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Climate Change Affects Ecosystems in Coastal Waters of Buzzards Bay

An analysis of long-term, water quality monitoring data reveals that climate change is already having an impact on ecosystems in the coastal waters of Buzzards Bay, Mass. The impacts relate to how nitrogen pollution affects coastal ecosystems.

22 Jan 2016

New Study Shows Economic Impacts of Removing Derelict Crab Pots from Lower Chesapeake Bay Waters

A new study by researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science shows that a 6-year program to remove derelict crab pots from lower Chesapeake Bay generated more than $20 million in harvest value for area watermen.

22 Jan 2016

NASA's Aqua Satellite Image Shows Cloud Top Temperatures Warming in Tropical Cyclone Victor

Warmer cloud top temperatures means that convection (rising air that leads to the development of thunderstorms that make up a tropical cyclone) has started to weaken.

22 Jan 2016

Study Results Help Define Regional Emissions Targets

The world has decided to adopt measures to prevent average global warming from exceeding the two-degree mark. But what does this mean for temperature and the distribution of heavy precipitation on a regional level? Climate researchers have now calculated this.

21 Jan 2016

New Study Analyzes Impact of Rising Carbon Dioxide Emissions on Ocean Fish

UNSW researchers have found that carbon dioxide concentrations in seawater could reach levels high enough to make fish “intoxicated” and disoriented many decades earlier than previously thought, with serious implications for the world’s fisheries.

21 Jan 2016

Mollusks Might be More Resilient to Changing Conditions than Previously Thought

Pearls have adorned the necklines of women throughout history, but some evidence suggests that the gems' future could be uncertain. Increasingly acidic seawater causes oyster shells to weaken, which doesn't bode well for the pearls forming within. But, as scientists report in ACS' journal Environmental Science & Technology, the mollusks might be more resilient to changing conditions than previously thought.

21 Jan 2016

Researchers Map How Climate Changes in Response to Cumulative Carbon Emissions Worldwide

Earth’s temperature has increased by 1°C over the past century, and most of this warming has been caused by carbon dioxide emissions. But what does that mean locally?

21 Jan 2016

Researchers Use Photo-Bioelectrochemical Cells to Convert Solar Energy into Electrical Power

Researchers from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in Israel, and the University of Bochum, in Germany, have introduced a new method in the making of photo-bioelectrochemical cells. This discovery has been reported in Nature Energy.

20 Jan 2016

UTA and City of Denton Partner on Groundbreaking Landfill Project

Cities, counties and countries have spent decades covering trash with intricate layers of liners and soil in landfills as the best way to protect groundwater and eventually reclaim usable green space.

20 Jan 2016

Air Products Awarded PED Certification for New Membrane Separators for Biogas Upgrading Applications

Air Products’ PRISM Membranes division in Saint Louis, Missouri, has received PED (Pressure Equipment Directive) certification for two new sizes of membrane separators for biogas upgrading applications.

20 Jan 2016

ORNL Scientists Explore Battery Inefficiency Using Neutrons

Rechargeable batteries power everything from electric vehicles to wearable gadgets, but obstacles limit the creation of sleeker, longer-lasting and more efficient power sources.

20 Jan 2016

Study Results Help Conservation Planning for Elusive Bush Dogs

The bush dog is one of the most enigmatic of the world's canid species, seldom seen throughout its range in Central and South America.

20 Jan 2016

Study Reveals Half of Global Ocean Heat Content Increase Has Occurred in Recent Decades

Lawrence Livermore scientists, working with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (link is external) and university colleagues, have found that half of the global ocean heat content increase since 1865 has occurred over the past two decades.

20 Jan 2016

Novel Methodology to Evaluate Impact of Human-Induced Climate Change

The past century has seen a 0.8°C (1.4°F) increase in average global temperature, and according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the overwhelming source of this increase has been emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants from human activities.

20 Jan 2016

Hydronet2 Project Focuses on the Future of Switzerland’s Hydropower Sector

EPFL’s Energy Centre has been hosting the Hydronet2 project to promote Switzerland’s position in hydropower across national and international energy markets. The project aims to enhance hydropower plants’ design, manufacture and operation. Hydropower is Switzerland’s main source of renewable energy and contributes towards 56% of electricity production.

19 Jan 2016