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Kuroshio Current may Account for Hot and Humid Summers in Tokyo

According to a new study performed by an international research team, 40 million individuals living in Japan’s Kanto region, which also comprises Tokyo, might blame a meandering ocean current for the rising hot and humid summers.

31 Mar 2021

Remote Monitoring Could Boost the Use of Nature-Based Solutions to Safeguard Against Natural Hazards

Remote monitoring using airborne devices such as drones or satellites could revolutionise the effectiveness of nature-based solutions (NBS) that protect communities from devastating natural hazards such as floods, storms and landslides, say climate change experts from the University of Surrey.

31 Mar 2021

Global University Leaders Commit to Joint Action on Reaching UN 2030 Sustainability Goals

University presidents from 30 countries unite for the first time to announce action on climate change by signing the Joint Statement of Global University Leaders on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, witnessed by UN officials.

31 Mar 2021

New Review Looks into the Effects of Climate Change on Hailstorms

Hail severity may increase in most regions of the world while Australia and Europe are expected to experience more hailstorms as a result of climate change, an international review led by a UNSW Sydney researcher has found.

30 Mar 2021

Narwal's Tusk Provides a Window into Changing Climatic Conditions in the Arctic

In the Arctic, climate change and pollution are the biggest threats to top predators like narwals. Studying the animals' tusks reveals that diet and exposure to pollution have shifted over the past half century in response to sea-ice decline. Human emissions have also led to a sharp rise in the presence of mercury in recent years, according to an international team of researchers.

30 Mar 2021

Climate Change Poses a Specific Extinction Threat for Coastal Lupine Plant

Climate change is altering the world we share with all living things. But it's surprisingly difficult to single out climate change as an extinction threat for any one particular species protected under the Endangered Species Act.

30 Mar 2021

Cooling Industry Needs to Accelerate Efforts for Achieving Net Zero Carbon Emissions

Five major cooling suppliers are racing to net zero but they represent fewer than ten per cent of the 54 suppliers assessed in a new report, meaning the industry has a lot of work to do to catch up on climate action and reduce pollution from the sector, currently estimated at 7% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

30 Mar 2021

New Way to Overcome the Growing Water Crisis in Jordan

A growing population combined with declining water supplies will reduce Jordan’s per capita water use by 50% toward the end of this century.

30 Mar 2021

Nuclear has Saved UK Six Years of Emissions

Since Calder Hall opened in 1956, Britain’s nuclear power stations have saved 2.3 billion tonnes of carbon emissions, the equivalent of all the UK’s emissions over a six-year period from 2015 through 2020.

30 Mar 2021

EPA Underestimates Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Production, Research Shows

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is underestimating methane emissions from oil and gas production in its annual Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks, according to new research from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS).

29 Mar 2021