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Tag: Climate Change
NASA finds Tropical Depression Bailu forms east of Philippines
NASA’s Terra satellite passed over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean and captured an image of newly developed Tropical Depression Bailu, east of the Philippines. On Aug. 20, 2019, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument aboard NASA’s Terra satellite provided…
Amazon Rainforest Absorbing Less Carbon Than Expected
An international team of scientists, including climate scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, found that accounting for phosphorus-deficient soils reduced projected carbon dioxide uptake by an average of 50% in the Amazon, compared to current estimates based on previous climate models that did not take into account phosphorus deficiency.
Warmer winters are changing the makeup of water in Black Sea
WASHINGTON – Warmer winters are starting to alter the structure of the Black Sea, which could foreshadow how ocean compositions might shift from future climate change, according to new research. A new study published in AGU’s Journal of Geophysical Research:…
Global reinsurance experts urge investment in open-source risk models
Strategic management academics recommend alteration of insurance industry in background paper prepar
NASA pinpointed tropical storm Krosa’s strength before Japan landfall
NASA’s Aqua satellite provided forecasters at the Joint Typhoon Warning Center with infrared data and cloud top temperature information for Tropical Storm Krosa as it was making landfall in southern Japan. Cloud top temperatures provide information to forecasters about where…
Ice sheets impact core elements of the Earth’s carbon cycle
The Earth’s carbon cycle is crucial in controlling the greenhouse gas content of our atmosphere, and ultimately our climate. Ice sheets which cover about 10 percent of our Earth’s land surface at present, were thought 20 years ago to be…
Green chemists find a way to turn cashew nut shells into sunscreen
Team is working on techniques to produce useful compounds from wood and other fast growing non-edibl
Early species developed much faster than previously thought, OHIO research shows
Ohio University researcher publishes landmark review of the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Even
Scientists Discover Key Factors in How Some Algae Absorb Solar Energy
Scientists have discovered how diatoms – a type of algae that produces 20 percent of the Earth’s oxygen – absorb solar energy for photosynthesis. The Rutgers University-led discovery, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could help lead to more efficient and affordable algae-based biofuels and combat climate change from fossil fuel burning.
Cool roofs can help shield California’s cities against heat waves
New Berkeley Lab study finds that in reducing air temperatures, cool roofs could protect urbanites f
New study: Fracking prompts global spike in atmospheric methane
As methane concentrations increase in the Earth’s atmosphere, chemical fingerprints point to a probable source: shale oil and gas, according to new Cornell University research published today (14 August) in Biogeosciences , a journal of the European Geosciences Union. The…
New insight into glaciers regulating global silicon cycling
A new review of silicon cycling in glacial environments, led by scientists from the University of Bristol, highlights the potential importance of glaciers in exporting silicon to downstream ecosystems. This, say the researchers, could have implications for marine primary productivity…
New information on tropical parasitoid insects revealed
The diversity and ecology of African parasitoid wasps was studied for over a year during a project run by the Biodiversity Unit of the University of Turku in Finland. Parasitoid wasps are one of the animal groups that are the…
Researchers use blockchain to drive electric-vehicle infrastructure
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have integrated the use of blockchain into energy systems, a development that could result in expanded charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. In a study that outlines the new blockchain-oriented charging system, the researchers found…
Rare antelopes and black cats
Tanzania is home to a very elusive antelope species that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. According to the Red List, it can be classified as endangered. The first photograph of one of these antelopes was taken by…
Pollutant linked to climate change can accelerate lung disease as much as a pack a day of cigarettes
Long-term exposure to outdoor air pollutants, especially the pollutant ozone, accelerates the development of emphysema and age-related decline in lung function, even among people who have never smoked, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Dramatic Increase in Whales in NJ/NYC Raises Safety Concerns
The number of humpback whale sightings in New York City and northern New Jersey has increased dramatically in recent years, by more than 500 percent, as a result of warmer and cleaner waters, raising the risk of dangerous interactions between the huge marine mammals and humans, according to Rutgers–New Brunswick doctoral student Danielle Brown. Find out what she says boaters can do to keep themselves and whales safer as a migration heads closer to shores this fall.
Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss IPCC Report on Climate Change and Land
New Brunswick, N.J. (Aug. 8, 2019) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick Professor Pamela McElwee is available to comment on the United Nations report released today on Climate Change and Land that she co-authored. McElwee, an associate professor in the Department of Human…
IU experts available to comment on United Nations climate report
Indiana University experts on sustainable agricultural and food production are available to comment on a special U.N.-commissioned report on land and climate. A summary of the report, released today by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, warns that the large amount of greenhouse gas emissions resulting from agricultural practices focused on meat and dairy production are a significant contributor to global warming.
Climatologist Available to Discuss IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land
ALBANY, N.Y. (Aug. 8, 2019) – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is releasing its Special Report on Climate Change and Land today, which details how land degradation and deforestation, along with agriculture and the other ways people shape…
Upcoming IPCC report to call for urgent food system reforms
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is expected to release a report on Thursday, demonstrating how the agricultural sector contributes to greenhouse gas emissions, and emphasizing a need to change the way countries produce food and manage land. Ariel…
Global climate trend since Dec. 1 1978: +0.13 C per decade
Global Temperature Report: July 2019
Researchers develop novel process to study how trees affect building temperatures, air flow in extreme heat
Researchers at Iowa State University have developed a model to test how shading and air flow can improve indoor temperatures during the sweltering heat of Midwest summers.
New Unprinting Method Can Help Recycle Paper and Curb Environmental Costs
Rutgers-led study shows the benefits of removing toner with pulses of intense xenon light Imagine if your printer had an “unprint” button that used pulses of light to remove toner, curbing environmental impacts compared with conventional paper recycling. A Rutgers-led…
Which Climates Are Best for Passive Cooling Technologies?
If you guessed locations with drier atmospheres and frequent clear skies, you’re right. WASHINGTON, D.C., June 25, 2019 — A group of University of California, San Diego researchers set out to gain a better understanding of the thermal balance of…
How trees affect the weather
Trees’ water-use strategies can intensify droughts Nature, said Ralph Waldo Emerson, is no spendthrift. Unfortunately, he was wrong. New research led by University of Utah biologists William Anderegg, Anna Trugman and David Bowling find that some plants and trees are…
Saving New Jersey from the Rising Tide
New Brunswick, N.J. (June 24, 2019) – It’s 2050 and the sea level along New Jersey’s oceanfront and bays is 1.5 feet higher than it was at the turn of the century. That may not sound like much, but it’s…