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Grasslands Across North America to Face Higher Summer Temperatures and Widespread Drought

Grasslands across North America will face higher summer temperatures and widespread drought by the end of the century, according to a new Harvard study on the effects of climate change.

1 Mar 2016

Plastic Waste Could Move into Ocean Depths Through Faeces of Plankton

Plastic waste could find its way deep into the ocean through the faeces of plankton, new research from the University of Exeter and Plymouth Marine Laboratory shows.

1 Mar 2016

ICES Journal of Marine Science Announces Publication of Special Issue on Ocean Acidification

Today, the ICES Journal of Marine Science publishes a special issue on ocean acidification, the most-studied single topic in marine science.

1 Mar 2016

Introduction of European Union Policies and New Technologies Reduces Air Pollution

A study led by the University of Leeds has found that about 80,000 deaths are prevented each year due to the introduction of European Union (EU) policies and new technologies to reduce air pollution.

1 Mar 2016

Scientists Show Damage Costs Increase at Higher Rate than Sea-Level Rise

Damages from extreme events like floods are even more relevant than the mean sea level itself when it comes to the costs of climate impacts for coastal regions. However, while it is now rather well understood how sea-levels will rise in the future, only small progress has been made estimating how the implied damage for cities at the coasts will increase during the next decades.

29 Feb 2016

Researchers Develop and Test Framework Based on Consumer's Accountability for Carbon Emission

How much do consumers care about the carbon footprint of the products they buy? Would they care more if the goods were labeled with emissions data? Does it matter at which stage in the lifecycle of a product the carbon is emitted? Research published in the International Journal of Environmental Policy and Decision Making offers a way to find out.

29 Feb 2016

Senior Defense Officials Gather to Address Need for Collaborative Research in Polar Regions

To address the need for collaborative research in the Polar Regions, Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Mat Winter met in Finland last week with counterparts from five nations in a first-ever gathering of senior defense officials to coordinate science and technology research in high latitudes.

29 Feb 2016

Researchers Follow Radioactive Waste to Understand Formation of Ocean Currents

After the Fukushima incident in Japan in March of 2011, where the nuclear power plant was hit by a tsunami, scientists used numerical models of ocean currents to predict the possible speed and direction of radioactive materials that had been released.

29 Feb 2016

New Genetic Tools Identify Links Between Early Developmental Traits and Biomass Yield in Miscanthus

The U.S. government has mandated a rise in domestic ethanol production from cellulosic bioenergy crops, spurring research to identify and improve high-yielding biomass crops. One of the strongest contenders is Miscanthus, a large Asian perennial grass.

26 Feb 2016

Increased Levels of Dissolved Salts can be Toxic to Aquatic Invertebrates

Aquatic life can suffer when high concentrations of dissolved salts enter freshwater ecosystems, a process known as salinization.

26 Feb 2016

Cooperative Field Study of Air Quality to Advance Air Pollution Monitoring from Space

NASA and the Republic of Korea are developing plans for a cooperative field study of air quality in May and June to advance the ability to monitor air pollution accurately from space.

26 Feb 2016

Researchers Study Impact of Freshwater Biodiversity on Inland Fishery Yields

A recent study from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the University of Southampton reveals that inland freshwaters with a wide range of fish species contain higher-yielding and less variable fisheries.

25 Feb 2016

Biomass Production from Perennial Grasslands Increases Economic Benefits of CRP Land

The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) was established 30 years ago by the USDA’s Farm Service Agency as part of an initiative to boost habitat for sensitive wildlife species, minimize soil erosion, and enhance the quality of water. Farmers receive rent from the program in exchange for land to be removed from crop production and planted with species that enhance the quality of the environment. The land, as well as its cover crop, would be left untouched for a period of 10 to 15 years.

25 Feb 2016

Researchers Propose Carbon Budget for Keeping Global Warming Below 2°C

In a comprehensive new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change, researchers propose a limit to future greenhouse gas emissions--or carbon budget--of 590-1240 billion tons of carbon dioxide from 2015 onwards, as the most appropriate estimate for keeping warming to below 2°C, a temperature target which aims to avoid the most dangerous impacts of climate change.

25 Feb 2016

New Model Determines How Efficiently Oceans Will Continue to Soak Up CO2 Humans Emit

Since pre-industrial times, the world's oceans have absorbed 41 percent of the carbon dioxide humans have released into the atmosphere. The remainder stays airborne, warming the planet.

25 Feb 2016

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Grasslands Across North America to Face Higher Summer Temperatures and Widespread Drought

Plastic Waste Could Move into Ocean Depths Through Faeces of Plankton

ICES Journal of Marine Science Announces Publication of Special Issue on Ocean Acidification

Introduction of European Union Policies and New Technologies Reduces Air Pollution

Scientists Show Damage Costs Increase at Higher Rate than Sea-Level Rise

Researchers Develop and Test Framework Based on Consumer's Accountability for Carbon Emission

Senior Defense Officials Gather to Address Need for Collaborative Research in Polar Regions

Researchers Follow Radioactive Waste to Understand Formation of Ocean Currents

New Genetic Tools Identify Links Between Early Developmental Traits and Biomass Yield in Miscanthus

Increased Levels of Dissolved Salts can be Toxic to Aquatic Invertebrates

Cooperative Field Study of Air Quality to Advance Air Pollution Monitoring from Space

Researchers Study Impact of Freshwater Biodiversity on Inland Fishery Yields

Biomass Production from Perennial Grasslands Increases Economic Benefits of CRP Land

Researchers Propose Carbon Budget for Keeping Global Warming Below 2°C

New Model Determines How Efficiently Oceans Will Continue to Soak Up CO2 Humans Emit

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