Climate change may take a bite out of ‘ketchup’ tomatoes

Climate change is on track to interfere with the production of processing tomatoes. That could be bad news for lovers of ketchup and pasta sauce.

Anton Caputo-UT Austin • futurity
June 16, 2022 ~6 min

Marine life will face mass extinction if oceans continue to warm

If ocean warming from greenhouse gas emissions continues, marine life could see a drop in diversity not seen since the extinction of the dinosaurs.

U. Washington • futurity
May 6, 2022 ~8 min


This ‘extreme’ plant thrives in conditions that would kill others

Some plants aren't good at handling stress. But "extreme" plants not only survive in stressful conditions, they thrive in them.

Taylor Kubota-Stanford • futurity
May 5, 2022 ~7 min

Droughts to increase human migration at least 200%

Human migration due to droughts will increase by at least 200% as we move through the 21st century, research indicates.

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
April 28, 2022 ~6 min

Climate change is upping hurricane rainfall totals

"...environmental changes caused by humans are signaling more and quicker rainfall, which have direct consequences for coastal communities...”

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
April 22, 2022 ~7 min

‘Flash droughts’ work fast to devastate crops

Flash droughts don't last long, but can be disastrous. A new study shows they're more frequent and coming on faster, likely due to climate change.

Monica Kortsha-UT Austin • futurity
April 20, 2022 ~5 min

How much ‘hot and dry’ can Earth’s forests take?

How hot is too hot, and how dry is too dry, for the Earth's forests? Research on decades of dying trees offers an answer.

Kirsten Romaguera-U. Florida • futurity
April 7, 2022 ~6 min

Why Antarctica sea ice retreats faster that it forms

Sea ice around Antarctica retreats more quickly than it advances, an asymmetry that's puzzled scientists. New research suggests it's actually pretty simple.

Hannah Hickey-U. Washington • futurity
April 4, 2022 ~6 min


Solid aerosols in Arctic may change clouds and climate

Solid aerosols from the Arctic "didn't look like anything we had ever seen in the literature, in the Arctic, or anywhere else in the world."

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
March 31, 2022 ~6 min

Biofuel crops on marginal land could be a win-win

Growing switchgrass on less-productive land could help mitigate climate change. It could also be economically beneficial to farmers, researchers say.

Michigan State • futurity
March 28, 2022 ~6 min

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