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Study Details Effect of Long-Term Pollutant Exposure on COVID-19 Patients

A study presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) held online this year shows that long-term exposure to high levels of air pollutants, specifically, fine particulate matter (PM2.5), has significantly influenced the outcomes for people hospitalized with COVID-19.

9 Jul 2021

Study Assesses the Impact of Climate Change in Dry and Hot Periods in the Pyrenees

A team of the University of Barcelona has analysed for the first time what the dry and hot periods could be like in the area of the Pyrenees depending on different greenhouse emission scenarios.

9 Jul 2021

Scientists Launch Campaign to Map Biodiversity in South Africa's Greater Cape Floristic Region

Scientists from the U.S. and South Africa are launching a campaign to map marine, freshwater, and terrestrial species and ecosystems in one of Earth's biodiversity hotspots: the Greater Cape Floristic Region at the southwestern edge of South Africa.

9 Jul 2021

Coastal Wetlands Provide More Flood Protection than Previously Thought

Coastal wetlands - such as salt marshes - provide even more flood protection than previously thought, reducing the risk to lives and homes in estuaries, a new study has revealed.

9 Jul 2021

Experts Call for Immediate Action to Deal with Carbon Debt

As atmospheric concentrations of CO2 continue to rise, we are putting future generations at risk of having to deal with a massive carbon debt.

9 Jul 2021

Research Examines How Fishing Communities are Adapting to Climate Change

What happens when climate change affects the abundance and distribution of fish? Fishers and fishing communities in the Northeast United States have adapted to those changes in three specific ways, according to new research published in Frontiers in Marine Science.

9 Jul 2021

Seismic Monitoring Could Help Track Permafrost Stability Under Climate Change

In the past three years, seismic waves that pass through the ground near Longyearbyen in the Adventdalen valley, Svalbard, Norway, have steadily slowed down most probably because of permafrost warming in the Arctic valley.

9 Jul 2021

China-Canada Collaboration on CO2 Capture for Cement

A new collaboration between the China Building Materials Academy, and Canadian based, International CCS Knowledge Centre will see simultaneous advancements in understanding and knowledge sharing of carbon capture technology designed specifically to see substantial emission reductions from the global cement industry.

9 Jul 2021

Ocean Winds and Aker Offshore Wind Announce Partnership for Floating Offshore Wind Energy in Scotland

Two of the world’s leading offshore wind energy companies have today announced their establishment of a partnership to develop floating offshore wind generation sites in Scotland.

9 Jul 2021

Sulfur Intervention Induced Solar Geoengineering to Reduce Greenland Icecap Melting

The idea of injecting sulfur into the stratosphere to decrease solar radiation and curb the melting of the Greenland ice cap seems to be an interesting proposal but it also has risks involved.

8 Jul 2021

Study Analyzes the Impact of Atmospheric Acidity on Ocean Ecology

New research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) reveals the disruption in the ecological balance of the oceans, caused due to increased acidity in the atmosphere.

8 Jul 2021

Global Warming will Increase Heat-Related Deaths in the Coming Decades

Various studies have suggested that global warming will lead to a decrease in cold-attributable mortality and an increase in deaths caused by heat.

8 Jul 2021

New Details on Possible Climate Changes for the Coming Decades

The GERICS climate outlooks show climate changes at this regional scale for the first time.

8 Jul 2021

Study Reveals Rising Mortality Rates Due to Abnormal Temperatures Over 2 Decades

More than five million extra deaths a year can be attributed to abnormal hot and cold temperatures, according to a world first international study led by Monash University.

8 Jul 2021

Cold-Adapted Arctic Birds are Vulnerable to Heat Stress Caused by Climate Change

The Arctic is warming at approximately twice the global rate. A new study led by researchers from McGill University finds that cold-adapted Arctic species, like the thick-billed murre, are especially vulnerable to heat stress caused by climate change.

8 Jul 2021