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11-Jun-2025

Structural brain differences found in kids who experienced prenatal Superstorm Sandy exposure

In a study of 34 children, the volumes of part of the brain known as the basal ganglia differed significantly between children whose parents were pregnant with them during Superstorm Sandy versus children without prenatal Sandy exposure. Donato DeIngeniis of Queens College, City University of New York, U.S., and colleagues present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS One on June 11, 2025.

Journal: PLOS One

11-Jun-2025

Exposure to multiple extreme climate events during pregnancy may have a cumulative effect on child brain development

The Graduate Center, CUNY
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study, published in PLOS One, reveals that prenatal exposure to extreme climate events, particularly when combined with extreme heat, appears to rewrite critical emotion regulation centers in the developing brain.

Journal: PLOS One

11-Jun-2025

Polycrisis and systemic risks: New approaches in governance and communication

Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) – Helmholtz Centre Potsdam
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The Covid-19 pandemic, Russia’s war on Ukraine, geopolitical tensions, climate change and other events highlight our growing exposure to complex, interconnected, and intertwining risks. In view of this development, the focus of risk research has shifted towards the comprehensive analysis of interconnected and mutually interactive risk sources and crises. In a review article published in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Science Huan Liu (Kyoto University) and Ortwin Renn (Research Institute for Sustainability, RIFS) offer an overview of the current state of research on polycrises and systemic risks.

Journal: International Journal of Disaster Risk Science

11-Jun-2025

KAIST succeeds in real-time carbon dioxide monitoring without batteries or external power

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

This breakthrough addresses a critical need in environmental monitoring: accurately understanding "how much" CO2 is being emitted to combat climate change and global warming.

Journal: Nano Energy
Funder: Saudi Aramco-KAIST CO2 Management Center

10-Jun-2025

Why common climate messaging often backfires – and how to fix it

Stanford University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study finds that while many Americans misjudge the relative climate impact of dozens of behaviors, they readily commit to higher-impact choices when they get more information. Willingness to engage in actions promoting larger-scale change falls off, however, if interventions focus solely on individual behavior.

Journal: PNAS Nexus
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation

10-Jun-2025

Summer solstice is an optimal day for plants — but climate change could disrupt this timing

University of British Columbia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study led by UBC researchers suggests that the summer solstice—the longest day of the year—may serve as a key cue for plant growth and reproduction. But in a changing climate, relying on this fixed signal may no longer help plants to survive or thrive.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

10-Jun-2025

Tool identifies ecologically equivalent areas to guide restoration projects

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Model designed to comply with current legislation uses biodiversity, landscape, and ecosystem services data and could support public policies.

Journal: Environmental Impact Assessment Review
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

10-Jun-2025

Cloud observations in the southern ocean pave the way to better climate models

Research Organization of Information and Systems
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Climate models often overestimate ice clouds and underestimate supercooled liquid water (SLW) clouds in polar regions, skewing predictions of surface warming. To address this issue, researchers from Japan conducted a four-month observational study on the Southern Ocean. Through shipboard measurements, they found SLW clouds dominated as mid-level cloud layers, even at very low temperatures. These findings offer crucial data to improve the accuracy of climate models, which are critical in the face of climate change.

Journal: Scientific Reports
Funder: Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, National Institute of Polar Research

9-Jun-2025

New oil and gas fields incompatible with Paris climate goals

University College London
Reports and Proceedings

Opening any new North Sea oil and gas fields is incompatible with achieving the Paris Climate Agreement goals of limiting warming to 1.5°C or holding warming to “well below 2°C” relative to preindustrial levels, finds a new report published by UCL academics.

9-Jun-2025

Nationally recognized for sustainability in health care

University of California - San Diego
Grant and Award Announcement

Jacobs Medical Center and Hillcrest Medical Center at UC San Diego Health have been named Top 25 hospitals in the nation for exceptional sustainability efforts.