What the Floods in The South of Brazil Can Teach Us About the Future?
In April 2024, the south of Brazil was devastated by floods. What can we do to prevent climate change events in our future?
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Climate Change
Falling Forests, Rising Temperatures: Deforestation and Regional Warming in the Amazon
Deforestation in the Amazon causes temperatures to rise up to 100 km away. Taking this regional warming into account can help us better predict future warming in the forest.
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Navigating the Seas of Change: The Divergent Impact of Ocean Acidification and Warming on Marine Trophic Levels
Ocean acidification and warming are profoundly altering marine ecosystems, impacting organisms from the bottom to the top of the food chain. Trophic levels—ranging from primary producers to apex predators—illustrate the complex web of energy transfer within these systems. In response, a team of scientists conducted a comprehensive meta-analysis to better understand how ocean acidification and warming would affect different marine trophic levels. Amidst these changing environments, understanding these energy dynamics becomes essential for devising effective conservation strategies.
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How Can We Protect Salmon from Climate Warming? It Depends on the River
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) are sensitive to changes in temperature. To survive, salmon must be adaptable, particularly in a warming and increasingly unpredictable climate. However, little is known about how this culturally valuable fish responds to dramatic changes in temperature.
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The Trouble with Trawling: the Massive Carbon Footprint of Bottom Trawling
In addition to being terrible for biodiversity, bottom trawling releases a huge amount carbon from the sea floor. Researchers have quantified this previously obscure source of emissions, with the total roughly equal to those released annually by Argentina.
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Climbing to Survive: Ants in the Rainforest Canopy May Be Resistant to Effects of Climate Change
Climate doesn’t just change across different biomes – even a single tree can have multiple climates. How do the canopy and forest floor differ in their climate, and how does this impact species at these locations?
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The Clock is TICKing – Tick attachment may increase under climate change
Ticks are risk-takers facing a daily dilemma: stay near the damp soil or climb the grass to find a host. Choosing one means losing access to the other. Ticks use weather conditions to inform whether to climb or stay put, but climate change may alter their behavior. Life or death for the tick has huge implications for human and animal health since ticks can transfer diseases with their bite. Click the tick to find out how hotter, more humid days will affect tick behavior.
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Giving Them a Fighting Chance: How To Save Insects from Climate Change
Insects, as small as they are, are even more important than you may think. Sadly, climate change and warming are slowly depleting insect populations as our urban spaces grow and the use of pesticides in rural areas increases. Actions like planting native plants and decreasing the concentration of concrete-sealed spaces could help create a world where insects are more resilient to the changing environment.
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“Remembering” Past Climates May Help Trees Survive in a Changing World
Tree growth rate can depend on both past and present environmental conditions. With increasingly frequent and intense droughts, the importance of this environmental “memory” for growth may be changing in two-needle piñon trees.
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Wimpy or Willful Wasps? The Effect of Heat on a Parasitoid’s Survival
Article: Moore, M.E., Hill, C.A. and Kingsolver, J.G., 2022. Developmental timing of extreme temperature events (heat waves) disrupts host–parasitoid interactions. Ecology
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