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Tundra Fires Accelerate Permafrost Degradation in Arctic Alaska

While climate change is the primary driver of permafrost degradation in Arctic Alaska, a new analysis of 70 years of data reveals that tundra fires are accelerating that decline, contributing disproportionately to a phenomenon known as "thermokarst," the abrupt collapse of ice-rich permafrost as a result of thawing.

10 Dec 2021

New System can Extract More Energy from Biomass

Researchers at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and the University of Rome "Tor Vergata" have designed a new system that allows more to be got from biomass thanks to a chemical reactor that works with a small solar power facility.

10 Dec 2021

Natural Decadal Variability in the Pacific Ocean Plays Role in Modulating Pacific Walker Circulation

A new study demonstrates that the naturally occurring warm-to-cold change in the tropical Pacific Ocean is the major cause for the recent intensification in Pacific Walker circulation, the most prominent feature of the tropical Pacific.

10 Dec 2021

Novel Approaches to Make Smarter Climate Models

Novel approaches developed by scientists including Lexie Yang of ORNL scan massive datasets of large-scale satellite images to more accurately map infrastructure – such as buildings and roads – in hours versus days.

10 Dec 2021

Study Identifies Widespread Future Changes in Climate Variability

There is growing public awareness that climate change will impact society not only through changes in mean temperatures and precipitation over the 21st century, but also in the occurrence of more pronounced extreme events, and more generally in natural variability in the Earth system.

10 Dec 2021

Cities' Roof-Top PVs and EVs can Supply Affordable, Dispatchable CO2-Free Electricity

Rooftop photovoltaics integrated with electric vehicles has the potential to deeply decarbonize urban energy systems in a cost-effective way.

10 Dec 2021

Octopus Energy Group and CPP Investments Announce Strategic Partnership

Octopus Energy Group today announces a long-term strategic partnership with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments).

From Octopus Energy Ltd 10 Dec 2021

New Stove Emissions Regulation Sets a Minimum Standard

From 1st January 2022, a new regulation will impose Ecodesign requirements for solid fuel local space heaters.

10 Dec 2021

New Study Finds Healthy, Diverse Soundscape on Restored Coral Reefs

In Indonesia, thousands of square meters of coral are being grown on formerly damaged reefs, but earlier, it was uncertain if these new corals would recover the complete reef ecosystem.

9 Dec 2021

Study Finds Persistent Deep Water Anoxia During the Last Ice Age

As a natural sink for carbon, the ocean is a central element of the Earth's climate system. The amount of carbon removed from the system in the long run depends on how much particles containing carbon are stored in the seabed.

9 Dec 2021

Plants Help to Slow Down Climate Change by Photosynthesizing More in Response to Emissions

Because plants take up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and convert it into food, forests and other similar ecosystems are considered to be some of the planet's most important carbon sinks.

9 Dec 2021

Modeling the Impact of COVID-19 Emissions Recovery Pathways on India's Summertime Climate

As the global economic recovery from COVID-19 continues, decisions regarding emissions strategies can have important implications on regional climate change.

9 Dec 2021

$14 Million Grant to Scale Up Climate-Resilient Rice Production in West Africa

The Climate Resilient Farming Systems program at Cornell is playing a key role in an initiative to make rice more resilient to climate change and increase production of the staple crop for smallholder rice farmers across 13 West African countries, thanks to a four-year, $14 million grant from the Adaptation Fund.

9 Dec 2021

Marine Aerosols Contribute to Higher Temperature Ice Cloud Formation Over the Southern Ocean

Climate models are digital simulations of the Earth's climate system. These models calculate the interactions of various drivers of climate, such as land, sea, atmosphere, and humidity among others and forecast the future climate of the world.

9 Dec 2021

New York City's Clean Heat Program Found to be Effective in Reducing Air Pollution

In 2012, New York City established the Clean Heat Program to eliminate the use of residual heating oil which had been identified as a major source of air pollution in the City and linked to multiple adverse health outcomes, including cardiovascular disease.

9 Dec 2021