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California and New Zealand Sign a Memorandum of Cooperation to Address Climate Change

Expanding California's global climate leadership, Governor Gavin Newsom today established a new international climate partnership with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

30 May 2022

Study Illuminates the Role of Earth’s Orbit in Driving Global Ice Age Cycles

Scientists have finally put to bed a long-standing question over the role of Earth's orbit in driving global ice age cycles.

27 May 2022

Most Valuable Homes in the Western United States at Risk for Wildfire Exposure

The top ten per cent most valuable homes in the western United States are 70% more likely to be in high wildfire hazard areas than median-value properties, measured by county, according to a new study published today in Environmental Research Letters.

27 May 2022

How People Can Help to Tackle Climate Change

According to scientists, handling the climate crisis can only be made possible by “placing people at the heart of climate action.”

27 May 2022

Restoring Neglected Farmland to Minimize the Effects of Climate Change

Hundreds of millions of acres of land are now being abandoned throughout the world as a result of “rural outmigration,” or people moving to urban.

26 May 2022

Monitoring the Soundscapes of Coral Reefs Helps Track Their Health Around the World

A healthy coral reef seems to be loud. Similar to a busy city, the infrastructure results in more organisms and activity, and also more background noise.

26 May 2022

American Society of Nephrology Calls on Professionals to Take Action Against Climate Change

The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) is calling on kidney health professionals to take action to address the impact of climate change on the 850 million people-;including more than 37 million Americans-;living with kidney diseases across the world who are uniquely vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

26 May 2022

Just Keep Swimming … Silky Sharks are Setting Records

Tracking silky sharks has revealed them to be swift swimmers. But they’re also one of the most heavily fished sharks globally. Will expanded marine protection in the Tropical Eastern Pacific go far enough to protect these long-distance swimmers?

26 May 2022

Windship Technology's Patented Rig Design Can Help Ship Operators Post the January 2023 EEXI Environment Legislation

The new regulatory framework (Energy Efficiency eXisting ship Index - EEXI) around CO2 emissions for existing shipping come into force in January 2023 and many ship owners are now considering how to meet these through either operational changes or technical alterations.

From Windship Technology Ltd 26 May 2022