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High Temperature can Influence Injury Death Rates

UCI Public Health's Tim Bruckner, PhD, a professor of health, society, and behavior joined a research team to analyze death certificate data during the Pacific Northwest heat wave and discovered the association of higher injury death rates.

2 May 2023

Climate Change Exacerbates Pollen Seasons, Asthma

Reports indicate that pollen patterns, magnitude and flowering timing are changing with the earth's temperature rise

2 May 2023

How Education can Prepare Students to Thrive in a World of Accelerating Climate Crisis

Symposium asserts a role for higher education in preparing every graduate to meet global challenges with courage.

2 May 2023

Research Provides New Evidence of Antarctic Ice’s Ability to Make a Comeback

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is melting rapidly, raising concerns it could cross a tipping point of irreversible retreat in the next few decades if global temperatures rise 1.5 to 2.0 degrees Celsius (2.7 to 3.8 degrees Fahrenheit) above preindustrial levels.

2 May 2023

Do Prosumers Affect Transmission Charge and Market Outcomes?

Using mathematical modeling, scientists from Japan and the United States shed light on the unforeseen consequences of distributed renewable energy resources.

2 May 2023

Climate Change Could Reduce Life in the Ocean’s “Twilight Zone”

Life in the ocean's "twilight zone" could decline dramatically due to climate change, new research suggests.

28 Apr 2023

Arctic Sea Fog Could Influence Trans-Arctic Shipping Routes

Trans-Arctic shipping has expanded as the Arctic warms and sea ice melts, lowering travel time and expenses for international trade.

28 Apr 2023

Conserving Functionally Diverse Forests Promotes Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Storage

According to a recent University of Alberta research, preserving tree diversity in Canada’s various forests over time can assist enhance carbon capture and prevent climate change.

27 Apr 2023

New Human-Made Shooting Star Satellite Is First Step Towards Multi-Billion-Dollar Space Entertainment Market

Space technology company ALE today announced its plans to launch the next SKY CANVAS satellite into orbit, a major step forward in the world’s first human-made shooting star project.

26 Apr 2023

The Effects of Climate Change on Crop Yields

Worryingly, there is a huge disparity in agricultural vulnerability between developing and developed countries, and researchers have recently been looking at major food grains in India to understand the long- and short-term effects of climate change on crop yields.

25 Apr 2023