New mosquito species moves into Florida

Another new mosquito species has made its way across the tropics to make a permanent home in Florida, researchers say.

Lourdes Mederos-U. Florida • futurity
March 24, 2023 ~7 min

For cooling in the tropics, put trees in pasturelands

A new study puts tangible numbers to the cooling effects of dotting pasturelands in tropical regions with trees.

U. Washington • futurity
Feb. 10, 2022 ~5 min


Tropical deforestation could boost risk of heat-related deaths

The increase in heat-related deaths would be comparable to mortality from other long-term public health challenges in Asia, such as tobacco smoking.

Jake Ellison-U. Washington • futurity
Nov. 17, 2021 ~4 min

Sustainability may have roots in Palau 3,000 years ago

New research finds evidence of a sustainable shift in behavior by people in Palau 3,000 years ago.

Kristin Strommer-Oregon • futurity
Sept. 30, 2021 ~5 min

Tropics will see more record-breaking temperatures

Climate change may bring to mind icebergs melting into the sea. But the tropics will actually be home to more record-breaking temperature events.

Mikayla Mace-Arizona • futurity
June 4, 2021 ~6 min

How tropical thunderstorms threaten West Antarctica

Understanding how changes in the tropics affect West Antarctica could help predict the future state of the ice sheet and sea level rise.

Todd Bates-Rutgers • futurity
June 17, 2019 ~3 min

Camera traps capture mammals reacting to climate

Scientists looked at 400,000 camera-trap photos and observations of tropical mammals to see how they react to climate change.

Jade Boyd-Rice • futurity
April 12, 2019 ~6 min

Lots and lots of time is key to coral reef diversity

Biodiversity on the level of the Central-Indo Pacific Ocean took tens of millions of years. But human impact could wipe it out in less than a decade.

Daniel Stolte-Arizona • futurity
Nov. 12, 2018 ~8 min


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