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The Waste Product Which Could Help Mitigate Climate Change

A product made from urban, agriculture and forestry waste has the added benefit of reducing the carbon footprint of modern farming, an international review involving UNSW has found. Visiting Professor in the School of M...

4 Aug 2021

New Model Reveals Correlation Between Atmospheric CO2 and India-Asia Collision

A team of researchers headed by Professor Zhengfu Guo from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics (IGG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has discovered that the metamorphic and volcanic CO2 emission levels on Tibetan Plateau connect well with the Earth’s atmospheric CO2 curve.

2 Aug 2021

Warm and Stable Climate Led to the Development of Agriculture

The advent of agricultural practices was a milestone for modern humans and marked the start of a sedentary lifestyle and the development of “civilizations.” But the environmental aspects that guided this revolutionary change in the life of humans are still under debate.

30 Jul 2021

Climate Change Likely to Exacerbate Conflicts Between Humans and Wildlife

With wildfires spreading across the parched Western U.S., severe floods in Europe and in the coming decade a potential surge in coastal flooding, 2021 could be a pivotal year in how governments, societies and families view the threat of climate change.

30 Jul 2021

Study Reveals Impact of La Niña on Increased Carbon Export

A new study conducted at the Florida State University (FSU) has revealed that when La Niña brings unusually warm waters and abnormal air pressure to the Pacific Ocean, it leads to a weather pattern that increases the carbon export from the Amazon River.

30 Jul 2021

Study Quantifies the Mortality Impact of Rising Carbon Emissions

A just-published study coins a new metric: the "mortality cost of carbon." That is, how many future lives will be lost--or saved--depending on whether we increase or decrease our current carbon emissions. If the numbers hold up, they are quite high.

29 Jul 2021

Kenyan Counties to Benefit from UK Pact-Funded Project

Environmental consulting company, Ricardo and sub-contractors Kenya Climate Change Working Group will partner with the county governments of Baringo, Migori and Tana River, to produce effective electricity development plans to enrich the lives of residents.

29 Jul 2021

Researchers Reveal Consequences of Land Subsidence Caused by Sinking Water Level

The Dead Sea is undergoing shrinkage and several factors are responsible for this. Among these, climate change is considered a contributing factor along with the overexploitation of water as a resource by humans.

28 Jul 2021

Researchers Provide New Data on Climate’s Health

In a year characterized by unusually high flooding, scorching heatwaves, wildfires, and deadly avalanches, the climate emergency’s huge cost—whether quantified in lost resources or human lives—is all too evident.

28 Jul 2021

Updated Earth's Vital Signs Largely Reflect the Consequences of Business-as-Usual Mindset on Climate Change

Twenty months after declaring a climate emergency and establishing a set of vital signs for the Earth, a coalition headed by two Oregon State University researchers says the updated vital signs "largely reflect the consequences of unrelenting business as usual."

28 Jul 2021