#Climate #News: Tawny owl's pale grey color linked to vital functions ensuring survival in extreme conditions: A recent genetic discovery has revealed that the pale grey plumage of the tawny owl is linked to crucial functions that aid the bird's survival in cold environments. As global temperatures rise, dark brown plumage is likely to become more common in tawny owls living in colder areas.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240214122647.htm

#Climate #News: Cold-water coral traps itself on mountains in the deep sea: Corals searching for food in the cold and dark waters of the deep sea are building higher and higher mountains to get closer to the source of their food. But in doing so, they may find themselves trapped when the climate changes.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240214122625.htm

#Climate #News: Greenland's ice sheet is melting -- and being replaced by vegetation: An estimated 11,000 sq miles or 28,707 sq kilometers of Greenland's ice sheet and glaciers have melted over the last three decades, according to a major analysis of historic satellite records.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240213130450.htm

#Climate #News: A century of reforestation helped keep the eastern US cool: Widespread 20th-century reforestation in the eastern United States helped counter rising temperatures due to climate change, according to new research. The authors highlight the potential of forests as regional climate adaptation tools, which are needed along with a decrease in carbon emissions.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240213174735.htm

#Climate #News: Industrial pollution leaves its mark in Mediterranean corals: For the first time, pollutants from burning fossil fuels have been found embedded in corals, offering scientists a potential new tool to track the history of pollution, finds a new study.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240208202343.htm

#Climate #News: Global deforestation leads to more mercury pollution: Researchers find deforestation accounts for about 10 percent of global human-made mercury emissions. While it cannot be the only solution, they suggest reforestation could increase global mercury uptake by about 5 percent.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240212133224.htm

#Climate #News: Key advance for capturing carbon from the air: A chemical element so visually striking that it was named for a goddess shows a 'Goldilocks' level of reactivity -- neither too much nor too little -- that makes it a strong candidate as a carbon scrubbing tool.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240212133209.htm

#Climate #News: When the global climate has the hiccups: Climate changes usually happens over long periods of time, but during the last glacial period, extreme fluctuations in temperature occurred within just a few years. Researchers have now been able to prove the phenomenon also occurred during the penultimate glacial period.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240212133147.htm

#Climate #News: New study sheds new light on forests' role in climate and water cycle: Forests, which cover a third of Earth's land surface, are pivotal in carbon storage and the water cycle, though the full scope of their impact remains to be fully understood. In a new study, researchers provide new insights into the complex role forests play in the climate system and water cycle.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240207120429.htm

#Climate #News: Warmer water may help rivers keep antimicrobial resistance at bay: New study suggests that temperature can influence the microbial competition in rivers.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240207120400.htm