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El Niño Events Have Different Effects on Rainfall in West Antarctica

The rainfall in West Antarctica, particularly around the Antarctic Peninsula, shows large inconsistency on the inter-annual time scale.

26 Jul 2023

Atlantic Ocean Current May Collapse Due to Climate Change

Unlike what one imagines about the effect of climate change in Europe, a colder future may be coming in a few days. In recent research, scientists from the University of Copenhagen’s Niels Bohr Institute and Department of Mathematical Sciences forecast that the system of ocean currents that currently distribute heat and cold between the North Atlantic region and tropics will entirely stop if people keep emitting the same levels of greenhouse gases as they do right now.

26 Jul 2023

Consumers Prefer Climate-Friendly Products That Reduce Emissions, Not Offset Them

Whether it's recycled aluminum at Apple's MacBook Air or compensation payments from Microsoft for emissions over the life of an Xbox, climate-friendly products are becoming more and more popular.

26 Jul 2023

Scientists Discover How Earth Responds to Climate Change

A Chapman University scientist and his colleagues have determined how the Earth responds as it heats up due to climate change.

26 Jul 2023

New Method Could Revolutionize Recycling Industry

Managing and classifying waste accurately for reuse is a growing challenge in environmental protection. Addressing this issue, researchers at Hefei University of Technology in China have embarked on a quest to innovate in the realm of waste management, seeking effective methods that can simplify and improve the identification and classification of recyclable waste.

26 Jul 2023

Climate Change Has Dried Out the Colorado River Basin, Study Finds

From 2000 to 2021, climate change caused the loss of more than 40 trillion liters (10 trillion gallons) of water in the Colorado River Basin - about equal to the entire storage capacity of Lake Mead - according to a new study that modeled humans' impact on hydrology in the region.

26 Jul 2023

Rhodes Wildfire Forces Thousands to Flee

Wildfires burning on the Greek island of Rhodes have forced the evacuation of thousands of people as flames have spread from the island’s mountainous region to the coast.

26 Jul 2023

Katrick Technologies Shortlisted for National Sustainability Awards 2023

Greentech innovator Katrick Technologies has been shortlisted in the prestigious Energy Innovation award category at the upcoming National Sustainability Awards 2023.

From Katrick Technologies Ltd 26 Jul 2023

A New Hope for Clean Water: Solar-Powered Water Remediation

Using electrochemistry to separate different particles within a solution (also known as electrochemical separation) is an energy-efficient strategy for environmental and water remediation: the process of purifying contaminated water.

25 Jul 2023

Researchers Reveal the Rebound Effect of Food Waste Reduction

Reducing waste is one way to help combat hunger around the world, but stricter control over food loss and waste does not lead to better environmental outcomes, according to researchers at the University of California, Irvine and the University of Colorado Boulder.

25 Jul 2023

Methane Emissions From Biological Sources May be Higher Than Estimated

Recent research by Maarten van Herpen et al., reveals a new mechanism whereby blowing mineral dust mixes with sea-spray forms Mineral Dust-Sea Spray Aerosol (MDSA). The research was funded in part by the NGO Spark Climate Solutions.

25 Jul 2023

New Way to Measure Earth’s Response to Climate Change

A Chapman University researcher and his coworkers have discovered how the Earth reacts as it warms due to climate change.

25 Jul 2023

Kent Partner With University of Manchester on £5.1 Million Hydrogen Project

Kent, a leading engineering company in the area of oil and gas, carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS), and hydrogen (H2) technologies, has partnered with The University of Manchester to produce a new syngas and blue hydrogen technology with nearly zero direct carbon dioxide emissions.

25 Jul 2023

International Airlines Group Announces Investment into Nova Pangaea Technologies to Drive UK-Sourced Sustainable Aviation Fuel

International Airlines Group (IAG), the parent company of Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and LEVEL —has today announced an investment into Nova Pangaea Technologies (NPT), an innovative Teesside-based cleantech company whose technology is a crucial pathway to the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

25 Jul 2023

Catalyzing Sustainability and Fueling Change: The Next-Gen Catalyst that is Cutting Emissions

Researchers from the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Washington State University (WSU) have recently demonstrated a method that could remove methane from engine exhausts that burn natural gas.

By David J. Cross 24 Jul 2023