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Climate Change Could Have Helped Dinosaurs Migrate from South America to Greenland

A new article has refined the estimates of when herbivorous or plant-eating dinosaurs could have crossed North America on a northerly journey to reach Greenland, and pointed out an interesting climatic occurrence that could have aided these animals along the voyage.

16 Feb 2021

Royal HaskoningDHV to Support Europe’s Largest Green Hydrogen Project NortH2 with Environmental Consultancy

Royal HaskoningDHV is proud to announce it has been appointed as environmental consultant by the NortH2 consortium of Shell Nederland, Gasunie, Equinor, RWE and support partners Groningen Seaports and Province of Groningen.

From Royal HaskoningDHV 16 Feb 2021

Sponges, Other Animals Discovered Deep Beneath Antarctic Ice Shelves

A new study published recently in the Frontiers in Marine Science journal reports that there is more life than predicted far beneath the Antarctic ice shelves.

16 Feb 2021

Sea Level Data Confirms Climate Modeling Projections Were Right

Projections of rising sea levels this century are on the money when tested against satellite and tide-gauge observations, scientists find.

16 Feb 2021

Farmers and Scientists Unite for Pint-sized Pygmies

Fifty-two pygmy bluetongues have been released on a farm in a southern area of the mid-north, 90km north of Adelaide, as part of a $400,000 Flinders University Australian Research Council Linkage project to save them from looming extinction as our climate warms.

16 Feb 2021

More Intense Extreme Events, Reduced Precipitation Predicted for Eastern Alps

According to a new study, future climate scenarios for the Eastern Alps indicate less intense mean daily precipitation and more intense, localized extreme events.

15 Feb 2021

UMCES Researchers Receive Fulbright Scholarships to Study Environmental Challenges

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) Associate Professor Lora Harris and Ph.D. candidate Christina Goethel have been named Fulbright Scholars for 2021-2022. Harris will use her award to work in Finland on questions of estuarine ecology, and Goethel will use her award to support post-doctoral research and teaching in Iceland.

15 Feb 2021

Study Confirms the Presence of Tobacco Smoke-Driven Particulates in Airborne Particulate Matter

In a courtesy call to HE the President of Malta at San Anton Palace on Thursday, February 11, 2021, Dr Noel Aquilina from the Department of Chemistry, accompanied by Professor Emmanuel Sinagra, Head of the Department of Chemistry and Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Malta, presented the findings of a landmark study.

15 Feb 2021

Rising Ocean Temperatures Could Predict Hurricane Intensity Around Bermuda

New research shows that hurricane maximum wind speeds in the subtropical Atlantic around Bermuda have more than doubled on average over the last 60 years due to rising ocean temperatures in the region.

15 Feb 2021

Emissions of CFC-11 are Back on Decline After a Brief Resurgence

A new study reports that worldwide emissions of a potent substance alleged to deplete the Earth’s ozone layer, which is the protective barrier that absorbs the harmful UV rays from the Sun—have decreased very fast and are now again on the decline.

12 Feb 2021

Protected Area Designation Reduces Deforestation Rates

A survey of more than 18,000 land parcels spanning 2 million square miles across 63 countries shows that a "protected area" designation reduces the rate of deforestation but does not prevent it.

12 Feb 2021

Report Highlights the Need to Deal with Low-Carbon Transition Risks Seriously

On February 19, the world's second-largest greenhouse gas emitter, the United-States, will rejoin the Paris Agreement. This will kickstart a year of intensifying policy activity ahead of the United Nations Climate Change conference (COP26) in November, when countries will re-commit to their emissions reduction goals.

12 Feb 2021

The Role of Regional Ocean Governance in the Fight Against Marine Plastic Pollution

( Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies e.V. (IASS) ) Millions of tonnes of plastic waste find their way into the ocean every year. A team of researchers from the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) in Potsdam has investigated the role of regional ocean governance in the fight against marine plastic pollution, highlighting why regional marine governance should be further strengthened as negotiations for a new global agreement continue.

12 Feb 2021

Climate Scientists Study the Rapid Formation of Iodic Particles Over the Arctic

More than two thirds of the earth is covered by clouds. Depending on whether they float high or low, how large their water and ice content is, how thick they are or over which region of the Earth they form, it gets warmer or cooler underneath them.

12 Feb 2021

IKEA Aims to Turn a Swedish City into a Sustainable Community

Swedish retailer IKEA is making significant steps to enhance sustainability by developing a sustainable community and scrapping non-rechargeable alkaline batteries.

By Robert Lea 12 Feb 2021