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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 14-Jan-2026 17:11 ET (14-Jan-2026 22:11 GMT/UTC)

“Major floods and droughts every 15 years” ... AI forecasts a crisis

Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

AI Predicts More "Super Floods" and "Extreme Droughts" for Pakistan.

Journal: Environmental Research Letters

Wildfire ‘char’ may help suppress methane

University of Delaware
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study shows there is something of value to be found and learned from in the remnants of wildfires, says professor and co-author Pei Chiu. Wildfires lead to the production of a large quantity of carbon-rich material known as wildfire char that can reduce methane, a potent greenhouse gas.

Journal: Environmental Science & Technology

New research shows changing winters will hit northern lakes the hardest

University of Minnesota
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In the world’s cold and snowy regions, shorter and warmer winters are one of the most conspicuous consequences of climate change.

Journal: Ecology Letters
Funder: Research Council of Norway, U.S. National Science Foundation

Climate change may contribute to new snakebite hotspots in India

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

India records the highest number of snakebite fatalities worldwide, between 46,000-60,000 annually. A study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases by Imon Abedin at Dibru-Saikhowa Conservation Society, Tinsukia, India and colleagues suggests that climate change-related shifts in the geographic distribution of venomous snakes will increase the risk of snakebites in certain regions.

Journal: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Deforestation accounts for 74% of rainfall reduction and 16% of temperature increase in the Amazon during the dry season, study says

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

For the first time, research led by scientists at the University of São Paulo quantifies the impact of forest loss and global climate change on the biome.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

PolyU researchers use novel satellite laser ranging technique to reveal accelerated global average sea-level rise with 90 mm surge over past 30 years

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The rise in global mean sea level (GMSL) is a critical indicator of climate change. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) researchers have utilised advanced space geodetic technologies to deliver the first precise 30-year (1993-2022) record of global ocean mass change (also known as barystatic sea level), revealing its dominant role in driving GMSL rise. Their research further indicates that GMSL has been increasing at an average rate of approximately 3.3 mm per year with a notable acceleration observed, highlighting the growing severity of climate change. The research findings have been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

HKU ecologists link arthropod declines and ecosystem function loss in tropical rainforests to intensifying El Niño events

The University of Hong Kong
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study published in Nature, led by ecologists from the School of Biological Sciences (SBS) at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), finds that intensifying El Niño events, driven by climate change, are disrupting arthropod populations across the tropics. This hidden collapse threatens the stability of entire ecosystems and the essential services they provide to both nature and people.

Journal: Nature

HKU climate research finds hotspot of tropical storm clusters shifting from Pacific to Atlantic

The University of Hong Kong
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study co-led by Professor Dazhi XI, climatologist from the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), and Zheng-Hang FU, a Ph.D. student from Fudan University reveals that over the past decades, clustered tropical cyclone—storms that occur in close succession—are becoming less frequent in the Northwestern Pacific, including Hong Kong, Japan, and the Philippines, while becoming more common in the North Atlantic, affecting regions such as the U.S. East Coast and the Caribbean. The study, titled “Shifting Hotspot of Tropical Cyclone Clusters in a Warming Climate,” was recently published in Nature Climate Change.

Journal: Nature Climate Change

Global climate vulnerability mapped: These socio-economic factors play a role

Radboud University Nijmegen
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Over the next few decades, climate change will pose new threats around the world. Researchers from Climate Analytics (Berlin) and Radboud University’s Global Data Lab (GDL) have developed long-term projections of global climate vulnerability, extending to the year 2100. Their findings, published today in Nature Scientific Data, present one of the most comprehensive assessments of socioeconomic vulnerability to climate change to date.

Journal: Scientific Data

New study confirms red squirrels are resilient to climate change in Europe but underlines need to conserve their habitat

Bournemouth University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study by scientists at Bournemouth University (BU) in collaboration with the Wight Squirrel Project has confirmed that red squirrel populations across Europe are resilient to the effects of climate change.

Journal: Biology

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