Fire danger is increasing as the climate warms, drying out forests. The post Expect a long summer of wildfire smoke for North America appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
For reasons still unknown, Earth's energy imbalance is rising much faster than models can account for. Now, scientists are calling for long-term investment in monitoring capability, so that they can make informed predictions about climate change.
Germany's Wendelstein 7-X stellarator has set a new benchmark for fusion reactors, bringing commercial, near-limitless clean energy one step closer to reality.
‘Missa Laudato Si’’ incorporates the late Pope Francis’s Laudato Si’ encyclical and other environmental texts in a musical reflection on climate change. The post Composer weaves climate crisis themes into new choral work appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Learn more about how the surprising survival of marine ecosystems after the last mass extinction can help us better prepare for the next one.
Carbon stored in landscapes for thousands of years is leaching back into the atmosphere via rivers, and human activity may be to blame
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Samantha Harrington . Dana will do a Livestream with Yale Climate Connections on the subject today, Wednesday 6/4 at 5–6pm ET as well. Tune in here . House Republicans worked to eliminate clean energy tax credits in a massive tax bill that they passed in a 215-214 vote early in the morning on Thursday, May 22, 2025. The new bill, named the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” would sunset individual and business incentives created by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, such as tax credits for electric vehicle purchases. A large swath of the public supports such incentives. In a December 2024 survey , researchers at the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, the publisher of this site, found...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01214G, Paper Yangxin Jin, Shengqin Liu, Zhe Wang, Qi Zhu, Qingguo Le, Shan Shao, Sam H.-Y. Hsu, Anqing Zheng, Jun Zhao, Jason Chun-Ho Lam Tackling the chemically-resilient acetic acid issue in real bio-oil via Kolbe electrolysis by developing a robust in situ grown RuO 2 /TiO 2 -anode. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 04 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02370-6Author Correction: Explaining the adaptation gap through consistency in adaptation planning
New research demonstrates that with collaboration between stakeholders, Australia can fully decarbonize its domestic and energy export economies by 2060 -- a feat requiring $6.2 trillion USD and around 110,000 square kilomters of land -- while avoiding harm to important areas for biodiversity outcomes, safeguarding agricultural activities, and respecting Indigenous land rights.
Collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could be triggered with very little ocean warming above present-day, leading to a devastating four meters of global sea level rise to play out over hundreds of years according to a new study. However, the authors emphasize that immediate actions to reduce emissions could still avoid a catastrophic outcome.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01509J, Paper Ximing Zhang, Feihong Guo, Xiaoxiang Jiang, Abdullah Hassan Hamadamin, Adam F. Lee, Karen Wilson, Jabbar Gardy As global demand for clean energy increases, the rapid development of photovoltaic (PV) power generation has led to a growing issue of waste PV module disposal. Traditional recycling methods face... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
As warmer waters and ocean acidification reduce coral formation, the seas will take up more carbon dioxide – an effect that hasn't been included in climate models
Global warming is continuously advancing. How quickly this will happen can now be predicted more accurately than ever before, thanks to a method developed by climate researchers. Anthropogenic global warming is set to exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2028 and hence improved quantification of the Paris goals is proposed.
This is a re-post from the Climate Brink by Andrew Dessler Because hurricanes are one of the big-ticket weather disasters that humanity has to face, climate misinformers spend a lot of effort muddying the waters on whether climate change is making hurricanes more damaging. With the official start to the hurricane season in the North Atlantic coming up (June 1), I figured it was time to explain why we can be so confident that hurricanes are indeed more destructive today due to climate change. Note: from here on out, I’ll refer to hurricanes as tropical cyclones (abbreviated TCs), which is a more general term for this type of storm. 1. Tropical cyclones are becoming more destructive: sea level We have 100% confidence that sea level is rising because humans are...
