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The New Jersey Climate Change Alliance Declares the Handiness of a Sustainable Organic Material Management Plan

Today marks the effective date of the New Jersey Food Waste Recycling Law signed by Governor Phil Murphy on April 20, 2020.

15 Oct 2021

Researchers Assess Climate Factors Affecting Growth and Quality of Tea in Africa

Researchers in the UK and Africa have teamed up to help tea producers better understand future climate risks in a bid to reduce crop damage.

15 Oct 2021

Experts Create New Model to Assess for Flood Hazards

The widespread flooding that submerged parts of the province's most densely populated regions in 2017 and 2019 exposed important gaps in Quebec's flood preparedness regime.

15 Oct 2021

Wind and Solar Power Insufficient in Attaining Global Climate Targets

The production of renewable energy is increasing every year. But after analysing the growth rates of wind and solar power in 60 countries, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and Lund University in Sweden and Central European University in Vienna, Austria, conclude that virtually no country is moving sufficiently fast to avoid global warming of 1.5°C or even 2°C.

15 Oct 2021

Climate Change-Induced Temperature Favors West Nile Virus Transmission

Climate change-induced temperature rise is adding to the spread of the West Nile Virus (WNV) in regions of Europe. The temperature rise has created a favorable condition for the virus and the mosquito vectors to proliferate.

15 Oct 2021

UK Aquaculture Business Unveils Seaweed Solution to Address Climate Change

A UK-based aquaculture business aims to remove billions of tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere each year by growing and harvesting floating seaweed in the Atlantic Ocean.

From Seafields Solutions Limited 15 Oct 2021

Study Shows How Climate Change Could Impact the Ecosystems of Lakes

A new study has shown how climate change could impact the ecosystems of the planet's largest lakes by revealing varying levels at which their water layers are mixed together through the seasons.

13 Oct 2021

Arctic's 'Last Ice Area' and Ice-Dependent Ecosystems may Collapse with Warming Climate

With warming climate, summer sea ice in the Arctic has been shrinking fast, and now consistently spans less than half the area it did in the early 1980s.

13 Oct 2021

Study Traces the Effect of Solar Activity on Earth's Energy Budget

This is the result of a new study by researchers from DTU Space at the Technical University of Denmark and of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, who have traced the consequences of eruptions on the Sun on clouds and Earth's energy balance.

13 Oct 2021