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Climate Change Could Become Catastrophic Even at Modest Levels of Warming

Global warming could become “catastrophic” for humanity if temperature increases are worse than anticipated or trigger cascades of events yet to be considered, or indeed both.

2 Aug 2022

Disposable Paper Battery: Reducing the Environmental Impact of Single-Use Electronics

Researchers at the Cellulose & Wood Materials Laboratory at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) have been working on a disposable paper battery that could reduce the environmental impact of single-use electronics.

1 Aug 2022

Analyzing 56-Million-Year-Old Sediments to Help Understand Global Warming

Sediments in the Tremp-Graus basin (on the border between Lleida and Huesca) that date back 56 million years have been investigated by the Department of Geology at the UPV/EHU.

1 Aug 2022

Energy-Saving Cooling Systems for a Warmer World

Air-conditioning needs an energy overhaul--PNNL research provides a roadmap to get there using energy efficient adsorption cooling.

28 Jul 2022

Excessive Heat in the Deeper Sub-polar North Atlantic Ocean Triggers Global Climate Change

Excessive cooling events defined as Heinrich Events in the North Atlantic during the last glacial period are a perfect example of how local processes affect global climate.

27 Jul 2022

Human-Caused Emissions Likely to Increase More Extreme Heatwaves

July 19 was the hottest day ever recorded in the United Kingdom, with temperatures surpassing 40 degrees Celsius (about 104 degrees Fahrenheit).

26 Jul 2022

Exposure to Extreme Heat Worsens Malnutrition Among Young Children

Exposure to extreme heat increases both chronic and acute malnutrition among infants and young children in low-income countries – threatening to reverse decades of progress, Cornell University research finds.

26 Jul 2022

How Human Error Causes Extreme Heatwaves

The hottest day ever documented in the United Kingdom was July 19, with temperatures exceeding 40 °C (104 °F). The heatwave is an early preview of what meteorologists predict will be typical summer weather in the United Kingdom in 2050.

25 Jul 2022

Marine and Terrestrial Extinction Caused By Global Climate Change

A Tohoku University professor emeritus has found proof referring to a significant connection between the magnitude of mass extinctions and global temperature changes throughout geologic time.

25 Jul 2022

Cutting down Carbon Emissions Could Reduce Heat-Related Child Mortality in Africa

The annual death rate of children under five years old could double to about 38,000 by 2049 compared with the decade 2005–2014, without cuts to rising carbon emissions, a study estimates.

25 Jul 2022