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Warming Ocean Environment Could Increase Fisheries-Related Conflicts

A team of experts, led by a University of Rhode Island researcher, examined how climate change is affecting the ocean environment and found that the changing conditions will likely result in increased fisheries-related conflicts and create new challenges in the management of global fisheries.

5 May 2020

Climate Change Influences Locations of Where Deadly Storms Occur

While the global average number of tropical cyclones each year has not budged from 86 over the last four decades, climate change has been influencing the locations of where these deadly storms occur, according to new NOAA-led research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.

5 May 2020

Study Analyzes Relationships Between Climate and Corn, Sorghum, Soybean Yield

If warming continues unabated in the Midwest, in 50 years we can expect the best conditions for corn and soybean production to have shifted from Iowa and Illinois to Minnesota and the Dakotas, according to Penn State researchers.

5 May 2020

Sea Level Rise will Cause Land Area to be Impacted by Flood Mechanisms

Today and as sea level continues to rise in the future, extreme high tide events cause Honolulu, Hawai'i's primary urban center to experience flooding not just from water washing directly over the shoreline, but also from groundwater inundation as the water table is pushed toward the surface, and reverse flow through the municipal drainage system.

5 May 2020

Study Analyzes Positive, Negative Effects of Tourism on Marine Environment

A study has shown how ecotourism in the Philippines has transformed people's attitudes towards marine conservation.

5 May 2020

Study Projects Increased Need for Health Experts with Climate Change Training

Researchers found that 92 percent of employers who responded to a survey on climate change and public health reported need for public health professionals with training in climate change will very likely increase in the next 5 to 10 years.

5 May 2020

New, Portable, Eco-Friendly Method to Synthesize Hydrogen Peroxide

A portable and more eco-friendly way to synthesize hydrogen peroxide, a disinfectant in demand, could now allow hospitals to produce their own supply.

4 May 2020

Oysters May not be Good Indicators of Pollution in Estuaries

Currently, plastic pollution is a highly prevalent risk to marine life, one which can also have an impact on the food consumed by humans.

4 May 2020

New Membrane Efficiently Separates CO2 from a Mixture of Gases

Researchers at Newcastle University have designed a new kind of self-forming membrane to isolate carbon dioxide (CO2) from a mixture of gases.

4 May 2020

Working-from-Home May Not Cut Energy Usage

A mass move to working-from-home accelerated by the Coronavirus pandemic might not be as beneficial to the planet as many hope, according to a new study by the Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions (CREDS).

4 May 2020

Actual CO2 Emissions from Inland Waters Significantly Underestimated

Inland waters such as rivers, lakes and reservoirs play an important role in the global carbon cycle. Calculations that scale up the carbon dioxide emissions from land and water surface areas do not take account of inland waters that dry out intermittently.

4 May 2020

New Method Could Help Accurately Forecast Ocean Acidity in Advance

CU Boulder researchers have developed a method that could enable scientists to accurately forecast ocean acidity up to five years in advance.

4 May 2020

Lack of Land for Biodiversity Offsetting Could Hinder Conservation Goals

Developers may struggle to find enough land to offset the biodiversity impacts of future development, according to a University of Queensland study.

30 Apr 2020

Deep-Sea Mining Impacts Ecosystem Functions and Smallest Seabed Inhabitants

Polymetallic nodules and crusts cover many thousands of square kilometres of the world's deep-sea floor. They contain mainly manganese and iron, but also the valuable metals nickel, cobalt and copper as well as some of the high-tech metals of the rare earths.

30 Apr 2020

Experts Provide Framework for Integrating Policies that Support Clean Energy Transition

The COVID-19 pandemic emerged at a time when climate and energy policies were experiencing greater attention and--in some cases--greater momentum. But the ensuing global health emergency and economic crisis mean that the circumstances under which these climate and energy policies were conceived have drastically changed.

30 Apr 2020