Weather-related disasters and climatological extremes, including rivers bursting their banks and flooding as well as heatwaves and droughts, cause tragic loss of life and cost billions of dollars in property damage each year.
Tag: Environment – science
Engineers unmask nanoplastics in oceans for the first time, revealing their true shapes and chemistry
In a new study, engineers at the University of Notre Dame have presented clear images of nanoplastics in ocean water off the coasts of China, South Korea and the United States, and in the Gulf of Mexico.
Extinct fish species is alive and well
The houting, a fish species that lived in North Sea estuaries and is officially extinct, turns out to be alive and well.
Biological Particles Play Crucial Role in Arctic Cloud Ice Formation
An international team of scientists from Sweden, Norway, Japan, and Switzerland, has presented research findings that reveal a crucial role of biological particles, including pollen, spores, and bacteria, in the formation of ice within Arctic clouds.