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Study Suggests Marine Heatwave Killed One Million Seabirds During 2015 and 2016

A record-breaking area of unusually warm water known as ‘the blob’ is thought to have been responsible for the deaths of around one million seabirds. Between the years 2013 and 2016, this patch of water lurke...

By David J. Cross 16 Jan 2020

New Research Confirms Role of Climate Change in Forest Wildfires

According to a research review on wildfire and global climate change risk published recently, climate change caused by humans supports conditions that lead to wildfires, thereby increasing their chances of occurrence.

14 Jan 2020

Eco-Friendly Battery can Light Up Homes in Sub-Saharan Africa

More than a billion people around the world are living without electricity. The problem is more serious in rural regions of Sub-Saharan Africa, where many cell phone owners are not able to charge their devices at home and a majority of the families spend their evenings in total darkness.

14 Jan 2020

Climate Change Does Not Contribute to the Migration of Sugar Maples

Climate is said to be a significant factor when it comes to establishing the growing zone of plant species. Toward the end of the next century, climate change is estimated to cause certain species to spread several dozens of kilometers north of their existing distribution regions, suggest several studies.

13 Jan 2020

New Study Helps Understand How Earth Works When it is in a Warm Mode

During the middle Miocene Climate Optimum period, global temperatures were warmer by 3 to 4 degrees, compared to present average temperatures, analogous to the estimates for the year 2100. The seas were thriving with life and the continents’ positions were just like today.

10 Jan 2020

Combination of Different Land-Covers Improves Functioning of Landscapes

Biodiverse ecosystems are known to function better, compared to monocultures. At the University of Zurich, ecologists have currently demonstrated that the same holds true on a larger level.

10 Jan 2020

Study Shows a Smarter Technique to Replenish Groundwater

Reclaimed water is injected into depleted aquifers by many municipalities in an effort to replenish groundwater levels.

10 Jan 2020

QED Highlights EZR Tray™ Air Stripper for Removing VOCs from Contaminated Groundwater and Waste Streams

Q.E.D. Environmental Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer of innovative environmental products, announces the patented EZR Tray™ air stripper, a sliding tray, stainless steel air stripper ideal for removing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from contaminated groundwater and waste streams.

From QED Environmental Systems, Inc. 10 Jan 2020

Study Looks at Projections of Global Energy Mix Over the Next Two Decades

When it comes to fulfilling ambitious energy and climate commitments, few nations successfully walk their talk. A case in point is the Paris Agreement initiated four years ago.

10 Jan 2020

Researchers Recommend New Approaches to Sway the Opinion of Climate Deniers

Those who want to change the views of climate deniers, can start by respecting and acknowledging the beliefs of people.

9 Jan 2020

New Treatment Methods can Reduce Concentration of Drugs in Wastewater

Seven wastewater treatment plants located in the Eastern United States were recently studied, showing a mixed record with regard to removing pharmaceutical drugs like antidepressants and antibiotics.

9 Jan 2020

Melting Antarctic Ice Sheets Have Made Southern Ocean More Acidic, Warmer

According to a new study, the increased freshwater caused by melting ice sheets in Antarctica, combined with the increased Antarctic wind has decreased the oxygen level in the Southern Ocean.

8 Jan 2020

Sea-Ice-Free Arctic Makes Permafrost Vulnerable to Thawing

New research, published today in Nature, led by scientists at the University of Oxford’s Department of Earth Sciences, and at the Geological Survey of Israel, provides evidence from Siberian caves suggesting that summer sea ice in the Arctic Ocean plays an essential role in stabilising permafrost and its large store of carbon.

7 Jan 2020

WHO Health and Air Quality Campaigner Joins BESA Group

The UK’s first World Health Organisation (WHO) advocate for air quality and health has joined the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) group for Health and Wellbeing in Buildings to progress her campaign to turn buildings into safe havens from air pollution.

7 Jan 2020

Developing New Technologies to Prevent Massive Loss of Energy in Windows

In the quest to make buildings more energy efficient, windows present a particularly difficult problem. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, heat that either escapes or enters windows accounts for roughly 30 percent of the energy used to heat and cool buildings.

7 Jan 2020