Sea snails – the picture shows a pteropod – play an important role in the marine food web. They are especially sensitive to ocean warming and acidification ...

A newly published review in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters reveals that climate extremes are increasingly striking in combination—and their compounding impact is posing a growing threat to ...

U.S. cities are facing a growing threat that goes beyond hot weather or hazy air. New research from the University of Oklahoma reveals that "compound events"—periods when heat wave conditions coincide ...

A study led by Dr. Yue Qin and Dr. Tong Zhu from the College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering at Peking University marks one of the first in-depth analyses of the spatial and temporal ...