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Climate Change Causes Higher Heat Strain for Humans, Animals and Crops

The occurrence of frequent extreme heat and stable high temperatures for long periods tend to cause an increase in psychological stress in humans, animals, and crops, which is currently a case of concern in Canada and the American Northwest.

5 Jul 2021

Errors in River Flux Estimates Explain the Missing Ocean Plastic Sink

Plastics are a growing problem for natural ecosystems around the globe, and in particular for our marine and freshwater environments.

5 Jul 2021

Abnormal Ocean Currents Cause Red Crab Strandings

For decades, people have wondered why pelagic red crabs--also called tuna crabs--sometimes wash ashore in the millions on the West Coast of the United States. New research shows that atypical currents, rather than abnormal temperatures, likely bring them up from their home range off Baja California.

5 Jul 2021

Energy Production at Mutriku Wave Farm Unaffected by Wave Force Increase

At the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country, the EOLO research group verified and confirmed the rise in the power flow of the waves in the Bay of Biscay since 1900.

5 Jul 2021

New Process to Recycle Carbon Black and Minerals from Used Car Tires

So far, waste tires have been primarily utilized for energy sources recovery. Only a sparse proportion of the carbon black included in such tires are recycled, as mineral ash accounts for nearly 20% of its content.

2 Jul 2021

Climate Change Causes Global Cryosphere Shrinkage of 87,000 Square Kilometers per Year

The global cryosphere--all of the areas with frozen water on Earth--shrank by about 87,000 square kilometers, a area about the size of Lake Superior, per year on average, between 1979 and 2016 as a result of climate change, according to a new study

2 Jul 2021

Pollution Reductions Contribute to Increase in Corn and Soybean Yields

A key factor in America's prodigious agricultural output turns out to be something farmers can do little to control: clean air.

2 Jul 2021

Current Rates of Global Plastic Emissions may Trigger Irreversible Effects

Current rates of plastic emissions globally may trigger effects that we will not be able to reverse, argues a new study by researchers from Sweden, Norway and Germany published on July 2nd in Science.

2 Jul 2021

Scientists Develop a Way to Better Predict Climate Change Effects on Plants and Animals

A team of scientists has devised a more accurate way to predict the effects of climate change on plants and animals -- and whether some will survive at all.

2 Jul 2021

Diverse Agricultural Landscapes Increase the Species Richness of Wild Bees

Mass-flowering crops such as oilseed rape or faba bean provide valuable sources of food for bees, which, in turn, contribute to the pollination of both the crops and nearby wild plants when they visit.

2 Jul 2021

'Last Ice Area' of the Arctic Ocean Shows Vulnerability to Climate Change

In a rapidly changing Arctic, one area might serve as a refuge - a place that could continue to harbor ice-dependent species when conditions in nearby areas become inhospitable

2 Jul 2021

Climate Change Led to Extinction of Elephants and Their Forebears

A new study reveals that elephants and their antecedents went extinct due to waves of extreme global environmental change, and not overhunting by early humans.

2 Jul 2021

Aussie-made Tindo Solar Panels Power Queensland’s Remote Parks

The Queensland government is using Australia-made solar panels as it replaces the power systems at its remote National Park facilities.

2 Jul 2021

Page-Roberts Reveals EV Design Concept Capable of 30% Longer Range

Automotive innovation start-up Page-Roberts has revealed a patented design concept for an electric vehicle capable of travelling up to 30% further than current EVs on the market.

From PAGE-ROBERTS AUTOMOTIVE LTD 2 Jul 2021

ABB to Charge Qatar’s Largest Electric Bus Infrastructure Project

The project will see ABB provide high power charging infrastructure for the fleet, which is expected to have 1,000 electric buses operating across the country and with a capacity to transport 50,000 passengers a day.

From ABB Electrification 1 Jul 2021