The world produces more than 460 million tons of plastic every year. Plastics are made from a wide variety of chemicals and polymers that are almost exclusively derived from fossil fuels. When they end up in the environment, they can cause lasting damage to us humans, the climate and our ecosystems. Plastics can now be found in even the remotest parts of our planet and throughout the human body. One approach currently being advocated as a way out of the crisis is plastic credits. An international consortium of experts, led by Sangcheol Moon of the University of California Berkeley and including Melanie Bergmann from the Alfred Wegener Institute, shows in the journal One Earth that offsetting schemes such as plastic credits are far from being a solution. They could even exacerbate the crisis.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE05273K, Analysis Miriam Blaine, Paul Webley, Damon Honnery A comparative analysis of CO 2 e emissions of renewable methanol produced from forestry residues (FR) and conventional methanol produced from natural gas (NG) is undertaken to assess which production pathway yields... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. You can submit claims you think need checking via the tipline . Was 'global warming' changed to 'climate change' because Earth stopped warming? Both "global warming" and "climate change" continue to be used as global temperatures continue to rise. The two terms refer to different but related phenomena. Global warming captures increasing average global temperatures observed since the Industrial Revolution. Climate change speaks to the various environmental outcomes of this warming. The last ten years (2015-2024) were the ten hottest on record, with 2024 breaking the record set in 2023. The last colder-than-average year was 1976. Climate scientists calculate...
Scientists have found a way to monitor volcanic carbon dioxide levels — one of the first signs a volcano might be about to blow — that doesn't involve trekking up a mountain.
Ozone pollution is a global environmental concern that not only threatens human health and crop production, but also worsens global warming. While the formation of ozone is often attributed to anthropogenic pollutants, soil emissions are revealed to be another important source.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01767J, Minireview Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence. Shumin Zhang, Feipeng Zhao, Liang Li, Xueliang Sun With the rapid development of solid-state electrolytes (SSEs), high-performance cathode materials specifically designed for all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) are gathering increasing attention. Achieving interfacial compatibility between the continuously advancing SSEs and... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Tiny bone fragments from Alaska suggest birds started breeding and nesting in the Arctic 30 million years earlier than previously thought
Despite an early start, the 2025 eastern Pacific hurricane season is expected to be near- to below average, according to NOAA. The post Tropical Storm Alvin forms off the Pacific coast of Mexico appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Spring in the Arctic brings forth a plethora of peeps and downy hatchlings as millions of birds gather to raise their young. The same was true 73 million years ago, according to a new article. The paper documents the earliest-known example of birds nesting in the polar regions.
Hurricane Ida wreaked an estimated $75 billion in total damages and was responsible for 112 fatalities -- including 32 in New Jersey and 16 in New York state. Yet the hurricane could have been even worse in the Big Apple, find scientists.
Researchers determined how much outdoor particulate pollution affects indoor air quality. Their study concluded pollution from inversion and dust events is kept out of buildings, but wildfire smoke can sneak inside if efficient 'air-side economizers' are in use.
Higher global temperatures mean the intertropical convergence zone could shift south — throwing off precipitation trends for a major swath of humanity, according to new research.
Researchers created a detailed physical model that suggests a major Atlantic Ocean current will weaken far less under climate change than indicated by more extreme climate model projections.
Replanting forests can help cool the planet even more than some scientists once believed, especially in the tropics. But even if every tree lost since the mid-19th century is replanted, the total effect won't cancel out human-generated warming.
Open access notables A new indicator can assess absorption capacity for carbon dioxide and ocean acidification , Wang et al., Communications Earth & Environment: The ocean has absorbed 25% of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions over the past 40 years, effectively slowing atmospheric carbon dioxide growth but causing ocean acidification. As acidification intensifies, the seawater absorption capacity for carbon dioxide will decline. While the Revelle factor has been used to assess carbon dioxide absorption, it becomes inapplicable at pH < 7.5. Here, we propose a new factor, γCO2, to better measure the absorption capacity for carbon dioxide and acidification. γCO2 decreases with increased partial pressure of carbon dioxide...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00094G, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Hengzhou Liu, Heejong Shin, Xiao-Yan Li, Guangcan Su, Pengfei Ou, Yong Wang, Lihaokun Chen, Jiaqi Yu, Yuanjun Chen, Rong Xia, Geonhui Lee, Kug-Seung Lee, Christine Yu, Peiying Wang, Deokjae Choi, Daojin Zhou, Cong Tian, Issam Gereige, Ammar Alahmed, Aqil Jamal, Omar K. Farha, Shannon W. Boettcher, Jennifer B. Dunn, Ke Xie, Edward H. Sargent Hierarchical carbon supports, internally coated with PDA and catalyst, enhance reactant mass transport, achieve molecular dispersion of the catalyst, and tune the electronic environment of the Co center. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01817J, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Sven Brückner, Oleksandr Bondarchuk, Ana Araujo, Wen Ju, Rosalía Cid Barreno, Elvira Paz, Florian Krebs, Salomé Soares, Pierre Schröer, Peter Strasser, Isilda Amorim, Zhipeng Yu, Philipp Hauke, Manuel Fernando Pereira, Lifeng Liu Efficient and stable CO2-to-CO electrolyzers are key process components for the generation of green synthesis gas and its downstream conversion and valorization to carbonaceous e-chemicals and e-fuels. While alkaline CO2... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Villagers in Blatten, Switzerland, were evacuated earlier this month after authorities warned a nearby glacier was on the brink of collapse – one of many becoming less stable as global temperature rise
A tropical storm is brewing over the Eastern Pacific south of Acapulco. Clouds and thunderstorms that have been gathering for days will organize in the next 48 hours and could develop into a hurricane.
