The Brahmaputra, Indus, Ganges, Mekong and Yellow rivers find their homes in the Third Pole, contributing to the major resource of not only drinking water, but irrigation for farming and energy in the form of hydropower to 20% of the world’s population.
By Sarah Moore
16 Sep 2019
The largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in British Columbia is transportation. Scientists at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have designed a hydrogen supply chain model that can facilitate the adoption of zero-emission, hydrogen-powered cars—converting them from a novelty into daily transportation in merely 30 years.
Forest areas the size of the UK are being lost globally every year.
By David J. Cross
13 Sep 2019
This article looks at the potential impact of complete deforestation and the technology preventing it.
By David J. Cross
12 Sep 2019
California are considering implementing the strictest plastic pollution laws in the US.
By David J. Cross
12 Sep 2019
The type of vegetation and land use has a vital role to play in water retention and runoff. Along with scientists from the U.S. and the UK, researchers from the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) have created a mathematical model that can reflect the complicated interplays between soil, vegetation, and water regimes.
A new partnership between Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, and Japanese specialist chemical manufacturer, Piotrek, will see Australian-developed battery technologies commercialized globally within the next five years.
Spark EV Technology today announced that it has completed extensive trials of its electric vehicle (EV) range prediction technology with Hyundai.
The UN Leader Michelle Bachelet has warned that the current climate crisis is the biggest threat to global human rights.
By David J. Cross
11 Sep 2019
Treating water by sorption of organic solvents such as trichloroethylene (TCE) is not a new concept. But discovering a technique that neutralizes these pollutants, rather than just shifting them someplace, is not a simple task.
Chemical Cloud Funded by Bill Gates Could Help End Global Warming
By David J. Cross
10 Sep 2019
CleanChoice Energy, a renewable energy company that empowers businesses and people to reduce emissions and enjoy cleaner lives, will collaborate with MPOWERD, a solar lantern manufacturer, to gift solar lanterns to those affected by Hurricane Dorian.
According to researchers at the University of Freiburg, forests that have a large diversity of species are more stable and productive when compared to monocultures.
Plastics have found their way into the fossil record according to a new study.
By David J. Cross
6 Sep 2019
During the heat of summer, cities tend to swelter more than neighboring rural areas and suburbs. While the size of this urban heat island effect differs broadly among the world’s cities, heat island intensity can fundamentally be explained by a city’s precipitation level and population, scientists stated in a paper published in the journal Nature on September 4th, 2019.