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Boreal Forest Management Plays Role in Mitigating Climate Change

The carbon stock in managed boreal forest landscapes is increasing, while it is relatively unchanged in less intensively utilized forests where carbon losses due to forest fires have instead been significant during 1990-2017, according to a new report by the International Boreal Forest Research Association (IBFRA).

1 Feb 2022

Crystallization Rate of Coral Skeletons is Correlated with Resilience to Ocean Acidification

A new University of Wisconsin–Madison study has implications for predicting coral reef survival and developing mitigation strategies against having their bony skeletons weakened by ocean acidification.

28 Jan 2022

Rising Gas Prices Contribute to Steep Decline in the Development of Forest and Agricultural Land

A new study found a steep decline in the development of forest and agricultural land from 2000 to 2015 compared to the previous two decades, which resulted in a broad shift towards denser development patterns throughout the U.S. A primary culprit was rising gas prices.

28 Jan 2022

UK Nuclear Stations Make Colossal £100 Billion Carbon Saving

The UK’s existing nuclear stations have saved £110 billion worth of carbon at current prices, according to new analysis by the Nuclear Industry Association. The figure is based on the 1.4 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions saved by the AGR stations and Sizewell B, making them the greenest assets in British history.

28 Jan 2022

Study Indicates Future Forests Will Have Smaller Trees Resulting in Less Uptake of Carbon

University of Arizona-led team of scientists may have developed the next best thing to a crystal ball to inform ecologists how forests of the future will react to the changing climate.

27 Jan 2022

Yokogawa Survey Reveals Significant Impact of Industrial Autonomy on Environmental Sustainability

Yokogawa Electric Corporation reveals today the results of its latest survey* to gain further insights into the current and future state of industrial autonomy in process manufacturing.

27 Jan 2022

Exploring Hg Mass Balance in Tropical Forests Along a Latitudinal Gradient

Mercury (Hg), as a global pollutant, is directly emitted into the air — from geogenic and anthropogenic sources — and into the earlier deposited Hg in natural surfaces.

25 Jan 2022

Sufficient Water Flows During Summer can be Critical to Chinook Salmon Population, Study Finds

A study led by Simon Fraser University researchers has discovered that sufficient water flows during summer can be critical to a Chinook salmon population in the interior of British Columbia.

24 Jan 2022

New Water-Power-Economy Model to Explore Climate Impacts on Electricity Demand and Cost

Around the world, energy systems are increasingly impacted by the effects of a changing climate. Energy systems, especially the electric-power system, are vulnerable to natural stressors such as wildfires, severe storms, extreme temperatures and long-term disruptions of the hydrological cycle.

19 Jan 2022

Freshwater Accelerating Arctic Ice Melt at Unprecedented Rate

Irina Panyushkina grew up in Siberia, near the Arctic Circle. She was raised on stories of explorers trudging through seas of ice to reach the North Pole.

19 Jan 2022