The turmoil at key U.S. agencies threatens everything from forecast quality to storm recovery. The post Hurricane season is upon us, but NOAA and FEMA are not ready appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
MIT scientists have found that changes to the atmosphere are enabling space junk to stay in orbit longer. The post Carbon pollution isn’t just changing Earth – it could cause crowding in space appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01449B, Paper Zhenyu Liu, Junyi Du, Jin Yang, Yuanyuan Yan, Yatong Wang, Meiling Wang, Tian Wang, Lixing Kang, Dingsheng Wang Pyridinic-N (N[6]) and pyrrolic-N (N[5]) are vital for the performance of metal-nitrogen-carbon (M–N–C) catalysts, yet precise control over them remains elusive. Here we theoretically explore the impact of N[5]/N[6] atomic... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01388G, Paper Kaian Sun, Shaohui Xie, Ping Guan, Zewen Zhuang, Xin Tan, Wei Yan, Jiujun Zhang, Chen Chen Carbon dioxide electroreduction reaction (CO2RR) to ethanol (C2H5OH) represents a sustainable route toward carbon neutrality. Herein, we present the design of enzyme-inspired zirconium-Fe porphyrinic-based metal-organic framework (MOF) nanosheets functionalized with... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 130, Issue 6, June 2025.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE05889E, Paper Stephanie Collins, Yaset Acevedo, Daniel V Esposito, Rohini Bala Chandran, Shane Ardo, Brian James, Hanna Breunig Generating hydrogen from renewable resources would unlock a low-carbon energy carrier that could be used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in sectors such as industry and transportation. Yet, the allocation... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Season after season, readers like you have shown us that you value our coverage of hurricanes and other extreme weather. You’ve used it to stay informed and keep your loved ones safe. Now we need your help. The post We need your help to cover hurricanes this summer appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 130, Issue 5, May 2025.
Wed. May 28th 1pm ET/10am PT to Sun. June 1st 5:30pm ET/2:30pm PT on YouTube: 100 HOURS TO SAVE AMERICA'S FORECASTS Whether it's tomorrow's temperatures or the sea level in fifty years, Americans need to plan for our futures. For generations, the US government has invested in the science that helps us do so , building one of the greatest meteorology and climate science communities in the world. In recent months, this community have been thwarted in our mission of serving the public due to substantial cuts and firings . These actions have already hurt our forecasts , endangering Americans as hurricane season approaches . Legally required assessments of the climate are being stopped , and far more drastic cuts are being proposed . But it's...
Researchers have provided some new insights about the powerful geomagnetic storm that flared up last Mother's Day, after a big solar storm hit Earth.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 26 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02349-3The adoption of natural climate solutions in crop-lands, such as cover crops, no tillage and residue retention, is widely assumed to provide both climate change mitigation and crop yield benefits. We find important spatially variable trade-offs between these outcomes and demonstrate that safeguarding crop yields will substantially lower the mitigation potential of natural climate solutions.
Hurricane Helene captured by NOAA's GOES-16 satellite as it approached Florida on September 26, 2024.
