The climate system is powered by radiation from the sun, of which approximately 49% is absorbed by the Earth's surface, and 20% is absorbed by the atmosphere (Kiehl & Trenberth 1997). This energy ...

Photo credit; NASA The world’s oceans are a major player in the climate system. Acting as a giant heat sink, what happens in the oceans tends to have staggering effects on weather patterns ...

Climate change-induced warming is drying out the America West by not only reducing precipitation, but also accelerating ...

We are on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster. This is a global emergency beyond any doubt. Much of the very fabric ...

Our climate is changing, creating problems that are being tackled by the scientists and policy makers of today, but who will ...

Outside groups often offer their solutions for climate adaptation in Africa. But the best people to manage the climate crisis ...

Nov. 4, 2024 — The Amazon region is a global hotspot of biodiversity and plays a key role in the climate system because of its ability to store large amounts of carbon and its influence on the ...

Jennifer Doudna, the co-developer of CRISPR, says there’s a “coming revolution” in climate-adapted crops and animals.

Climate System Modeling addresses all aspects of the climate system: the atmosphere and the oceans, the cryosphere, terrestrial ecosystems and the biosphere, land surface processes and global ...

Australia has warmed by 1.51 degrees as greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise. The BOM and CSIRO State of the Climate ...

Find out more about available formats and browse any associated online resources. This textbook presents all aspects of climate system dynamics, on all timescales from the Earth's formation to modern ...