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Climate Change may Alter Future Patterns of Flooding

Climate change will significantly alter future patterns of flooding, according to a new study led in part by the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

2 Sep 2021

Switching to Green Cleaning Products Reduces Exposure to Toxic Chemicals

High school students worked with UC Berkeley researchers to test whether switching to green cleaning reduces users' exposure to harmful chemicals.

2 Sep 2021

Warming Oceans Drive North Atlantic Right Whale Population Towards Extinction

Warming oceans have driven the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale population from its traditional and protected habitat, exposing the animals to more lethal ship strikes, disastrous commercial fishing entanglements and greatly reduced calving rates.

2 Sep 2021

Study Quantifies the Significance of Insects in the Decomposition of Wood

The rate of decomposition of deadwood in forests relies on the climate as well as on insects and fungi. An international group of researchers has determined the yearly contribution made by deadwood to the global carbon cycle and assessed the significance of insects in the decomposition of wood for the first time.

2 Sep 2021

Study Highlights How Engineered Nanomaterials may Persist or Degrade in the Environment

A new study published today in the journal Environmental Science & Technology finds that exposing certain nanomaterials to light can influence their environmental transformation, fate and, ultimately, their toxicity.

2 Sep 2021

How Cities Can Use Biochar in Urban Green Spaces to Achieve Carbon Neutrality

Senior lecturer Mikko Jalas is available to comment on how cities can use biochar in urban green spaces to help reach carbon neutrality.

2 Sep 2021

Advanced Electrolyzers for the Production of Green Hydrogen

Researchers at the University of Bayreuth advance the study on high-temperature electrolysis (HTEL) as a section of the hydrogen flagship program supported by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

2 Sep 2021

Flux Sensing in Green Buildings

Governments and citizens worldwide are increasingly concerned with climate change, creating many drives and initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. One relatively new invention, Flux Sensing, has the potential to help reduce emissions.

By Marc Bonne 2 Sep 2021

Blue Hydrogen to Account for 85% of Low-Carbon Hydrogen Capacity in North America by 2030, says GlobalData

Hydrogen markets are taking off around the world, and GlobalData expects low-carbon hydrogen production in North America to nearly triple by 2030, reaching 1.4 million tons per annum (mtpa).

2 Sep 2021

Vestas Wins 396 MW EnVentus Order for Wind Project in Australia

In partnership with Tilt Renewables, which is now part of the leading Australian renewable energy generator Powering Australian Renewables (PowAR), Vestas has secured a 396 MW contract for Rye Park Wind Farm in New South Wales, Australia.

From Vestas 2 Sep 2021

Experts Advocate Cost-Effective Solutions to Replace Power Plants

Analyzing California’s power system, MITEI researchers show that hydrogen-generated electricity is a cost-competitive candidate for backing up wind and solar.

1 Sep 2021

Research Examines Rare Earth Elements in a Colorado Watershed

Rare earth elements are finding their way into Colorado water supplies, driven by changes in climate, finds a new study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology.

1 Sep 2021

Developing New Global Priority Maps that Help Identify New Areas for Conservation

Managing a strategically placed 30% of land for conservation could safeguard 70% of all considered terrestrial plant and vertebrate animal species, while simultaneously conserving more than 62% of the world's above and below ground vulnerable carbon, and 68% of all clean water.

1 Sep 2021

Archeological Researchers Highlight Blind Spots in Australia’s Environmental Management Policies

New archaeological research highlights major blind spots in Australia's environmental management policies, placing submerged Indigenous heritage at risk.

1 Sep 2021

Rising Temperature may Result in Extreme Sea Levels Along Coastlines More Frequently

The news has been packed in recent months with severe climate and weather events-record-high temperatures from the Pacific Northwest to Sicily, flooding in Germany and the eastern United States, wildfires from Sacramento to Siberia to Greece.

1 Sep 2021