To address flooded train stations and unshaded hot bus stops, public transit will need infrastructure investments to keep up with climate change. The post Extreme weather could cause more disruptions to Chicago public transit appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
The massive tax bill just passed by House Republicans would gut clean energy tax credits for individuals and businesses. It now heads to the Senate. The post One big, beautiful, climate-killing bill appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Huge colonies of penguins in Antarctica fill the air with ammonia, which boosts particles in the atmosphere that allow climate-cooling clouds to form
After climate-driven L.A. fires, “rancid” politics and fear of job loss, gas prices, slows momentum to confront industry. The post Push to make big oil pay for climate damage losing steam in California legislature appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 130, Issue 10, 28 May 2025.
“Fragments” of West Nile virus have been detected in UK mosquitoes, suggesting that the virus is circulating in the country, probably as a result of the warming climate
This video includes personal musings and conclusions of the creator climate scientist Dr. Adam Levy . It is presented to our readers as an informed perspective. Please see video description for references (if any). Climate scientists weren't expecting 2023. The planet's temperature is increasing thanks to that whole burning fossil fuels thing. But 2023 was different: Temperatures lurched upwards. And 2024 was even hotter, passing the crucial 1.5 degree global warming limit. Now, scientists are trying to work out what's driven this climate spike - and work out whether it's just a bump in the road, or a sign that our planet's engine might have become turbo charged... Support ClimateAdam on patreon: https://patreon.com/climateadam Follow Gavin Schmidt on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/climateofgavin.bsky.social...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE06180B, Paper Chungil Kim, Chanwoo Kim, Jeongin Seo, Jiwon Song, Subin Lee, Hangil Lee, Jaehwan Ko, Junseop Byeon, Hyung-Jun Song Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have emerged as a promising photovoltaic technology due to their high efficiency and low-temperature processing. However, scaling PSCs into perovskite solar modules (PSMs) faces significant challenges,... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE05701E, Paper Vasudeva Rao Bakuru, Petru Apostol, Darsi Rambabu, Shubhadeep Pal, Xiaodong Lin, Robert Markowski, Tom Goossens, Da Tie, Andrii Kachmar, Yan Zhang, Géraldine Chanteux, Alexandru Vlad An alkali-rich organic redox system, A 6 THBPD, enables high-capacity, high-voltage Li-, Na-, and K-ion storage. Delivering up to 4e − per unit and strong full-cell output, A 6 THBPD advances high-energy organic materials for alkali-ion batteries. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
The EV lab at the Toledo Technology Academy of Engineering trains students to solve electricity and engineering challenges. The post Students learn to build electric cars at an Ohio public school appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01315A, Paper Wenna Ge, Quanmao Wei, Wenzong Li, Xu Wang, Chenguang Lu, Keke Zhang, Xuanqi Luo, Lemin Zhang, Yu Sun, Yahua Liu Harvesting ubiquitous water energy through hydrovoltaic technology offers a promising avenue for clean energy and has attracted significant interest. However, current hydrovoltaic systems are plagued by their reliance on a... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Drier vegetation and soil make it easier for wildfires to spread and become more destructive. The post How climate change contributed to the Los Angeles fires appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 130, Issue 11, 16 June 2025.
Dr. Stanley Sander dedicated more than five decades to atmospheric science at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, beginning his JPL career as a graduate research assistant in 1971. A leading figure in atmospheric chemistry, Stan made foundational contributions to our understanding of stratospheric ozone depletion, tropospheric air pollution, and climate science related to greenhouse gases. His […]
Open access notables Land-based sensors reveal high frequency of coastal flooding , Hino et al., Communications Earth & Environment: Coastal flooding is occurring more frequently due to global sea-level rise, among other factors. However, current understanding of coastal flood frequency and sea-level rise impacts is predominantly based on tide gauges, which do not measure water levels on land. Here, we present data from a novel network of land-based flood sensors in the state of North Carolina, USA. We demonstrate that tide-gauge data are poor indicators of flooding: floods occur 26–128 days annually, an order of magnitude greater than what regional tide gauges suggest in some places. Improving the accuracy of coastal flood measures is critical for identifying...
