The organisms that make winter homes in this subnivium help forests thrive year-round. But climate change is making this ecosystem disappear.
High heat and little rain have extended wildfire season to year-round in some parts of California. Fast winds and dry conditions are fueling L.A.’s current infernos.
Warming permafrost and glacial melt destabilized a fragile mountain slope, leading to a landslide-triggered tsunami in a fjord. Is this a sign of more to come?
These plants absorb methane, a potent greenhouse gas, in addition to carbon dioxide. Methane’s uptake is likely thanks to microbes living in tree bark.
A blanket of clay soil helped the wood hold onto the carbon it had absorbed — for thousands of years.
Most cloud-seeding particles may come from a newly discovered mechanism — stratospheric intrusion.
Scientists can find out whether a natural disaster was more frequent or severe due to human-caused climate change. Here’s how.
It relies on rainwater that gets stored below a field of plastic "grass." The design also limits how much rain — and pollution — will run off artificial turf.
More research is needed on ways to safely remove some CO2 from the water to make room for more — such as by seaweed farming and iron fertilization.
