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Study Evaluates Impact of Sea-Level Rise on Small Tropical Islands

The climate change-induced sea-level rise is posing significant challenges to coastal regions and small islands due to flooding waters and the inundation of low-lying land areas.

13 Oct 2021

Huge Amounts of Microscopic Paint Flakes Found in the North Atlantic

A new study has highlighted that flakes of paint could be one of the most copious types of microplastic particles in the ocean.

8 Oct 2021

Texas Droughts Were More Severe and Lasted Longer than Thought Earlier, Finds Study

One of the worst droughts ever experienced by Texas occurred in 2011. The dry, arid conditions caused over $7 billion in crop and livestock losses, pushed power grids to the maximum, triggered wildfires, and decreased reservoirs to hazardously low levels.

7 Oct 2021

Inland Flooding Responsible for Damage and Deaths from Tropical Storms, Finds Study

A professor from Indiana University Bloomington has published a new paper on tropical cyclone precipitation extremes. The study offers data on inland flooding that could assist communities to be better prepared for the high amounts of rainfall caused by storms like Hurricane Ida in the United States.

6 Oct 2021

Researchers Study Trends in Erosion and River Flow in the Vyatka River Basin

The densely populated European part of Russia has gone through significant changes in recent decades due to economic and political transitions in the country.

4 Oct 2021

Study Reveals How Mercury Enters Seawater

Industries emit mercury into the air, which first enters the sea. Then, it makes its way into the food chain. Currently, a new study by the University of Basel has shown how the harmful substance enters seawater initially.

30 Sep 2021

New Bioinspired Membrane to Provide Fresh Water for Farming and Energy Production

Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories and their collaborators have developed a new membrane, whose structure was inspired by a protein from algae, for electrodialysis that could be used to provide fresh water for farming and energy production.

28 Sep 2021

99.9% Purity of Battery-Grade Lithium Hydroxide from Wastewater

Saltworks is pleased to announce the successful production of battery-grade lithium hydroxide from industrial wastewater.

From Saltworks Technologies 28 Sep 2021

Intensification of Global Hydrological Cycle Moderates the Pace of Global Warming

A new study led by scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, in collaboration with scientists at Princeton University, shows that the intensification of global hydrological cycle drives more ocean heat uptake into the deep ocean and moderates the pace of global warming.

24 Sep 2021

MIT Engineers Develop a New Approach to Removing Lead from Water

Engineers at MIT have developed a new approach to removing lead or other heavy-metal contaminants from water, in a process that they say is far more energy-efficient than any other currently used system, though there are others under development that come close.

24 Sep 2021