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Exposure to Extreme Heat Worsens Malnutrition Among Young Children

Exposure to extreme heat increases both chronic and acute malnutrition among infants and young children in low-income countries – threatening to reverse decades of progress, Cornell University research finds.

26 Jul 2022

How Human Error Causes Extreme Heatwaves

The hottest day ever documented in the United Kingdom was July 19, with temperatures exceeding 40 °C (104 °F). The heatwave is an early preview of what meteorologists predict will be typical summer weather in the United Kingdom in 2050.

25 Jul 2022

Marine and Terrestrial Extinction Caused By Global Climate Change

A Tohoku University professor emeritus has found proof referring to a significant connection between the magnitude of mass extinctions and global temperature changes throughout geologic time.

25 Jul 2022

Biodegradable Silk: An Eco-Friendly Alternative to Microplastics

A research team at MIT has recently designed a silk-based system that could help easily produce an inexpensive substitute for microplastics.

By David J. Cross 25 Jul 2022

Research Provides Evidence of Link Between Climate Change and Civil Unrest Among the Ancient Maya

Scientists have discovered that a lengthy drought led to the collapse and abandonment of the prehistoric Mexican city of Mayapan, demonstrating evidence of a connection between climate change and civil unrest among the ancient Maya.

25 Jul 2022

New Research may Enable More Accurate Forecasting of Global Climate Change

New research refining the amount of sunlight absorbed by black carbon in smoke from wildfires will help clear up a long-time weak spot in earth system models, enabling more accurate forecasting of global climate change.

25 Jul 2022

Cutting down Carbon Emissions Could Reduce Heat-Related Child Mortality in Africa

The annual death rate of children under five years old could double to about 38,000 by 2049 compared with the decade 2005–2014, without cuts to rising carbon emissions, a study estimates.

25 Jul 2022

Brillouin Energy Demonstrates High-Tech Boiler that can Pave the Way to a Clean Energy Future

Brillouin Energy Corp, whose mission is to create the "New Era of Energy" to address energy security and climate change, will demonstrate publicly for the first time at ICCF24 a revolutionary new high-tech boiler system that can help the world transition from fossil fuel energy to a non-carbon, completely pollution-free and sustainable energy with vast environmental benefits for both the planet and humanity.

22 Jul 2022

Just 10 Financial Actors Hold The Key To Climate Change

A new report has identified the 10 financial actors with the most influence on the fossil fuel economy and outlines the decisive role they can play in helping de-carbonize our future.

22 Jul 2022

Big Changes to the Grid can Pave Way for Carbon-Neutral Electrified World

In the push to decarbonize the economy throughout the Intermountain West and beyond, the public conversation often centers on wind and solar energy, electric cars, hydrogen power and carbon capture and storage.

22 Jul 2022

Bluesky’s Tree Map Helps Green Infrastructure Planning for Housing in Swansea

Bluesky International’s geospatial data is providing environmental insights and informing future green space plans in a bid to enhance resident well-being, improve air quality, maximise biodiversity and improve surface water management at a large housing estate on the outskirts of Swansea.

22 Jul 2022

Alsym Energy Partners with Synergy Marine to Provide Low-Cost, Non-Flammable Rechargeable Batteries for Shipping Vessels

Alsym™ Energy, a developer of next-generation rechargeable batteries, today announced that Alsym and Synergy Marine, in collaboration with Nissen Kaiun, Japan, will jointly develop applications specific to the marine shipping industry using Alsym’s high-performance, low-cost technology.

From Synergy Marine Group 22 Jul 2022

Howden Welcomes UK Government Hydrogen Funding Increase

Howden Group based in Renfrew, Scotland, a leading global provider of mission critical air and gas handling products, technologies and services with leadership in hydrogen compression solutions, has welcomed the UK Government announcing an increase in funding for hydrogen at the Hydrogen Investment Summit in July 2022.

22 Jul 2022

Novel Ways to Remove Carbon From the Atmosphere

Direct air capture technology removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and compresses it for sequestration or utilization, with the goal of assisting us in meeting net-zero emissions targets.

21 Jul 2022

Switching to Woody Biomass in Power Plants to Reduce Carbon

In a recent study, scientists at the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources found that switching from coal to woody biomass in Georgia’s power plants could both fulfil the state’s energy demands and lower carbon emissions.

21 Jul 2022