A climate report acquired by a Freedom of Information Act request shows that U.S. climate pollution declined in 2023. The post The Trump EPA tried to bury some good news appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
In this latest instalment of Future Chronicles, an imagined history of future inventions, we journey to 2035, when undersea living became a reality. Rowan Hooper tells us how it happened
Using next-generation technology could offer fresh insight into unprecedented ocean extremes driven by climate change or other factors.
Free, vetted guides offer practical advice on electrifying homes and finding experienced contractors. The post In Brookline, Massachusetts, a group helps neighbors cut carbon emissions one appliance at a time appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D5EE90059J, Correction Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Siddhartha Subramanian, Jesse Kok, Pratik Gholkar, Asvin Sajeev Kumar, Hugo-Pieter Iglesias van Montfort, Ruud Kortlever, Atsushi Urakawa, Bernard Dam, Thomas Burdyny To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
A new study found exposure to specific tiny particles in air pollution during pregnancy are associated with increased risk of various negative birth outcomes.
Lawyer Melissa Sims breaks down how she and a team of lawyers are trying to hold gas and oil companies accountable for the damages caused by climate-change-fueled storms like Hurricane Maria. The post Puerto Rican municipalities take on Big Oil in court using a law made for the mob appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
New research adds to our understanding of how rapidly rising sea levels due to climate change foreshadow the end of the Great Barrier Reef as we know it. The findings suggest the reef can withstand rising sea levels in isolation but is vulnerable to associated environmental stressors arising from global climate change.
Tracing the origin of an ultra-hot exoplanet: The chemical composition of WASP-121b suggests that it formed in a cool zone of its natal disc, comparable to the region of gas and ice giants in our Solar System. Methane indicates unexpected atmospheric dynamics: Despite extreme heat, methane was detected on the nightside -- a finding that can be explained by strong vertical atmospheric circulation. First detection of silicon monoxide in a planetary atmosphere: Measurements of this refractory gas allow quantifying the rocky material the planet had accumulated.
New rules will reduce airborne toxins, but an environmental group says discharge from scrubbers still threatens the fragile Arctic. The post Melting ice brings more ships – and more pollution – to Arctic waters appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
A listing of 27 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, May 25, 2025 thru Sat, May 31, 2025. Story of the week If you haven't yet tuned in to the Weather and Climate Livestream you still have a chance to do so in the 13 hours after this news roundup was published! Regardless of when you tune in, you'll find something of interest to watch as they cover so many different topics. Each presentation is about 20 minutes long unless it's the middle of the night or very early morning in the U.S. when you might be treated to an hour-long segment of live coding or lab experiments! You can currently also watch the previous parts of the livestream which they have to reset every 8 hours or so via the catchup play list . We...
The carbon dioxide removal industry is struggling to grow at the pace needed to have a significant role in meeting climate targets
From hurricanes to photo series to trivia competitions, our extreme weather experts have put together some incredible articles in the last five years. The post 10 of our all-time favorite Eye on the Storm posts appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Learn how ice crystallizes on the surface of Europa, a moon of Jupiter, may hold promise for signs of extraterrestrial life within its subsurface ocean.
A major collection of more than 50 bird fossils found in northern Alaska suggest some ancient ancestors of modern birds learned to either adapt to the harsh Arctic winter, or migrate south during the Mesozoic — the age of dinosaurs.
A new study finds that if global warming exceeds the Paris Climate Agreement targets, the non-polar glacier mass will diminish significantly. However, if warming is limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius, at least 54 per cent could be preserved -- more than twice as much ice as in a 2.7 C scenario.
Anthropologists have examined the societal consequences of global glacier loss. This article appears alongside new research that estimates that more than three-quarters of the world's glacier mass could disappear by the end of the century under current climate policies.
Scientists are figuring out where “downscaled” climate models struggle—and how they can be improved
Forest-based agroforestry can restore forests, promote livelihoods, and combat climate change, but emerging agroforestry initiatives focusing only on tree planting is leading to missed opportunities to support beneficial outcomes of forest management, scientists found.
As the world shifts toward sustainable energy sources, 'green hydrogen' - hydrogen produced without emitting carbon - has emerged as a leading candidate for clean power. Scientists have now developed a new iron-based catalyst that more than doubles the conversion efficiency of thermochemical green hydrogen production.
