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Decline in Dry-Season Fires Linked to Less Air Pollution in Africa

Often, when populations and economies boom, so does air pollution--a product of increased fossil-fuel consumption by vehicles, industry and households.

9 Feb 2021

New Report on Timeline of Deadly Fires Could Guide Research and Safety Actions

On a brisk November morning in 2018, a fire sparked in a remote stretch of canyon in Butte County, California, a region nestled against the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Fueled by a sea of tinder created by drought, and propelled by powerful gusts, the flames grew and traveled rapidly. In less than 24 hours, the fire had swept through the town of Paradise and other communities, leaving a charred ruin in its wake.

9 Feb 2021

Current Tourism Model Responsible for Accumulation of Marine Litter on the Beaches

Researchers from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) warn of the impact the current tourism model in the Mediterranean islands has on the production of marine litter on beaches, and recommend taking advantage of the situation generated by the Covid19 pandemic to rethink a new more sustainable model.

9 Feb 2021

Study Reveals Drivers Behind Regional Disparities in Ozone Responses to Covid-19 Lockdown

The outbreak of COVID-19 raised a question about the relationship between anthropogenic emissions and air pollution, which has aroused heated discussion. Research on air-quality changes caused by the lockdowns in different areas shows similar substantial reductions in primary emissions. However, regional disparities exist in responses of secondary pollutants to emissions reduction, especially fine particulate matter and ozone (O3).

9 Feb 2021

The ‘Tesla of the Seas’ – Pioneering British Company, Windship Technology Unveils First True Zero Emission Ship Design

Windship Technology, a British company with a whole-ship solution to tackle the CO2 emissions of the shipping industry, today unveils its designs and announces an investment partnership with one of the world’s leading classification agencies.

From Windship Technology Ltd 8 Feb 2021

What Effect is Rising Noise Pollution having on Marine Life?

When it comes to considering the impact of human-caused pollution on marine life, there could be one major factor that we have been overlooking; the effects of noise pollution.

5 Feb 2021

Enhanced Methane Emissions Following Extreme Rainfall Events in East Africa

A 30-year high in East African rainfall during 2018 and 2019 resulted in rising water levels and widespread flooding.

4 Feb 2021

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Underestimated by Some Major U.S. Cities

Cities have become critical players in reducing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are causing global climate change. Urban areas produce almost 70 percent of those emissions, and city governments are proposing a variety of policy actions aimed at reducing them. Many cities also produce inventories that detail their greenhouse gas emissions.

3 Feb 2021

Study Compiles Scientific Data to Identify Trends in Marine Litter

That is the question that Prof. Alan Deidun, resident academic within the Department of Geosciences of the Faculty of Science, along with a cohort of high-profile co-authors, posed within a study recently published in the Microplastics and Nanoplastics journal. Specifically, the study overviews a plethora of marine litter monitoring survey data available for different regions of the world ocean, as well as modelling data, in order to answer this compelling question.

2 Feb 2021