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Research on World's Largest Lakes Provide New Understanding of Climate Change Trends

NASA-funded research on the 11 largest freshwater lakes in the world coupled field and satellite observations to provide a new understanding of how large bodies of water fix carbon, as well as how a changing climate and lakes interact.

22 Jan 2021

Increasing Global Temperatures may Place Airports at Risk of Coastal Flooding

Even a modest sea level rise, triggered by increasing global temperatures, would place 100 airports below mean sea level by 2100, a new study has found.

22 Jan 2021

New Photosensitive-Nanostructured Electrodes for Green Hydrogen Production

A team of researchers from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) has collaborated with French researchers from the Institute of Chemistry and Processes for Energy, Environment and Health (ICPEES), a joint research lab of CNRS and University of Strasbourg, to open the door to the synthesis of green hydrogen.

22 Jan 2021

Teijin Establishes Europe Sustainable Technology Innovation Center

Teijin Limited announced today that it has established the European Sustainable Technology Innovation Center (ESTIC) in Arnhem, Netherlands as a research and development facility tasked with developing technologies for a more sustainable world.

From Teijin Limited 21 Jan 2021

LG Chem to Seek Innovative Ideas for Sustainable Technologies Worldwide Through 3rd Global Innovation Contest

LG Chem announced on 20th January that it will host the 3rd Global Innovation Contest (GIC) for leading universities and research institutions worldwide.

21 Jan 2021

The Devastating Effect that Wildfires have on Air Quality

Driven by climate change, wildfires are on the rise. New studies highlight the burden of such events on communities and human health.

By Robert Lea 21 Jan 2021

Pearl Millet can Withstand Climate Change Chaos Better than Wheat

In recent years, agriculture and climate experts have been warning that extreme climate events such as severe droughts with frequent heatwaves reduce the production of significant staple food crops like wheat, posing a severe threat to food security.

21 Jan 2021

Research Highlights How a Proposed MPA Network Could Help Protect Antarctic Penguins

New research led by BirdLife International, the University of East Anglia (UEA) and British Antarctic Survey highlights how a proposed network of marine protected areas could help safeguard some of the most important areas at sea for breeding Antarctic penguins.

21 Jan 2021

Slow Rainy Season Onset is a Reliable Indicator of Drought in Regions Prone to Food Insecurity

The onset date of the yearly rainy season reliably predicts if seasonal drought will occur in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa that are particularly vulnerable to food insecurity, and could help to mitigate its effects. Shraddhanand Shukla and colleagues at the University of California, Santa Barbara's Climate Hazards Center, present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS ONE on January 20, 2021.

21 Jan 2021

Energy Produced from Footsteps Could Help Address India’s Reliance on Coal

India has been dealing with energy issues in recent years. At present, the country depends heavily on coal, and it is predicted that consumer demand will double by 2040, rendering its green energy goals look out of range.

20 Jan 2021

New Method Improves Computer Model Estimations of Climate Change

Climate researchers have found a simple but efficient way to improve estimations of ultimate global warming from complex climate models. The finding is relevant for the evaluation and comparison of climate models and thus for accurate projections of future climate change - especially beyond the year 2100.

20 Jan 2021

New Framework for Calculating Carbon Budget Provides Clarity into Climate Targets

Just how close are the world's countries to achieving the Paris Agreement target of keeping climate change limited to a 1.5 °C increase above pre-industrial levels?

20 Jan 2021

New Type of Aerogel Turns Air into Drinking Water

Some say future wars will be fought over water, and a billion people around the world are already struggling to find enough water to live.

20 Jan 2021

Study Provides Insights into Seafloor Marine Litter

The Messina Strait, a submarine bridge separating the island of Sicily from the Italian Peninsula, is the area with the largest marine litter density worldwide -more than a million objects per square kilometre in some parts-, as reported in a new review paper published in the journal Environmental Research Letters.

20 Jan 2021

Harvesting Energy from Footsteps Could Help Tackle India's Reliance on Coal

India has an energy problem. It currently relies heavily on coal and consumer demand is expected to double by 2040, making its green energy targets look out of reach. Part of the solution could come from harvesting energy from footsteps, say Hari Anand and Binod Kumar Singh from the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies in Dehradun, India.

20 Jan 2021