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Emissions Growth Slower Than Worst-Case Projections

Nov. 30, 2020 — New research reveals that emissions are not growing as fast as the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's assessments have indicated -- and that the IPCC is not using the most up-to-date ...

Strengthening the Climate Change Scenario Framework

Nov. 24, 2020 — Over the past decade, the climate change research community developed a scenario framework that combines alternative futures of climate and society to facilitate integrated research and consistent ...

There Are Microplastics Near the Top of Mount Everest Too

Nov. 20, 2020 — Researchers analyzing snow and stream samples have found evidence of microplastic pollution on Mount Everest. While the highest concentrations of microplastics were around Base Camp where hikers and ...

Blue Whales Return to Sub-Antarctic Island of South Georgia After Near Local Extinction

Nov. 19, 2020 — Scientists have revealed the return of critically endangered Antarctic blue whales to the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, 50 years after ...

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Unintended Impact of Conversation Policies Revealed

Nov. 30, 2020 — New research shows how conservation polices can avoid having unintended consequences for local ecosystems and people. The research shows that the PNMS policies which restrict industrial offshore ...

Community Conservation Reserves Protect Fish Diversity in Tropical Rivers

Nov. 25, 2020 — Small, community-based reserves in Thailand's Salween River Basin are serving as critical refuges for fish diversity in a region whose subsistence fisheries have suffered from decades of ...

Reducing Aerosol Pollution Without Cutting Carbon Dioxide Could Make the Planet Hotter

Nov. 17, 2020 — Humans must reduce carbon dioxide and aerosol pollution simultaneously to avoid weakening the ocean's ability to keep the planet cool, new research ...

Marine Fisheries Will Not Offset Farm Losses After Nuclear War

Nov. 9, 2020 — After a nuclear war, wild-catch marine fisheries will not offset the loss of food grown on land, especially if widespread overfishing continues, according to a new study. But effective pre-war ...

Sea-Level Rise Will Have Complex Consequences

Nov. 4, 2020 — Rising sea levels will affect coasts and human societies in complex and unpredictable ways, according to a new study that examined 12,000 years in which a large island became a cluster of smaller ...

New Study Reveals United States a Top Source of Plastic Pollution in Coastal Environments

Oct. 30, 2020 — The United States ranks as high as third among countries contributing to coastal plastic pollution when taking into account its scrap plastic exports ...

How Marine Reserves Can Benefit Fisheries Across the Globe

Oct. 28, 2020 — Society will require more food in the coming years to feed a growing population, and seafood will likely make up a significant portion of it. At the same time, we need to conserve natural habitats to ...

Management of Exploited Transboundary Fish Stocks Requires International Cooperation

Oct. 21, 2020 — Marine fish species are migratory in nature and not respectful of human-made territorial boundaries, which represents a challenge for fisheries ...

Marine Protected Area Urged for Antarctica Peninsula

Oct. 18, 2020 — Species on the Antarctic Peninsula are threatened by climate change and human activities including commercial fishing, tourism, and research ...

The Deep Sea Is Slowly Warming

Oct. 13, 2020 — New research reveals temperatures in the deep sea fluctuate more than scientists previously thought and a warming trend is now detectable at the bottom of the ...