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New CO2 Conversion Technology Helps Fight Against Climate Change

By transforming carbon dioxide (CO2) into fuels and other valued chemicals at affordable prices on an industrial scale, a new technology developed at the University of Waterloo can make an important difference in the fight against climate change.

7 Oct 2022

Rising Winter Temperatures Unleash Large Amounts of Nutrient Pollution

Scientists are ringing alarm bells about a significant new threat to U.S. water quality: as winters warm due to climate change, they are unleashing large amounts of nutrient pollution into lakes, rivers, and streams.

7 Oct 2022

Researchers Observe Seasonal Land-Ice-Flow Variability in Antarctica

Some estimates of Antarctica's total contribution to sea-level rise may be over- or underestimated, after researchers detected a previously unknown source of ice loss variability.

7 Oct 2022

Placing Microspheres on Arctic Sea Ice Increases Global Warming

A strategy to blanket Arctic sea ice with layers of tiny hollow glass spheres roughly the thickness of a human hair might actually increase sea-ice loss and warm the climate, rather than generating thick ice and lowering temperatures, as proponents say.

6 Oct 2022

Research Shows How Tunnel Valleys Form Beneath Deglaciating Mid-Latitude Ice Sheets

Deep valleys buried under the seafloor of the North Sea record how the ancient ice sheets that used to cover the UK and Europe expelled water to stop themselves from collapsing.

6 Oct 2022

ESGF Seeks to Improve Projections of the Earth’s Future Climate

The Earth System Grid Federation, a multi-agency initiative that gathers and distributes data for top-tier projections of the Earth's climate, is preparing a series of upgrades that will make using the data easier and faster while improving how the information is curated.

6 Oct 2022

Exploring the Importance of Blue Carbon in Reducing Effects of Climate Change

"Blue carbon" is a term for carbon captured by the world's oceans and coastal ecosystems. Mangrove forests, tidal marshes, and seagrass beds are the main vegetated coastal areas that store vast amounts of blue carbon. It's not really blue – it's named after the color of the ocean.

5 Oct 2022