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Tag: Climate Change
Laws help reduce pollution and do not affect competitiveness, study finds
The United Nations Climate Change (COP25) World Climate Summit, which starts today in Madrid, is the latest initiative by world governments to seek agreement on legal frameworks to help protect the planet. However, there are still many critical voices that…
Finnish rivers transport carbon to the Baltic Sea at an increasing rate
The amount of carbon transported via Finnish rivers to the Baltic Sea has risen substantially in the past few decades. This was found in a collaborative study by the University of Helsinki, Aarhus University and the Finnish Environment Institute. The…
Smog-eating graphene composite reduces atmospheric pollution
Graphene Flagship partners the University of Bologna, Politecnico di Milano, CNR, NEST, Italcementi HeidelbergCement Group, the Israel Institute of Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology, and the University of Cambridge have developed a graphene-titania photocatalyst that degrades up to 70% more…
Mason scientist develops game to arm users against climate change ‘fake news’
New game builds resilience against misinformation; ‘inoculates’ users against fake news on climate change; gamifies critical thinking
How to improve water quality in Europe
Policy briefs provide decision-makers with recommendations for action
As a way to fight climate change, not all soils are created equal
Recognizing diversity of soil organic matter can help science and agriculture move forward with carbon sequestration
Raising plants to withstand climate change
Proof of concept for changing mitochondrial respiration
Laws help reduce pollution and do not affect competitiveness, study finds
The United Nations Climate Change (COP25) World Climate Summit, which starts today in Madrid, is the latest initiative by world governments to seek agreement on legal frameworks to help protect the planet. However, there are still many critical voices that…
Finnish rivers transport carbon to the Baltic Sea at an increasing rate
The amount of carbon transported via Finnish rivers to the Baltic Sea has risen substantially in the past few decades. This was found in a collaborative study by the University of Helsinki, Aarhus University and the Finnish Environment Institute. The…
Smog-eating graphene composite reduces atmospheric pollution
Graphene Flagship partners the University of Bologna, Politecnico di Milano, CNR, NEST, Italcementi HeidelbergCement Group, the Israel Institute of Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology, and the University of Cambridge have developed a graphene-titania photocatalyst that degrades up to 70% more…
Whaling and climate change led to 100 years of feast or famine for Antarctic penguins
BATON ROUGE – New research reveals how penguins have dealt with more than a century of human impacts in Antarctica and why some species are winners or losers in this rapidly changing ecosystem. Michael Polito, assistant professor in LSU’s Department…
Svalbard reindeer populations rebounding from centuries of hunting
Most reindeer and caribou populations are on the decline; that’s not the case for reindeer living close to the North Pole
Study shows link between precipitation, climate zone and invasive cancer rates in the US
New Rochelle, NY, December 2, 2019–In a new study, researchers provide conclusive evidence of a statistical relationship between the incidence rates of invasive cancer in a given area in the U.S. and the amount of precipitation and climate type (which…
A CERN for climate change
In a Perspective article appearing in this week’s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , Tim Palmer (Oxford University), and Bjorn Stevens (Max Planck Society), critically reflect on the present state of Earth system modelling. They argue that it…
Discovery of an unusual protein
Scientists from Bremen discover an unusual protein playing a significant role in the Earth’s nitrogen cycle
Breathing? Thank volcanoes, tectonics and bacteria
Study points to one cause for several mysteries linked to breathable oxygen
McGill-led research unravels mystery of how early animals survived ice age
New findings further our understanding of extreme climate change and evolution
Climate change and human activities threatens picky penguins
Eating a krill-only diet has made one variety of Antarctic penguin especially susceptible to the impacts of climate change, according to new research involving the University of Saskatchewan (USask) which sheds new light on why some penguins are winners and…
Satellite imagery shows Typhoon Kammuri’s center obscured
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP or S-NPP satellite passed over the Philippine Sea in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean and found Typhoon Kammuri’s eye obscured. Since Kammuri has now entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility, defined by the World Meteorological Organization, the Philippine…
E4 Ecography Award for Ludmilla Figueiredo
Calcareous grasslands are dry, nutrient-poor habitats that occur frequently in the north of Bavaria. They are home to orchids, snakes and rare insects. Like all other ecosystems on earth, these grasslands are constantly threatened by disturbances – for example from…
Evidence: Antarctica’s thinning ice shelves causing more ice to move from land into sea
Researchers have produced the first physics-based quantifiable evidence that thinning ice shelves in Antarctica are causing more ice to flow from the land into the ocean
New index maps relationships between poverty and accessibility in Brazil
Researchers from the School of Engineering in Trinity College Dublin have developed a new spatial index that measures the connections between poverty and poor accessibility. The research, recently published in the Journal of Transport Geography , builds on previous work…
Svalbard reindeer populations rebounding from centuries of hunting
Most reindeer and caribou populations are on the decline; that’s not the case for reindeer living close to the North Pole
Drone images show Greenland ice sheet becoming more unstable as it fractures
The world’s second-largest ice sheet, and the single largest contributor to global sea-level rise, is potentially becoming unstable because of fractures developing in response to faster ice flow and more meltwater forming on its surface. Using custom-built drones strong enough…
Breathing? Thank volcanoes, tectonics and bacteria
Study points to one cause for several mysteries linked to breathable oxygen
A CERN for climate change
