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Researchers Provide New Insight into Mesospheric Ozone Layer Depletion

The same phenomenon that causes aurorae -; the magical curtains of green light often visible from the polar regions of the Earth -; causes mesospheric ozone layer depletion.

23 Aug 2021

Scientists Highlight the Need for Right Tools to Forecast Climate Change Vulnerability of Species

It is not easy to predict how animals – from insects to fish – are going to respond to climate change and especially extremes of temperature.

23 Aug 2021

AWE Industries Develops a Wind-Driven System to Solve California’s Water Crisis

Given the current water crisis in California and impact that it has on municipalities, farmland, and developers, people are looking for answers. AWE Industries has the solution.

23 Aug 2021

New Approaches to Quantify Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture

Many scientists accept that climate change has a notable impact on U.S. agricultural production. However, estimates differ widely, turning it challenging to develop mitigation approaches.

23 Aug 2021

New Curtin Research Shows Mother Nature Recycles Trash to Create Diamonds

The Earth’s deepest diamonds are commonly made up of former living organisms that have effectively been recycled more than 400 kilometres below the surface, new Curtin research has discovered.

23 Aug 2021

Urgent Globally Coordinated Efforts Needed to Mitigate Climate Change and Extreme Heat

Extreme heat is an increasingly common occurrence worldwide, with heat-related deaths and illnesses also expected to rise.

20 Aug 2021

Research Reveals a More Stable Way to Store Energy

The sale of electric vehicles has grown exponentially in the past few years as is the need for renewable energy sources to power them, such as solar and wind.

20 Aug 2021

New Book Aims to Demystify How Climate Change Contributes to Catastrophes

Climate change is no longer a distant worry, discussed solely among scientists and environmentalists.

20 Aug 2021

New Dataset can Help Explore Issues at the Crossroads of Racial, Social and Climate Justice

The impacts of climate change strike hardest in socially and economically vulnerable communities; knowing this, researchers have constructed a variety of indices to try to identify populations most at risk.

20 Aug 2021

Increased Snowfall will Counter Sea Level Rise in the World’s Most Southern Continent

A new study predicts that any sea level rise in the world's most southern continent will be countered by an increase in snowfall, associated with a warmer Polar atmosphere.

20 Aug 2021

Study Analyzes Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Surface Water Quality

In the last few years, tens of thousands of hydraulic fracturing wells from Pennsylvania to Texas to North Dakota have done unconventional oil and gas production, which forms the routine for many Americans.

20 Aug 2021

Delivering Water for the Environment in 2021-22

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Office has released its Water Management Plan for 2021-22.

20 Aug 2021

Scottish Floating Offshore Wind Port Cluster Could Deliver £1.5bn Boost

A new independent report commissioned by the Scottish Government and offshore wind industry and led by Professor Sir Jim McDonald has today (August 20) set out a series of five recommendations to transform how Scottish companies secure work in offshore wind.

20 Aug 2021

Innovative Ammonia Production Process Could Contribute to Achieving Carbon Neutrality in Future

The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials, an institution under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Science and ICT, has developed an innovative process that uses renewable energy to produce ammonia at room temperature and normal pressure.

19 Aug 2021

Flinders University Experts Characterize Annoying Noise Features from Wind Farms

With wind generation one of the fastest-growing renewable energy sectors in the world, Flinders University experts are using machine learning and other signal processing techniques to characterize annoying noise features from wind farms.

19 Aug 2021