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Weather emergencies affect older adults’ views on climate and health

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Reports and Proceedings

Nearly 3 out of every 4 older Americans have experienced at least one extreme weather event in the last two years, a poll finds. And living through such an event appears to make a big difference in how they view the potential impact of climate change on their health.

Funder: University of Michigan

Which tree species fix the most carbon?

INRAE - National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment
Peer-Reviewed Publication

To answer this important question, an international consortium of scientists, coordinated by INRAE and Bordeaux Sciences Agro, studied the growth of 223 tree species planted in 160 experimental forests in different parts of the world. They found that conservative species, which are the most efficient at conserving their resources (nutrients, water, energy), generally grow faster in forests. These findings, which are available to forest managers and were published in Nature, highlight the central role of local conditions in tree growth.

Journal: Nature

AI technique boosts climate change defenses

Princeton University, Engineering School
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers simulated efforts to defend Manhattan against sea level rise through the end of this century. Compared with other systems, reinforcement learning lowered costs by 6-36% in a scenario modeling climate change under moderate carbon emissions. For a high-emissions scenario, the decrease was 9-77%.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation

The changing sky that plants see

Kyushu University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Kyushu University researchers have developed a new model that can predict sunlight patterns under different weather conditions. By categorizing sunlight into five groups based on intensity and quality, the model reveals that cloudy days can help plant growth by scattering light more evenly to lower leaves. The research can potentially help farmers optimize greenhouse conditions and planting schedules throughout the season to improve agricultural productivity, and enhance our understanding of how climate change affects photosynthesis.

Journal: Ecological Informatics
Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Scientists unite to save the planet’s glaciers

University of Cambridge
Business Announcement

In response to the UN declaration of 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation and UN Decade of Action for Cryospheric Research (2025–2034), an international team of glacier scientists has formed the Glacier Stewardship Program.

Thorny skates come in snack and party sizes. After a century of guessing, scientists now know why.

Florida Museum of Natural History
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Thorny skates come in two distinct sizes along the Atlantic Coast of North America, but no one could figure out why. Then their numbers began to plummet, and it became imperative for scientists to understand whether their sizes had anything to do with it. Now we have a key part of the answer.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: Pew Charitable Trusts

Discrepancies between national climate targets and citizens' willingness to contribute to climate action

University of Oldenburg
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Governments are guided by ethical principles when it comes to climate protection, while cost-benefit considerations take priority for their citizens, according to a new study from the University of Oldenburg, Germany. The research paper reveals a discrepancy between the relatively ambitious climate targets of rich and carbon-intensive countries in colder regions and the lower levels of willingness among their populations to contribute to combating climate change. This poses a dilemma for ambitious climate politics: The study also shows that there is a correlation between this discrepancy and lower levels of satisfaction with democracy.

Journal: Ecological Economics

Kansas, Missouri farmers avoid discussing climate change regardless of opinions, study finds

University of Kansas
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from the University of Kansas school of journalism conducted interviews with farmers in Missouri and Kansas about their thoughts on climate change. Even though they are on the front lines of the topic, the farmers reported they avoid discussing it, even with family, regardless of their opinions to avoid arguments, violence and damage to their livelihood. The findings show it is difficult to address the issue for policy or mitigation if those most affected do not want to dicuss, researchers argue.

Journal: Environmental Communication

Red coral colonies survive a decade after being transplanted in the Medes Islands

University of Barcelona
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The red coral colonies that were transplanted a decade ago on the seabed of the Medes Islands have survived successfully. They are very similar to the original communities and have contributed to the recovery of the functioning of the coral reef, a habitat where species usually grow very slowly. Thus, these colonies, seized years ago from illegal fishing, have found a second chance to survive, thanks to the restoration actions of the University of Barcelona teams, in collaboration with the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM - CSIC), to transplant seized corals and mitigate the impact of poaching.

Journal: Science Advances

Climate change fuelling mental health crisis in areas most affected by climate crisis

Trinity College Dublin
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Climate change is not just an environmental issue — it’s a mental health crisis impacting on adolescent wellbeing right now in areas most affected by climate change, according to new research from Trinity College Dublin.

Journal: The Journal of Climate Change and Health

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