In a Perspective article appearing in this week’s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , Tim Palmer (Oxford University), and Bjorn Stevens (Max Planck Society), critically reflect on the present state of Earth system modelling. They argue that it…
Whaling and climate change led to 100 years of feast or famine for Antarctic penguins
BATON ROUGE – New research reveals how penguins have dealt with more than a century of human impacts in Antarctica and why some species are winners or losers in this rapidly changing ecosystem. Michael Polito, assistant professor in LSU’s Department…
Climate change and human activities threatens picky penguins
Eating a krill-only diet has made one variety of Antarctic penguin especially susceptible to the impacts of climate change, according to new research involving the University of Saskatchewan (USask) which sheds new light on why some penguins are winners and…
Study shows link between precipitation, climate zone and invasive cancer rates in the US
New Rochelle, NY, December 2, 2019–In a new study, researchers provide conclusive evidence of a statistical relationship between the incidence rates of invasive cancer in a given area in the U.S. and the amount of precipitation and climate type (which…
E4 Ecography Award for Ludmilla Figueiredo
Calcareous grasslands are dry, nutrient-poor habitats that occur frequently in the north of Bavaria. They are home to orchids, snakes and rare insects. Like all other ecosystems on earth, these grasslands are constantly threatened by disturbances – for example from…
New index maps relationships between poverty and accessibility in Brazil
Researchers from the School of Engineering in Trinity College Dublin have developed a new spatial index that measures the connections between poverty and poor accessibility. The research, recently published in the Journal of Transport Geography , builds on previous work…
Science around the planet uses images of earth from the space station
Images taken from the space station are used in a wide variety of scientific research
Discovery of an unusual protein
Scientists from Bremen discover an unusual protein playing a significant role in the Earth’s nitrogen cycle
Genomic gymnastics help sorghum plant survive drought
Understanding how sorghum survives harsh conditions could help researchers design crops that are more resilient to climate change
McGill-led research unravels mystery of how early animals survived ice age
New findings further our understanding of extreme climate change and evolution
Drone images show Greenland ice sheet becoming more unstable as it fractures
The world’s second-largest ice sheet, and the single largest contributor to global sea-level rise, is potentially becoming unstable because of fractures developing in response to faster ice flow and more meltwater forming on its surface. Using custom-built drones strong enough…
Satellite imagery shows Typhoon Kammuri’s center obscured
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP or S-NPP satellite passed over the Philippine Sea in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean and found Typhoon Kammuri’s eye obscured. Since Kammuri has now entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility, defined by the World Meteorological Organization, the Philippine…
Evidence: Antarctica’s thinning ice shelves causing more ice to move from land into sea
Researchers have produced the first physics-based quantifiable evidence that thinning ice shelves in Antarctica are causing more ice to flow from the land into the ocean
Rice to feed the world given a funding boost
The next phase of what is known as the C4 Rice Project has been given the green light for a further five years during which time scientists believe they will develop a prototype for a strain of rice which would…
Dialogue between locals, scientists and governments tackles climate change
Modern way of life, global urbanization and industrialization have led to serious environmental problems. An increase in average annual temperature causes the melting of glaciers and an increase in the level of the World Ocean, which changes the mode of…
Bad news for Nemo
Species can’t adapt to rapid environmental changes
COP25 special collection: Keep climate change impacts under control by making biodiversity a focus
Under a 2°Celsius warming scenario, 80 to 83% of language areas in New Guinea–home to the greatest biological and linguistic diversity of any tropical island on Earth–will experience decreases in the diversity of useful plant species by 2070, according to…
Bridging Climate Change Disconnects
There is overwhelming evidentiary support and consensus within the scientific community related to climate change, but an NMU professor says the keys to meaningful change include effective communication that recognizes the sources of resistance and connects with audience members through an emphasis on shared values.
U.N. climate report shows governments, businesses lagging
A United Nations report released on Tuesday shows the world is on track to experience the worst consequences of climate change, with global temperatures rising and governments failing to adequately reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Glen Dowell is a corporate sustainability…
Saving Bats from Wind Turbine Death
Wind energy holds great promise as a source of renewable energy, but some have wondered addressing climate change has taken precedence over conservation of biodiversity. Wind turbines, for example, kill some birds, and the fatality rate for bats is even higher. In the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, scientists report the results of a survey of stakeholders in the wind energy field about attitudes toward the relative emphasis on climate change versus biodiversity issues.
UTA civil engineer studying threats to industry, environment posed by severe flooding
Investigating economic, environmental impacts of natural disasters
‘Climate change is a disability rights issue’
“Global environmental change should be considered a disability rights issue”, first author Dr Aleksandra Kosanic and her colleagues Dr Mialy Razanajatovo (also University of Konstanz), Dr Jan Petzold (Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN), University of Hamburg) and…
Finding Nemo’s family: a good home is more important than good genes
In a study published today, scientists report that the long-term success of clownfish depends more on living in a good neighbourhood than it does on good genes. The natural home of the clownfish is the anemone, but not all anemones…
UT AgResearch and The Nature Conservancy to partner on working woodlands
Society to benefit from historic agreement