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Understanding How Ice Melt Affects the Coastal Systems in Antarctica

As a coastal physical oceanographer, University of Delaware Assistant Professor Carlos Moffat has been interested in how coastal systems affect the larger climate and has worked on projects that measure the impact of the ocean on glacial ice retreat around the world for quite some time.

5 Feb 2021

Study Aims to Develop Better Food Safety Testing for Leafy Greens

Lettuce is an important food commodity in the U.S., popular for its health and nutrition benefits. But leafy greens can be carriers of foodborne disease, leading to frequent product recalls.

5 Feb 2021

Human-Induced Climate Change Directly Linked to Flood Risk in Glacial Lakes

The warming of Earth has caused glaciers to retreat, leading to changes in mountain water systems across the globe.

5 Feb 2021

All Valio Dairy Farms Are Now Receiving a Sustainability Bonus

From the beginning of 2021, all 4,300 Valio dairy farms commit to Valio’s sustainability criteria. Every dairy farm supplying milk to Valio is now paid a sustainability bonus of two cents per litre. In order to receive the bonus, the farm must practice preventive animal healthcare and systematic monitoring of animal welfare.

From Valio Ltd 5 Feb 2021

StocExpo Launches ‘The Terminal of Tomorrow’

StocExpo, the leading tank storage event in partnership with Tank Storage Magazine, has launched an all-new online conference providing an in-depth insight into the future of energy storage, entitled ‘The Terminal of Tomorrow’. The conference will be held virtually on 16 & 17 March 2021.

5 Feb 2021

Restoring Degraded Land in Spain for a Better Future

Land Life Company’s current planting season in Spain will wrap up in April of this year. At which point, the tech-driven reforestation company will have planted 980,200 trees, bringing their overall total of trees in Spain to just over 1.6 million on 1,750 hectares – that is the size of about 2,451 soccer fields and will capture an estimated 400,000 tons of carbon dioxide overtime.

From Land Life Company 5 Feb 2021

Future Ice Thinning in the Arctic Could Mean More Toxic Plankton Algae

In the Arctic, as the sea ice contracts, the plankton community that synthesizes food for the whole marine food web has been changing.

4 Feb 2021

Bushfire Prediction Tech to Bolster Emergency Response Efforts

Australia will develop a nationally consistent bushfire modelling and prediction capability under an agreement announced today between CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, and AFAC, the National Council for Fire and Emergency Services.

4 Feb 2021

Global Warming Found to Affect the Size of Commercial Fish Species

Researchers have found new evidence that global warming is affecting the size of commercial fish species, documenting for the first time that juvenile fish are getting bigger, as well as confirming that adult fish are getting smaller as sea temperatures rise.

4 Feb 2021

Improving Photosynthesis can be the Best Option to Achieve Global Food Security

Australian agriculture plays a key role towards providing food for the planet but it is also expected to be one of the world's most impacted areas from climate change.

4 Feb 2021

New Project to Explore How Kelp Aquaculture can Remediate Negative Effects of Climate Change

A nearly $900,000 grant awarded to Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences will be used to explore how kelp aquaculture can remediate negative effects of climate change.

4 Feb 2021

Study Leverages Drone and Satellite Imagery to Estimate Vegetation Cover Change

In the Namib Desert in southwestern Africa, the Kuiseb River, an ephemeral river which is dry most of the year, plays a vital role to the region.

4 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

Study Provides New Understanding of the Arctic Ocean in Glacial Climates

The Arctic Ocean was covered by up to 900 m thick shelf ice and was filled entirely with freshwater at least twice in the last 150,000 years.

4 Feb 2021

New Global Wind Atlas Released to Accelerate the Development of Sustainable Energy

Wind energy scientists at Cornell University have released a new global wind atlas - a digital compendium filled with documented extreme wind speeds for all parts of the world - to help engineers select the turbines in any given region and accelerate the development of sustainable energy.

4 Feb 2021