The basics of photosynthesis are something that every student learns in school: carbon dioxide, water and light in; oxygen ...

In short: more carbon in the air does not guarantee more carbon in the wood. Between those two lies a living network of ...

The cause of global warming is showing no signs of slowing as heat-trapping carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere increased to record highs in its annual spring peak, jumping at one of the fastest ...

Meta-analysis of nearly 60,000 measurements links higher carbon dioxide concentrations to lower zinc, iron and protein levels in major food crops ...

Last year, Venezuela lost its last glacier. Neighboring Colombia also saw a glacier melt out of existence. Around the world, all 58 glaciers monitored by the American Meteorological Society lost mass ...

An observatory high on Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano that measures carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reported its highest ever seasonal peak concentration of the greenhouse gas. For the first time, ...

Rising CO₂ levels will make the upper atmosphere colder and thinner, altering how geomagnetic storms impact satellites. Future storms could cause sharper density spikes despite lower overall density, ...

It seems every year lately is a world-beater. As in, the violent kind of “beating”: we’ve seen new record high temperatures again and again and again; groundwater is disappearing faster than ever ...

The message is clear: cut emissions fast, and protect and restore nature to keep these vital carbon sinks intact. Carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels in the atmosphere have soared to new highs in 2024, ...

GENEVA (AP) — Heat-trapping carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere jumped by the highest amount on record last year, soaring to a level not seen in human civilization and “turbo-charging” the Earth’s ...

Rising hydrogen emissions are quietly warming the planet by extending methane’s impact, according to new climate research.

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