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Virtual Reality Approach Creates Visceral Experiences of Forests Under Climate Change

The effects of climate change are sometimes difficult to grasp, but now a virtual reality forest, created by geographers, can let people walk through a simulated forest of today and see what various futures may hold for the trees.

12 Nov 2020

Global Warming is Affecting Present-Day Hurricanes

According to a study recently published in a prominent journal, Nature, climate change is causing landfalling hurricanes to take more time to weaken.

12 Nov 2020

Coal Burning Streak Shows Urgent Need for Nuclear Power - NIA

Britain burned coal for electricity for eight consecutive days (3-10 November), according to data published by National Grid, the longest such streak in seven months. Burning gas has been Britain’s leading source of power throughout that time. Fossil fuels together have regularly provided more than 50% of our electricity.

12 Nov 2020

Breakthrough Can Help Drive New Recycling and Manufacturing Prerosperity

Research by the UNSW Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) Centre has found a way that could start a new ‘green aluminium’ manufacturing revolution and bolster Government 2020 Budget and industry efforts to advance Australian manufacturing, and be more sustainable and create new jobs.

12 Nov 2020

Researchers Detect Ancient Lake Bed Sealed Under the Greenland Ice

Scientists have detected what they say are the sediments of a huge ancient lake bed sealed more than a mile under the ice of northwest Greenland--the first-ever discovery of such a sub-glacial feature anywhere in the world.

11 Nov 2020

Using Satellites and Field Studies to Maximize the Success of Coral Restoration Efforts

Our planet's coral reef ecosystems are in peril from multiple threats.

11 Nov 2020

Reduced CO2 Emissions in Response to COVID-19 Mobility Restrictions

In the six weeks after the San Francisco Bay Area instituted the nation's first shelter-in-place mandate in response to the growing COVID-19 pandemic, regional carbon dioxide emissions dropped by 25%, almost all of it due to a nearly 50% drop in road traffic, according to new study from the University of California, Berkeley.

11 Nov 2020

Study Finds Concrete Evidence of Volcanic Cause of Huge Mass Extinction

A more concrete proof of the volcanic cause of the huge mass extinction of life has now been found by scientists from Japan, the United States, and China.

11 Nov 2020

Researchers Produce Biodegradable Plastic Film from Palm Oil Production Waste

One of the critical environmental concerns of the 21st century is plastic pollution. The same is applicable for the palm oil industry, which causes extensive deforestation and destruction of habitat.

11 Nov 2020

Researchers Figure Out the Reasons for Death of Amazon Trees

The speed at which trees die—and the reason for their death—will ultimately govern the Amazon forest’s capacity to store carbon in a changing climate.

10 Nov 2020

UK's Fruit and Vegetable Supply Increasingly Reliant on Imports from Climate-Vulnerable Countries

The UK's supply of fruit and vegetables has become increasingly reliant on imports from countries vulnerable to climate change, according to a new study in Nature Food.

10 Nov 2020

Increased Heat from Arctic Rivers Melts Sea Ice, Warms the Atmosphere

A new study shows that increased heat from Arctic rivers is melting sea ice in the Arctic Ocean and warming the atmosphere.

9 Nov 2020

Disadvantaged Communities Could be Overlooked for Climate Adaptation Funds, Finds Study

While extreme heat threatens the wellbeing of people all over the world, a new study from scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science found that some disadvantaged communities in California could be overlooked for state climate adaptation funds.

9 Nov 2020

$2 Million Project Will Support Organic Agriculture by Developing More Sustainable Practices

Organic field crop farmers in the Northeast and Upper Midwest are facing an increasing number of challenges related to more extreme weather events and pest and disease outbreaks.

9 Nov 2020

Noise and Air Pollution Associated with Cardiovascular Disease

In a current opinion article "Reduction of environmental pollutants for prevention of cardiovascular disease: it's time to act", published in the European Heart Journal this week

9 Nov 2020