Climate made people move to America Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Turkish 21 November 2017 In new research published in the journal Climate of the Past, scientists from the University of Freiburg in Germany say that, during the 19th century, climate was one of the major factors that pushed people to move out of Southwest Germany and into North America. Read more
Palm oil is making Indonesia warmer Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Turkish 25 October 2017 A new study, published in Biogeosciences and led by Clifton Sabajo and Alexander Knohl from the University of Goettingen in Germany, shows that cutting down native forests to plant palm-oil trees is making Indonesia warmer. Read more
New threat to the ozone layer Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish 12 October 2017 The ozone gas shield in the Earth’s atmosphere protects us from receiving too much dangerous ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the Sun. An international team of scientists has now discovered a new threat to the ozone layer. Read more
Remove carbon dioxide from the air or risk young people’s future Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Turkish 18 July 2017 According to a team of scientists led by James Hansen, a professor at the Columbia University Earth Institute in the US, formerly at NASA, we need to remove some of the carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere to limit global warming to a level that would safeguard children’s futures. Read more
High altitudes help slow down Antarctica’s warming Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish 18 May 2017 When it comes to climate change, the Arctic and the Antarctic are poles apart. At the north of the planet, temperatures are increasing twice as fast as in the rest of the globe, while warming in Antarctica has been milder. A new study published in Earth System Dynamics shows that the high elevation of Antarctica might help explain why the two poles are warming at different speeds. Read more
Rising seas and erosion spell trouble for coral reefs Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish 20 April 2017 Coral reefs can usually be found in shallow, clear waters in tropical oceans. They might look like they are made up of rocks, but they are actually live organisms that need sunlight to survive. If the sea level rises too fast, the corals can’t grow fast enough to keep up. If the water gets too deep, corals can’t get the sunlight they need. And that’s not all that cause trouble for corals. Read more
Less snow and a shorter ski season in the Alps Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish 16 February 2017 A new research study, published in the scientific journal The Cryosphere by Swiss scientists, shows that large parts of the Swiss Alps could lose up to 70% of snow cover by 2100. However, if humans manage to control greenhouse gas emissions and limit global warming, only about 30% of snow cover will be lost Read more
The coldest decade of the millennium Dutch, English, French, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish 1 December 2016 The temperature at the surface of our planet is increasing and we are likely to experience warmer decades in the future. But if we go back in time, all the way to the 15th century, a different type of change in weather and climate resulted in the coldest decade of the millennium: the 1430s. Read more
Antarctic explorations 100 years ago tell us where sea ice was found Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Spanish 24 November 2016 During expeditions some 100 years ago, Antarctic explorers kept a ship’s log book where they would write down observations, including about the weather and sea conditions. Modern day scientists have now used these records to learn where sea ice (frozen sea water) was found in the waters around Antarctica. Read more
How are melting glaciers affecting people in Bolivia? Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish 20 October 2016 Due to climate change, glaciers around the world are shrinking. Global temperatures are increasing, which causes the glaciers to melt more and more. Scientists in the UK and Bolivia have published a new study in The Cryosphere that used images from satellites to see how these glaciers are changing. Read more
