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Seasonal Sea Level Cycle Fluctuates More over the Past Two Decades

Around the globe, sea levels typically rise a little in summer and fall again in winter. Now, a new study shows that, from the Florida Keys to southern Alabama, those fluctuations have been intensifying over the past 20 years. Summer peaks have been getting higher and winter troughs dipping lower, potentially increasing flooding from hurricanes and stressing delicate ecosystems, the researchers report.

31 Jan 2014

High Nitrogen Levels in Santa Monica Mountains May Adversely Impact Native Plants

Initial results from experiments conducted in the Santa Monica Mountains by a botanist at the University of California, Riverside and her colleagues indicate that high levels of nitrogen may adversely impact native plants and, by extension, increase the risk of wildfire.

28 Jan 2014

Study Shows Significant Reduction of Environmental Impact in Egg Production Over Past 50 Years

A new study published in Poultry Science shows that while U.S. egg production has increased over the past 50 years, the industry has also been able to significantly decrease its environmental footprint. Researchers conducted a lifecycle analysis of U.S. egg production from 1960 to 2010 to evaluate environmental performance measures for the complete lifecycle from crops to hens to the farm gate.

27 Jan 2014

Payment for Protection of Deep-Sea Ecosystems Damaged by Commercial Interests

A Heriot-Watt biologist is among a team of environmental economists, policy developers and biologists who have called for formal governance to detail how to pay for the restoration and protection of deep-sea ecosystems damaged by commercial interests.

25 Jan 2014

Marine Ecosystems Very Sensitive to Abrupt Climate Change, Research Finds

Marine ecosystems – especially in nutrient-starved areas of the ocean – are very sensitive to abrupt climate change, according to new research from the University of Bristol.

25 Jan 2014

Arctic Sea Ice Dynamics Leading to Increased Amounts of Mercury Deposition

DRI scientists' co-author study examining changing atmospheric chemistry in fragile northern ecosystems

17 Jan 2014

Unseen Stream of Rubbish Flowing through London could be a Serious Threat to Wildlife

Thousands of pieces of plastic have been discovered, submerged along the river bed of the upper Thames Estuary by scientists at Royal Holloway, University of London and the Natural History Museum.

8 Jan 2014

Climate Change May Impact Even Most Remote Deep-Sea Ecosystems

A new study quantifies for the first time future losses in deep-sea marine life, using advanced climate models. Results show that even the most remote deep-sea ecosystems are not safe from the impacts of climate change.

31 Dec 2013

Ecosystems Replace One Another Due to Climate Change

Cold-sensitive mangrove forests have expanded dramatically along Florida's Atlantic Coast as the frequency of killing frosts has declined, according to a new study based on 28 years of satellite data from the University of Maryland and the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, Maryland.

31 Dec 2013

GE Releases Report on Environmental Dredging Project on Upper Hudson River

General Electric Co. today issued a report on the environmental dredging project the Company is conducting on the Upper Hudson River in New York State.

28 Dec 2013