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Investigating the Use of Solar Radiation Management to Slow Ice Sheet Melt

The climate might theoretically be artificially impacted and cooled using so-called geoengineering methods. Bernese scientists have now researched whether it is possible to avoid the melting of the West Antarctic ice sheet by “dimming the sun” artificially.

14 Aug 2023

Climate Change is Driving Perch to Outcompete Cold-Water Fish in Arctic Lakes

Scientists analyzed the condition of ecosystems of high latitude lakes and found out that increasing of water temperature leads to increasing of population, rapid growth and early maturation of perches.

14 Aug 2023

AMAP: A Pioneering Approach to Arctic Environmental Protection

Historically, the Arctic was considered a pristine region, but scientific research spanning the last three decades has revealed the harsh reality of long-range transported pollutants reaching the Arctic from different corners of the world.

14 Aug 2023

Biden Administration Takes Big Steps to Advance Carbon Removal

The Biden administration is taking big steps to advance carbon removal – announcing funding up to $1.2 billion to establish two direct air capture hubs in Louisiana and Texas.

14 Aug 2023

Wastewater Treatment Plants Affect Species Composition of Invertebrates

Effluents from wastewater treatment plants have a dual effect: Some species disappear, while others benefit. Especially certain insect orders, such as stonefly and caddisfly larvae, are decimated.

14 Aug 2023

New Insights Into Arctic Weather and Climate Changes

A link between Arctic daily warming and the equator region, and also Atlantic storms was recently discovered by Prof. Baohua Ren and his group from the School of Earth and Space Sciences at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

14 Aug 2023

ORNL Bootcamp Teaches Plant Managers How to Decarbonize Industrial Facilities

Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have developed a training camp to help manufacturing industries reduce energy-related carbon dioxide emissions and improve cost savings.

11 Aug 2023

New Chemical Recycling Technique Turns Low-Value Waste Plastic Into High-Value Products

Although many Americans deposit their plastic trash into the appropriate bins each week, many of those materials, including flexible films, multilayer materials and a lot of colored plastics, are not recyclable using conventional mechanical recycling methods.

11 Aug 2023

Study Finds Extreme Weather Events Will Worsen as Planet Warms

Extreme weather events have dominated the news this summer, with reports on extensive wildfires in Canada; dangerous flooding in India, Japan, and the Eastern US; severe heat waves in Spain, China, the United States, and Mexico; and the hottest day ever recorded on Earth.

11 Aug 2023

Water Distribution Maps Show Droughts are More Common Than Thought

While some parts of the world suffer extreme heat and persistent drought, others are being flooded.

11 Aug 2023

Extreme Glacial Cooling Caused Extinction of Early Humans in Europe

Paleoclimate evidence shows that around 1.1 million years ago, the southern European climate cooled significantly and likely caused an extinction of early humans on the continent, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

11 Aug 2023

First of 50 Ultra-Rapid EV Charging Hubs to be Built by SSE and M7 ‘Goes Live’

The first of SSE’s ultra-rapid electric vehicle charging hubs being built in conjunction with M7 Real Estate will be officially opened by former cabinet minister and local MP, Sir Brandon Lewis CBE, today (August 10th).

From SSE Energy Solutions 10 Aug 2023

Ethanol Fuel Cells: A Breakthrough in Power Density Paves the Way for Sustainable Energy

Researchers at the University of Central Florida (UCF) have made an outstanding breakthrough in ethanol fuel cell technology.

From University of Central Florida (UCF) 10 Aug 2023

Microplastics: A New Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease

Microplastics have been found in food, water, air, and some parts of the human body, according to scientists. Examining the innermost organs that are not directly exposed to the environment, on the other hand, is still limited.

10 Aug 2023

Climate Change Could Wipe Out Up to 70% of Highly Migratory Fish Habitat

A study of 12 species of highly migratory fish predators-including sharks, tuna, and billfish such as marlin and swordfish-finds that most of them will encounter widespread losses of suitable habitat and redistribution from current habitats in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean (NWA) and the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) by 2100.

10 Aug 2023