-
San Diego researchers explore marine cloud brightening in fight against global warming
While most San Diegans prefer a sunny day at the coast, local researchers say the cloudier days work to their advantage when studying how clouds and particles interact.
-
San Diego researchers test marine cloud brightening to slow down global warming
Scientists want to see if making clouds thicker and brighter could buy us some time to fight climate change. NBC 7’s Brooke Martell shows us how.
-
Waves grow up to 13 feet tall in California as Earth warms, research finds
A recent study from Scripps Institution of Oceanography finds California wintertime waves are getting bigger. NBC 7’s Brooke Martell reports on Aug. 4, 2023.
-
Waves grow up to 13 feet tall in California as Earth warms, research finds
Researchers found that average winter wave heights have grown by as much as a foot since 1970, when global warming is believed to have begun accelerating.
-
Dugong, Monarch Butterfly Among 700 New Species Facing Extinction, Added to Endangered List
Populations of a vulnerable species of marine mammal, numerous species of abalone and a type of Caribbean coral are now threatened with extinction, an international conservation organization said Friday.
-
From ‘Kowbucha' to Vaccines, Scientists Probe Ways to Reduce Cow Burp Emissions
How do you stop a cow from burping? It might sound like the start of a humorous riddle, but it’s the subject of a huge scientific inquiry in New Zealand.
-
EU Approves Ban on New Gas and Diesel Cars By 2035
The European Parliament and EU member countries have reached a deal to ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars and vans by 2035.
-
How Do Scientists Know That Humans Are Responsible for Global Warming?
Scientists use old fashioned detective work to figure out that humans are responsible for climate change. They eliminate other suspects such as the sun or volcanoes. They also find the specific chemical fingerprint of fossil fuel burning in the air. Toss in some complicated chemistry, physics and even math, along with some sophisticated computer simulations. All those ways make scientists...