Arctic greening won’t save the climate – here’s why
The growing season on the tundra is starting earlier as the planet warms, but the plants aren’t sequestering more carbon, a new study finds.
Donatella Zona, Associate Professor of Biology, San Diego State University •
conversation
March 29, 2022 • ~7 min
March 29, 2022 • ~7 min
Why a warming climate can bring bigger snowstorms
Winters are getting warmer, yet Bostonians were digging out from nearly 2 feet of snow from a historic blizzard in late January. Why is the Northeast seeing more big snowstorms like this?
Michael A. Rawlins, Associate Director, Climate System Research Center, UMass Amherst •
conversation
Feb. 2, 2022 • ~7 min
Feb. 2, 2022 • ~7 min
What does climate change have to do with snowstorms?
Winters are getting warmer, yet Bostonians were digging out from nearly 2 feet of snow from a historic blizzard in late January. Why is the Northeast seeing more big snowstorms like this?
Michael A. Rawlins, Associate Director, Climate System Research Center, UMass Amherst •
conversation
Feb. 2, 2022 • ~7 min
Feb. 2, 2022 • ~7 min
2021 Arctic Report Card reveals a (human) story of cascading disruptions, extreme events and global connections
Sea ice is thinning at an alarming rate. Snow is shifting to rain. And humans worldwide are increasingly feeling the impact of what happens in the seemingly distant Arctic.
Twila Moon, Deputy Lead Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder •
conversation
Dec. 14, 2021 • ~9 min
Dec. 14, 2021 • ~9 min
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