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Effect of Human-Induced Changes on Surface Solar Radiation

China is capable of considerably increasing its production of solar-generated electricity by taking relevant initiatives to reduce present air pollution levels.

10 Jul 2019

Climate Change and Deforestation Together Push Tropical Species Towards Extinction, Say Experts

Only 38 per cent of tropical forest can protect wildlife from rising temperatures as a result of deforestation, increasing the likelihood that vulnerable species will go extinct, say scientists.

10 Jul 2019

Mass Extinction May Occur When Carbon Emissions Pass a Critical Threshold

In the brain, when neurons fire off electrical signals to their neighbors, this happens through an "all-or-none" response. The signal only happens once conditions in the cell breach a certain threshold.

9 Jul 2019

Pathways to Reduce Carbon Emissions in China

Fulfilling the ultimate goal of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change — keeping global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius, if not 1.5 C — will be impossible without dramatic action from the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, China.

9 Jul 2019

Earth Could Support Enough Additional Trees to Cut Carbon Levels

Scientists have conducted the first research to determine the number of trees the Earth can hold, the location, and the amount of carbon they could store. They reported that the Earth can hold enough additional trees to reduce the atmospheric carbon levels by almost 25%, which is lower than any levels observed for around a century.

5 Jul 2019

Researchers Identify Restoration Hotspots to Boost Climate and Environment

Scientists have identified over 100 million hectares of lost lowland tropical rain forests that are spread out across Southeast Asia, Africa, and South and Central America. These observations have been reported in a peer-reviewed report released recently.

4 Jul 2019