The Gulf Stream is on the verge of COLLAPSING, scientists warn

THE DAILY MAIL - Scientists from the University of California, Riverside, have warned that the Gulf Stream has been weakening for more than 100 years - and could soon collapse altogether. The Gulf Stream is only a small part of a much wider system of currents, officially called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). Described...
By Jonathan Chadwick | DailyMail.com |

Scientists warn the Gulf Stream is on the verge of collapse with apocalyptic consequences

LAD BIBLE - Scientists have warned that the Gulf Stream could collapse altogether, having weakened significantly over the past 100 years. Without it, you've got the possibility of rising sea levels, climate change, and unliveable temperatures. What is the Gulf Stream? The Gulf Stream is often described as the world's 'conveyor belt' as it transports...
By Anish Vij | LAD Bible |

Scientists are trying to explain a mysterious ‘cold spot’ south of Greenland in the Atlantic Ocean

THE DEBRIEF - University of California-Riverside (UCR) scientists studying a massive, mysterious cold spot south of Greenland in the Atlantic Ocean have determined the most likely cause is the slowing of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), which delivers warmer, saltier waters from the tropical latitudes to northern latitudes. “People have been asking why this...
By Christopher Plain | The Debrief |

Cold spot discovered in the Atlantic Ocean could signal big trouble for global climate

EARTH.COM - For over 100 years, the North Atlantic has hosted an anomaly. South of Greenland lies a patch of cool ocean water. This region, called the North Atlantic Warming Hole (NAWH), defies global warming. Scientists long debated its cause. A new study now shows that the weakening of a vital ocean current – the...
By Sanjana Gajbhiye | Earth.com |

Reforestation can’t undo global warming, but it could help, study says

THE WASHINGTON POST - Completely reforesting Earth might help cool the planet more than expected but still not enough to offset the warming that has occurred since industrial times, a recent analysis finds. The scientists modeled what might happen if humans reached the planet’s reforestation potential, adding about 4.6 million square miles of trees and...
By Erin Blakemore | The Washington Post |

Trees are part of the climate solution - but not the whole answer

EARTH.COM - Replanting the world’s forests could significantly reduce global warming, particularly in tropical regions, according to a new modeling study. But even if every tree lost since the 19th century were replaced, the cooling impact would still fall short of reversing the full effects of human-caused climate change. Emissions cuts, the authors stress, remain...
By Andrei Ionescu | Earth.com |

National Academy of Sciences elects members and international members

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES - The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of 120 members and 30 international members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Those elected today bring the total number of active members to 2,662 and the total number of international members to 556. International members...
By Molly Galvin | National Academy of Sciences |

Did the James Webb telescope really find evidence of alien life? Here's the truth about exoplanet K2-18b.

LIVE SCIENCE - The trendiest planet in the universe right now is K2-18b, a potentially habitable world swirling around a small, red star in the constellation Leo. Located 124 light-years from Earth, the mysterious planet will never host human visitors — but a recent glimpse with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) hints that alien...
By Brandon Specktor | Live Science |

Have signs of life been found in space? Scientists are calling that into question

THE INDEPENDENT UK - It’s one of humanity’s oldest questions. Are we alone? Is there life elsewhere in our galaxy or the universe? Scientists last week made a stunning announcement that they had found the “strongest evidence yet” of life beyond our solar system. A team of astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope said...
By Julia Musto | The Independent UK |

Trump's NASA Cuts Would Decimate U.S. Venus Science

FORBES - Preliminary budget cuts proposed by the Trump Administration would slash a huge swath out of NASA's Venus science funding. And it would spell the end of the space agency’s much anticipated $500 million DAVINCI mission, an orbiter and atmospheric probe, which had been due for launch to our sister planet in 2030. The...
By Bruce Dorminey | Forbes |
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