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Aerosol Reductions may Contribute to Global Cooling, Prevent Premature Deaths

Aerosol reductions that would take place as countries meet climate goals could contribute to global cooling and prevent more than one million annual premature deaths over a decade, according to a new study from the University of California San Diego.

2 Jun 2021

Smoke from Extreme Forest Fires Drifted to Central Europe and Attenuated Direct Sunlight

The smoke from the extreme forest fires on the US West Coast in September 2020 travelled over many thousands of kilometres to Central Europe, where it continued to affect the atmosphere for days afterwards.

2 Jun 2021

First COVID-19 Lockdown in India Improved Air Quality, Reveals Study

Research by scientists from University of Southampton and the Central University of Jharkhand and has shown the first COVID-19 lockdown in India led to an improvement in air quality and a reduction in land surface temperature in major urban areas across the country.

2 Jun 2021

Global Water Reservoirs Release Higher Greenhouse Gases than Previously Believed

According to a new study, per-area greenhouse gas emissions from the global water reservoirs are about 29% higher than proposed by earlier studies, but practical measures could be adopted to mitigate that effect. The study has been published in the Global Biogeochemical Cycles journal.

2 Jun 2021

Study Explains the Effect of Swedish Forest Fire on Ecosystem

For four years, Swedish scientists from various institutions, which also included Uppsala University, have been collecting information from the regions impacted by the major forest fire that occurred in 2014.

2 Jun 2021

The Development of an Environmental ‘Swiss Army Knife’ to Tackle Water Pollution

Co-authors Vinayak Dravid and Stephanie Ribet examine their phosphate elimination and recovery substrate. Credit: Northwestern University New research suggests that a membrane-embedded with specific nanostructures cou...

1 Jun 2021

Ice Core Data Shows Why Air Pollution is Reducing Slower than Sulfur Emissions Reductions

Ice core data obtained from Greenland indicates why air pollution has been decreasing slower compared to reductions in sulfur emissions.

1 Jun 2021

Researchers Develop a Way to Repeatedly Remove and Reuse Phosphate from Polluted Waters

Phosphate pollution in rivers, lakes and other waterways has reached dangerous levels, causing algae blooms that starve fish and aquatic plants of oxygen.

1 Jun 2021