modelling and forest ecology, linking visual literacy to ecoliteracy development.
Residents showed moderate climate change awareness in Santo Domingo
Study of 414 residents reveals moderate climate change awareness but significant gap between understanding problems and actionable solutions, highlighting need for targeted educational.
