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Study Finds Phytoplankton are Active During Winter Months, Driving Global Carbon Cycle

The Southern Ocean's role in driving the global carbon cycle may be stronger than expected as the biological carbon pump is not "switched off" in winter as previously thought.

15 Oct 2021

Research Documents the Formation of a Rift in the Oldest and Thickest Arctic Ice

A new study documents the formation of a 3,000-square-kilometer rift in the oldest and thickest Arctic ice.

15 Oct 2021

Amazon’s Hydropower Capacity Likely to Diminish, Says Study

Hydropower is the dominant source of energy in the Amazon region, the world's largest river basin and a hotspot for future hydropower development.

15 Oct 2021

Researchers and Policymakers Must Look Beyond 2100 Benchmark, Says Study

To fully grasp and plan for climate impacts under any scenario, researchers and policymakers must look well beyond the 2100 benchmark. Unless CO2 emissions drop significantly, global warming by 2500 will make the Amazon barren, the American Midwest tropical, and India too hot to live in, according to a team of international scientists.

15 Oct 2021

The New Jersey Climate Change Alliance Declares the Handiness of a Sustainable Organic Material Management Plan

Today marks the effective date of the New Jersey Food Waste Recycling Law signed by Governor Phil Murphy on April 20, 2020.

15 Oct 2021

Researchers Assess Climate Factors Affecting Growth and Quality of Tea in Africa

Researchers in the UK and Africa have teamed up to help tea producers better understand future climate risks in a bid to reduce crop damage.

15 Oct 2021

Experts Create New Model to Assess for Flood Hazards

The widespread flooding that submerged parts of the province's most densely populated regions in 2017 and 2019 exposed important gaps in Quebec's flood preparedness regime.

15 Oct 2021

Study Explores Various Approaches to Catalysis

With each passing day, the dark side of our addiction to fossil fuels becomes more apparent. In addition to slashing emissions of carbon dioxide, society must find sustainable alternatives to power the modern world.

15 Oct 2021

Research Reveals Conditions Under Which Superionic Ice Forms

A layer of "hot," electrically conductive ice could be responsible for generating the magnetic fields of ice giant planets like Uranus and Neptune.

15 Oct 2021

Study Urges the Need for a Novel Sustainable System of Agriculture

Sustainable agriculture will not be achieved by one universal solution. A meta-analysis by the University of Basel shows that the current focus on no-till farming does not achieve the desired results.

15 Oct 2021

Wind and Solar Power Insufficient in Attaining Global Climate Targets

The production of renewable energy is increasing every year. But after analysing the growth rates of wind and solar power in 60 countries, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and Lund University in Sweden and Central European University in Vienna, Austria, conclude that virtually no country is moving sufficiently fast to avoid global warming of 1.5°C or even 2°C.

15 Oct 2021