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How to Minimize Pet's Contribution to Water Pollution

Recent research discloses that handwashing in the weeks following spot-on flea and tick treatments is the primary source of pet pesticide pollution in rivers.

5 Feb 2024

2023 Ocean Heatwave: A Glimpse of 3°C Warmer Climate in the Future

Record-high ocean temperatures observed in 2023 could become the norm if the world moved into a climate that is 3.0 deg.C warmer than pre-industrial levels, according to a new study.

2 Feb 2024

Greenland Consumes More Methane Than It Releases, Study Finds

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have concluded that the methane uptake in dry landscapes exceeds methane emissions from wet areas across the ice-free part of Greenland.

1 Feb 2024

Low-Carbon Biofuels Combat Climate Change and Health Risks

The UMA is engaged in a global research initiative alongside the Future Power Systems Group at the University of Birmingham (UK).

1 Feb 2024

Climate Change Threatens Older Elephants Most, Jeopardizing African Elephants’ Future

A collaborative team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), which runs the world’s largest field conservation program, has conducted first-of-its kind research into how global climate change affects African elephants.

1 Feb 2024

The Impact of Sulfur Dioxide Injection on Ice Sheet Melting

Global warming leads to sea-level rise through the melting and retreat of Earth's ice sheets, glaciers, and other sources.

31 Jan 2024

Alpine Glacier Meltwater Washes Away Decades of Climate Data

As part of the Ice Memory initiative, PSI researchers, with colleagues from the University of Fribourg and Ca' Foscari University of Venice as well as the Institute of Polar Sciences of the Italian National Research Council (CNR), analyzed ice cores drilled in 2018 and 2020 from the Corbassière glacier at Grand Combin in the canton of Valais.

29 Jan 2024

New Study Paints a Grim Picture About Melting Glaciers in the European Alps

Even if global warming were to stop completely, the volume of ice in the European Alps would fall by 34% by 2050. If the trend observed over the last 20 years continues at the same rate, however, almost half the volume of ice will be lost as has been demonstrated by scientists from the University of Lausanne (UNIL, Switzerland) in a new international study.

25 Jan 2024

Unveiling the Hidden Roadblocks to US Climate Success

In an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and curb global warming, the U.S. has enacted several ambitious federal laws, such as the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed in 2022 and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021.

23 Jan 2024

Climate Change Triggers Microbial Menace in Warming Seas

Rising water temperatures due to climate change are expected to impact the proliferation of ocean pathogens, potentially leading to an increased presence of bacteria harmful to humans.

22 Jan 2024