Lightweight, powerful lithium-ion batteries are crucial for the transition to electric vehicles, and global demand for lithium is set to grow rapidly over the next 25 years. A new analysis looks at how new mining operations and battery recycling could meet that demand. Recycling could play a big role in easing supply constraints, the researchers found.
In a major advancement for sustainable construction, scientists have created a cement-free soil solidifier from industrial waste. By combining Siding Cut Powder and activated by Earth Silica, an alkaline stimulant from recycled glass, scientists produced a high-performance material that meets compressive strength standards exceeding the 160 kN/m construction-grade threshold and eliminates arsenic leaching through calcium hydroxide stabilization. The technology reduces landfill volumes and carbon emissions, offering a circular solution for infrastructure development worldwide.
Climate change and other anthropogenic drivers alter seasonal regimes across freshwater, terrestrial, and marine biomes. Seasonal patterns affect ecological and evolutionary processes at different ecological levels through changes to gene frequencies, ...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01635E, Paper Mengcheng Huang, Yaojie Lei, Yajun Hu, Wei-Hong Lai, Yun-Xiao Wang, Chunyu Liu, Shengli Zhai, Guoxiu Wang Prevalent glass fiber separators in aqueous Zn-ion batteries (ZIBs) offer inadequate control over interfacial reactions, contributing to the rapid growth of Zn dendrites and aggravated parasitic reactions. Moreover, the stability... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01448D, Review Article Jundong Wang, Pan Zhu, Hongling Qin, Kuichang Zuo, Huazhang Zhao, Zishuai Bill Zhang We summarize recent advances in electrochemical utilization of liquid-phase carbon species, highlighting distinct performance criteria, mechanistic insights, and design strategies for both concentrated capture solutions and seawater-based systems. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
New AI models from tech giants are set to revolutionise weather prediction. But as our climate becomes more extreme, we need to ensure broad public access to their forecasts, says Annalee Newitz
Thousands of fossils from the La Brea tar pits in California show no signs of mammals and birds evolving in response to shifting temperatures over the past 50,000 years
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Jeff Masters (Image credit: Collage by Samantha Harrington. Portrait photos via Jeff Masters and Bob Henson. Hurricane Maria damage photo by U.S. Air Force, Airman 1st Class Nicholas Dutton / Public Domain. Hurricane and satellite by NASA Johnson / Public Domain. If you’ve been following our writing this year, you know it’s a dire time for weather, climate, and science overall in the U.S. Budget and staff cuts at NOAA, FEMA, and more threaten to cut our ability to prepare for and respond to weather disasters. In the midst of all that, hurricane season is coming, and we’re also facing budget limitations at Yale Climate Connections as the philanthropy world tries to make sense of the new administration...
On 29 May 2025, the Polarstern research vessel set sail from Bremerhaven for the Arctic. The destination of the 95 expedition participants, led by the Alfred Wegener Institute, is the AWI Hausgarten, a long-term observatory situated between Svalbard and Greenland. There they will investigate how the ecosystems of the Arctic deep sea are reacting to changing environmental conditions as a result of rapid climate change. The month-long expedition, which is scheduled to finish in Tromsø, Norway, at the end of June, will focus on benthic and plankton communities in the open water and physical changes in the ocean.
2024 was the first single year to surpass the 1.5°C global warming threshold – now scientists predict that a year above 2°C is possible in the near future
The latest prediction of global climate [issued today, Wednesday 28 May 2025] suggests the average global temperature is likely to continue to reach record or near-record levels in the coming five years.
Weather forecasts based on AI are faster and sometimes more accurate than traditional ones, but they may miss rare and unprecedented weather events – which are becoming more common as the climate changes
The store connects people with equipment donated by solar companies in the wake of Hurricane Helene. The post A free store helps hurricane survivors go solar in western North Carolina appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01444A, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence. Mengzheng Ouyang, Zhenyu Guo, Luis E Salinas-Farran, Siyu Zhao, Mengnan Wang, Feiran Li, Yan Zhao, Kaitian Zheng, Hao Zhang, Guangdong Li, Xinhua Liu, Shichun Yang, Fei Xie, Paul Shearing, Maria Magdalena Titirici, Nigel Brandon Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are cost-effective alternatives to lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), but their low energy density remains a challenge. Current electrode designs fail to simultaneously achieve high areal loading, high active... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Countries overwhelmingly agree on a new voluntary target for air pollution and health Member States at the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly strongly approved an updated road map for an enhanced global response to the adverse health effects of air pollution, reaffirming their commitment to protect populations from the world’s largest environmental health risk. The decision updates the 2016 strategy endorsed under WHA69/18 and builds on the landmark resolution WHA68.8 adopted in 2015. Today, 99% of the world’s population breathes air that does not meet WHO air quality guidelines. The health burden from air pollution falls disproportionately on vulnerable and marginalized populations, particularly in low-resource settings where fragile health systems face...
