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The World’s Lakes are Rapidly Losing Oxygen

A new study examines surveys of lakes conducted over the past eighty years finding freshwater bodies are losing dissolved oxygen more quickly than the oceans.

By Robert Lea 3 Jun 2021

Lesser Air Traffic During COVID-19 Lockdown Positively Impacts Climate

They studied the extent to which cirrus clouds caused by aircraft occurred during the global hard lockdown between March and May 2020, and compared the values with those during the same period in previous years.

3 Jun 2021

Global Warming Leads to Rapid Deoxygenation of Freshwater Lakes

Oxygen levels in the world's temperate freshwater lakes are declining rapidly -- faster than in the oceans -- a trend driven largely by climate change that threatens freshwater biodiversity and drinking water quality.

3 Jun 2021

Acoustics Solutions Based on Cellulose Fibers can Cut Carbon Footprint of Buildings

Good acoustics in the workspace improve work efficiency and productivity, which is one of the reasons why acoustic materials matter.

3 Jun 2021

Choosing Suitable Tree Species can Help Better Prepare for Climate Threats

Tree species in Africa's upland mountain rainforests can adapt both photosynthesis and leaf metabolism to warming.

3 Jun 2021

Electricity-Eating Bacteria in Brackish Sediments May Play Role in Combating Climate Change

Global oceans absorb about 25% of the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere when fossil fuels are burned.

3 Jun 2021

Warmer Climates Lead to Low-Oxygen "Dead Zones" in the Subarctic North Pacific Ocean

An analysis of sediment cores from the Bering Sea has revealed a recurring relationship between warmer climates and abrupt episodes of low-oxygen "dead zones" in the subarctic North Pacific Ocean over the past 1.2 million years.

3 Jun 2021

Major Advance in the Development of Solar Cells is Also a Lockbox for Greenhouse Gases

Perovskite solar cells have progressed in recent years with rapid increases in power conversion efficiency, making them more competitive with silicon-based photovoltaic cells.

3 Jun 2021

Declining Fish Biodiversity can Affect Human Nutrition

All fish are not created equal, at least when it comes to nutritional benefits.

3 Jun 2021

Extreme Heat Events More Likely in Tropics with Large, Rapidly Growing Population

Icebergs crumbling into the sea may be what first come to mind when imagining the most dramatic effects of global warming.

3 Jun 2021

New Systematic Framework Could Help Realize Emission Reduction Targets

Organizations, such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), often review the feasibility of climate scenarios but it is not known what drives these feasibility concerns and whether they can actually be accomplished in practice.

3 Jun 2021

Researchers Map Large, Intermittent Methane Emission Sources in the Permian Basin

The Permian Basin is situated in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico. It is one of the major oil- and gas-producing areas in the United States.

3 Jun 2021

Centuries-Old Smoke Particles Shed New Light on the Future Impacts of Global Climate Change

Centuries-old smoke particles preserved in the ice reveal a fiery past in the Southern Hemisphere and shed new light on the future impacts of global climate change, according to a research led by Harvard University and a group of international researchers from the Desert Research Institute in Nevada and the University of Hong Kong, etc. recently published in Science Advances.

2 Jun 2021

Unique Corals can Regenerate Coral Reef Habitats on the Great Barrier Reef

Table corals have been dubbed as "extraordinary ecosystem engineers" - with new research showing these unique corals can regenerate coral reef habitats on the Great Barrier Reef faster than any other coral type.

2 Jun 2021