Climate – Nature Observer

Climate Skepticism: Why Denying Climate Science Is So Dangerous

Climate skepticism ranges from reasonable questions about specific forecasts or policies to organized efforts that reject well-established evidence about human-caused global warming. Scientific questioning is essential. Researchers constantly test measurements,…

DeKa July 28, 2026

Climate Ecology News

Carbon Polygons in Russia: An Experiment in Greenhouse Gas Monitoring and Emissions Control

Russia’s carbon polygons are specialized research territories created to measure how natural ecosystems absorb and release greenhouse gases. Forests, peatlands, agricultural soils, wetlands, grasslands, coastal zones, and permafrost landscapes can…

DeKa July 28, 2026

Climate Crisis Environmental Hazards

Heat Dome Effect: The Physics Behind Abnormal Heat

A heat dome is one of the most dangerous summer weather patterns because it can turn ordinary hot weather into a long-lasting extreme heat event. The phrase sounds dramatic, but…

DeKa July 14, 2026

Climate Nature Our Planet

Climate and Volcanoes: How Eruptions Affect Global Temperatures

Volcanoes look like symbols of heat: glowing lava, ash clouds, fire fountains, and explosive energy from deep inside Earth. So it may seem surprising that large volcanic eruptions often cool…

DeKa July 14, 2026

Climate Environmental Hazards News

Can We Predict Disasters? What Science Can Forecast — and What Still Remains Uncertain

Natural disasters often seem sudden: an earthquake shakes a city, a hurricane changes direction, a wildfire spreads overnight, or a volcano erupts after weeks of unrest. But behind many disasters,…

DeKa July 11, 2026

Climate Crisis Global Challenges

Melting Greenland and Antarctica: Sea Level Rise Scenarios and What They Mean for the Future

Greenland and Antarctica are the two largest ice sheets on Earth. Together, they store enough frozen water to reshape coastlines worldwide if major portions were to melt. For most people,…

DeKa July 10, 2026

Climate Ocean Secrets Our Planet

How the Ocean Protects Us from Overheating — and the Price It Pays

The ocean is Earth’s greatest climate buffer. While people often focus on rising air temperatures, melting glaciers, and extreme weather, the largest share of excess heat trapped by greenhouse gases…

DeKa July 10, 2026

Climate Crisis Environmental Hazards

How Global Warming Influences Epidemics: Climate Change, Infections, and Public Health Risks

Global warming is usually discussed through heatwaves, melting glaciers, droughts, wildfires, and rising sea levels. But climate change also affects something much closer to everyday life: the spread of infectious…

DeKa July 9, 2026

Climate Crisis Environmental Hazards

Superstorms: What They Are and Why Traditional Storm Classification Is Becoming Outdated

The word superstorm is not a strict scientific category like “Category 4 hurricane” or “tropical cyclone.” It is usually used to describe an unusually destructive storm that combines several dangerous…

DeKa July 9, 2026

Climate Crisis Ecology

Global Dimming: How Aerosols Masked the True Scale of Global Warming

Climate change is usually associated with cyclical climate changes and rising temperatures caused by greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane. However, for much of the twentieth century, another…

DeKa July 9, 2026