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Using LPG Could Reduce Air Pollution and can be a Eco-Friendly Alternative Ship Fuel

The combustion of fuels used for powering ships negatively impacts our environment by releasing harmful pollutants into the atmosphere. As a result, maritime agencies monitoring shipping operations have enforced regulations to mitigate this impact.

12 Jan 2022

Biomass Burning Aerosols Impact Cloud Formation in Southeastern Asia

Aerosol effects on cloud formation are key to understand climate forcing in the Anthropocene. Wildfires inject large amounts of biomass burning aerosol particles into the atmosphere, which by interacting with clouds, strongly enhance the formation of marine stratocumulus cloud. But their role in regions with strong human activities and complex monsoon circulation remains unclear.

12 Jan 2022

New Approach to Directly Transfer Solid Biomass into Natural Gas with Low Carbon Footprint

Natural gas can be used as fuel for generating electricity, heating and powering transportation. It is also the raw material to manufacture hydrogen and ammonia.

12 Jan 2022

Using Image Processing Tools in Renewable Energy Systems

This book is beneficial for the researchers to work and focus on the hybrid techniques of GIS, remote sensing, image processing, and its implementation on the setup and applications of renewable energy resources. Due to population growth and modernization, the demand and supply system is unbalanced, which directly affects the environmental condition.

12 Jan 2022

World's Oceans Continue Their Record-Breaking Temperature Streak Through 2021

The world's oceans are hotter than ever before, continuing their record-breaking temperature streak for the sixth straight year.

12 Jan 2022

Rising Temperature Results in “Growing Diversity” of Vibrio Bacteria

A new study illustrates that increasing temperatures are resulting in a “growing diversity” of Vibrio bacteria in the sea around the United Kingdom (UK).

11 Jan 2022

Ecological Communities on the Oregon Coast Being Destabilized by Climate Change

Ecological communities on the Oregon coast are being subtly destabilized by the pressures of climate change despite giving an appearance of stress resistance, new research by Oregon State University shows.

11 Jan 2022

Heat Pumps can Offer the Most Air Quality, Health, and Climate Benefits in China

Many of China's households still rely on small coal stoves for heat, which causes air pollution that damages health. To address these problems, the Chinese government launched a five-year "Clean Heating Plan" in 2017 with the goal of transitioning 70% of northern households away from coal and toward cleaner heating options.

11 Jan 2022

Study Provides a Complete Estimate of Antarctic Sea Ice Extent Through the 20th Century

A study led by Ohio University researchers shows that the increase of sea ice surrounding Antarctica since 1979 is a unique feature of Antarctic climate since 1905 -; an observation that paints a dramatic first-ever picture for weather and climate implications on the world's southernmost continent.

11 Jan 2022

Study Shows How Circular Waste Management Systems can Help Curb Emissions

The increasing amounts of municipal solid waste and ineffective waste management systems threaten the environment and contribute to climate warming, yet the waste sector is often neglected in discussions about climate change and air pollution.

11 Jan 2022

Companies may Become Efficient, More Eco-Friendly During Periods of Water Scarcity

As climate change continues and the incidences of drought rise, water is increasingly becoming scarce for manufacturing. But a new study by researchers at Penn State and UCLA suggests that there is a silver lining -; companies that use water may pivot to become efficient and more eco-friendly during periods of water scarcity.

11 Jan 2022

Climate Change may Increase the Burden of Kidney Stone Disease

Rising temperatures due to climate change will lead to an increase in cases of kidney stones over the next seven decades, even if measures are put in place to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

11 Jan 2022

Controlling Methane Emissions with Inexpensive Clay Material

Methane is a far more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, and it has a pronounced effect within first two decades of its presence in the atmosphere. In the recent international climate negotiations in Glasgow, abatement of methane emissions was identified as a major priority in attempts to curb global climate change quickly.

11 Jan 2022

Dynamics and Budgets of Organic Matters in the South China Sea Analyzed

As far as marine organic carbon is concerned, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is considered to be the majority. Thus, gaining insights into its source and sink processes is of major importance to the global carbon cycle and will offer perceptions in obtaining carbon neutrality.

10 Jan 2022

Refining the Understanding of Ozone Smog and Its Interactions with Climate

Climate change and air pollution are interlocking crises that threaten human health. Reducing emissions of some air pollutants can help achieve climate goals, and some climate mitigation efforts can in turn improve air quality.

10 Jan 2022