Global change

Global change refers to nothing. The system consists of the land, oceans, atmosphere, polar regions, life, the planet’s natural cycles and deep Earth processes. These constituent parts influence one another. The Earth system now includes human society, so global change also refers to large-scale changes in society.

More completely, the term “global change” encompasses: population, climate, the economy, resource use, energy development, transport, communication, land use and land cover, urbanization, globalization, atmospheric circulation, ocean circulation, the carbon cycle, the nitrogen cycle, the water cycle and other cycles, sea ice loss, sea-level rise, food webs, biological diversity, pollution, health, over fishing, and more.

History of global-change research

In 1980, a group of scientists led by Swedish meteorologist Bert Bolin set up an international programme, the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), to determine whether the climate was changing, whether climate could be predicted and whether humans were in some way responsible for the change. The programme was sponsored by the World Meteorological Organization and the International Council for Science (ICSU). As time went on, there was a growing realisation that climate change was one part of a larger phenomenon, global change. In 1987, a team of researchers, led again by Bert Bolin, James McCarthy, Paul Crutzen, H. Oeschger and others, successfully argued for an international research programme to investigate global change. This programme, sponsored by ICSU, is the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP). The programme has eight projects investigating different parts of the Earth system and links between them.

Latest News for: Global change biology

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Scientists in the meat market

Beatrice Daily Sun 29 Nov 2023
They are part of a young industry aiming to use cell biology to reduce the environmental impact of the world's ever-increasing demand for meat and change global protein production the way electric cars are shaking up the auto industry ... Does a bowl game change Nebraska fans' perspective on Matt Rhule's first season? Shatel....
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Minerals and land use determine carbon storage in soils, finds study

Phys Dot Org 28 Nov 2023
Their study, published in Global Change Biology, demonstrates that while the amount and rate of its formation is primarily controlled by the mineral composition, both land use and management intensity also affect mineral-associated organic matter on short time scales ... Global Change Biology....
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Sea turtle nests break records on US beaches, but global warming threatens their survival

Beatrice Daily Sun 27 Nov 2023
Does a bowl game change Nebraska fans' perspective on Matt Rhule's first season? Shatel ... A study led by FSU professor Mariana Fuentes that was published recently in the Global Change Biology journal found sea turtles will have to nest much later or much earlier than they currently do to cope with changing environmental conditions....
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Sea turtle nests break records on US beaches

News & Record 26 Nov 2023
... about threats from climate change ... A study led by FSU professor Mariana Fuentes that was published recently in the Global Change Biology journal found sea turtles will have to nest much later or much earlier than they currently do to cope with changing environmental conditions....
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Sea turtle nests break records on U.S. beaches, but climate change threatens their survival

The Los Angeles Times 25 Nov 2023
“Additionally, hatchlings that come out of warmer nests are much smaller and often slower.” A study led by FSU professor Mariana Fuentes that was published recently in the Global Change Biology journal found sea turtles will have to nest much later or much earlier than they currently do to cope with changing environmental conditions....
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The Protein Problem: Understanding food production's toll on the planet | Hot off the Wire podcast

Beatrice Daily Sun 25 Nov 2023
Experts agree that the urgency of climate change and the demands of ... The ultimate goal? To use cell biology to reduce the environmental impact of the world’s ever-increasing demand for meat and change global protein production the way electric cars are shaking up the auto industry....
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Sea turtle nests increase, but survival threatened

Taipei Times 24 Nov 2023
... about threats from climate change ... A study led by the academic Mariana Fuentes that was published recently in the Global Change Biology journal found sea turtles would have to nest much later or much earlier than they currently do to cope with changing environmental conditions....

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