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Mount Everest’s Highest Glacier Affected by Human-Induced Climate Change

Melting and sublimation on Mount Everest's highest glacier due to human-induced climate change have reached the point that several decades of accumulation are being lost annually now that ice has been exposed, according to a University of Maine-led international research team that analyzed data from the world's highest ice core and highest automatic weather stations.

4 Feb 2022

Major Blyth Projects Break Ground in Boost to UK Offshore Wind

Photograph: Robotics technology such as BladeBUG’s maintenance and repair robot have previously been tested at ORE Catapult’s National Renewable Energy Centre.

4 Feb 2022

The Secret Lives of Bats Reveal Botanical Mysteries

Many island bats are at risk of extinction, yet bats are proving essential in the survival of one of the world’s most unusual plant species.

4 Feb 2022

MJD in Partnership with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Makes Total Switch to HVO Biofuel GD+ to Cut Carbon and Particulate Emissions

MJD, road hauliers to blue chip companies including Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), has announced a total transition to an Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) drop-in biofuel called GD+ across all its haulage operations from February 2022.

From Green BioFuels Ltd 4 Feb 2022

Experts Design a ‘Smart’ FFP2 Facemask that Sends a Mobile Alert When CO2 Limits are Exceeded

Wearing FFP2-type facemasks for any length of time produces a concentration of CO2 between the face and the mask that is higher than the normal atmospheric concentration, due to the gas we exhale when breathing.

4 Feb 2022

Understanding How Ghost Forests Produce Methane

Recent research indicates that ghost forests produce an abundance of methane. While the methane is initially produced in the soil, the trees act like vents that allow the methane to rise and escape into the atmosphere.

By David J. Cross 3 Feb 2022

Global Warming will be Catastrophic for all Coral Reefs, Study Finds

A newly performed alarming study has shown that global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels will be catastrophic for nearly all coral reefs. This includes those which are once thought of as refuges.

3 Feb 2022

Changes in the Wind Pattern may Contribute to North Atlantic’s ‘Cold Blob’

While climate change is making much of the world warmer, temperatures in a subpolar region of the North Atlantic are getting cooler. A team of researchers report that changes in the wind pattern, among other factors, may be contributing to this "cold blob."

3 Feb 2022

New System Turns "Waste" Carbon into Valuable Chemicals While Generating Useful Hydrogen

The holy grail of bio-fuel researchers is to develop a self-sustaining process that converts waste from sewage, food crops, algae and other renewable carbon sources into fuels, while keeping waste carbon out of our atmosphere and water.

3 Feb 2022

Solar-Powered System Helps Reduce Methane Emissions from Landfills

The second-largest driver of global warming is methane, a greenhouse gas 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Landfills are a major source of methane, which is created when organic material decomposes underground.

3 Feb 2022

Geospatial Scientists Find New Way to Detect Coastal Plastic Waste

Millions of tons of plastic enter the oceans every year. While stopping this flow is crucial, so is tracking down what's already there so we can clean it up.

3 Feb 2022

Study Provides the Basis for Reliable Forecasts of Climate Change Effects in the Antarctic

Despite global warming and the sea-ice loss in the Arctic, the Antarctic sea-ice extent has remained largely unchanged since 1979. However, existing climate model-based simulations indicate significant sea-ice loss, contrary to actual observations.

3 Feb 2022

University of Surrey and SSE Energy Solutions Unveil Partnership to Drive Up Renewable Energy Generation from 0.1% to 20%

The University of Surrey has today (Thursday 3rd February 2022) announced a strategic partnership with SSE Energy Solutions that will dramatically increase the amount of energy it generates and uses from renewable sources.

3 Feb 2022

Study Reveals Warm Ocean Temperatures Driven by Climate Change is the New Normal

Exceedingly warm ocean temperatures pushed by climate change are considered to be the new normal. This was revealed by the New Monterey Bay Aquarium-led study.

2 Feb 2022

Climate Change is Causing UK Plants to Flower a Month Earlier

Climate change is causing plants in the UK to flower a month earlier on average, which could have profound consequences for wildlife, agriculture and gardeners.

2 Feb 2022