Captured carbon dioxide could be injected deep in the Earth to dissolve rocks, freeing up nickel and other key metals vital for batteries
How the models did last year, and why you should pay the most heed to the National Hurricane Center forecast. The post Which hurricane models should you trust in 2025? appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, May 18, 2025 thru Sat, May 24, 2025. Plugging the Weather & Climate Livestream planned to start on May 28 Skeptical Science can't and shouldn't tell anybody how to behave; our role is to help people make better decisions by being better informed. With that in mind, we're again highlighting the Weather And Climate Livestream initiative started by early career scientists. We hope that as many people as possible are educated how US climate and weather reporting and research make us all safer! Here is information from the event's website: SAVE AMERICA'S FORECASTS Whether it's tomorrow's temperatures or the sea level in fifty years, Americans need to plan...
As any reader is likely aware, in the United States big deletions are being made to the capabilities of a plethora of federal agencies. These include the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which has a mission including that of keeping us safer in the case of "bad luck" due to weather. The National Weather Service (NWS) was already operating in an environment of scarcity, and now resources for operational synoptic and forecast reporting capacity are being stripped to the bone and beyond. But wait: there's more. Other agencies such as the US Department of Energy (DOE), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) are seeing deep cuts to research. Across the entire spectrum...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00227C, Paper Digen Ruan, Yanru Wang, Jiasen Guo, Zhuangzhuang Cui, Qingshun Nian, Zhihao Ma, Dazhuang Wang, Jiajia Fan, Jun Ma, Bingqing Xiong, Qi Dong, Ruiguo Cao, Shuhong Jiao, Xiaodi Ren An oscillating Li + -acceptor fluorine-donor electrolyte incorporating a new co-solvent with an asymmetric super-lithiophilic fluorine group resolves the dilemma between fast electrolyte Li + transport and stable interphases. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01686J, Paper Liang Zeng, Rong Hu, Ming Zhang, Seunglok Lee, Qingyuan Wang, Shixin Meng, Qi Chen, Jiangang Liu, Lingwei Xue, Liwei Mi, Changduk Yang, Zhi-Guo Zhang Tethered small-molecule acceptors (SMAs), featuring multiple SMA subunits connected to an aromatic core via flexible chains, effectively suppressing thermodynamic relaxation and enhancing stretchability in polymer solar cells (PSCs). However, these... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00618J, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Saurabh Parab, Jonathan Lee, Matthew Miyagishima, Qiushi Miao, Bhargav Bhamwala, Alex Liu, Louis Ah, Bhagath Sreenarayanan, Kun Ryu, Mingqian Li, Neal Arakawa, Robert D. Schmidt, Mei Cai, Fang Dai, Ping Liu, Shen Wang, Ying Shirley Meng Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries hold significant promise for electric vehicles and aviation due to their high energy density and cost-effectiveness. However, understanding the root causes of performance degradation remains a formidable... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Open access notables Shifting Gears in a Shifting Climate: Birds Adjust Migration Speed in Response to Spring Vegetation Green-Up , Amaral et al., Diversity and Distributions Our results have direct implications for the conservation of migratory bird diversity in Eastern North America. While birds show some plasticity in adjusting migration pace, this flexibility has limits—particularly when green-up occurs unusually early. Coupled with the slow pace of climate change mitigation through policy and behaviour, migratory birds face constrained options. Mismatches between migration timing and peak resource availability at stopover and breeding sites may reduce reproductive success and survival (Youngflesh et al. 2023 ). Conservation efforts should therefore...
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