Environmental Awareness News

November 20, 2024

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Climate Change and Air Pollution Could Risk 30 Million Lives Annually by 2100

Nov. 20, 2024 — Mortality attributable to air pollution and extreme temperatures is a major concern, and it is expected to heighten in the future. An international research team found that, under the most probable ...

Climate Change and Eye Maladies

Nov. 16, 2024 — Clinical visits by patients suffering ocular surface eye conditions more than doubled during times when ambient particulate matter from air pollution was in the atmosphere, signaling a possible association between climate change and ocular health, ...

Resilience Index Needed to Keep Us Within Planet's 'Safe Operating Space'

Nov. 15, 2024 — Researchers are calling for a 'resilience index' to be used as an indicator of policy success instead of the current focus on GDP. They say that GDP ignores the wider implications of development and provides no information on our ability to live ...

Pioneering Planetary Boundaries Science as Key to Mitigating Rising Planetary Risks

Nov. 8, 2024 — The Planetary Boundaries framework is a pivotal tool for tackling the climate crisis and safeguarding humanity's future on Earth. For the first time, the full story of the Planetary Boundaries is now ...

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A 'Worrying Confluence' of Flood Risk, Social Vulnerability and Climate Change Denial

Oct. 23, 2024 — In certain parts of the United States, especially Appalachia, New England and the Northwest, the ability of residents to prepare for and respond to ...

Rapidly Increasing Industrial Activities in Arctic

Oct. 21, 2024 — More than 800,000 km2 of the Arctic were affected by human activity in 2013, according to an analysis of satellite-derived data on artificial light at night. On average, 85% of the light-polluted ...

Green Education Can Create New Generation of Eco-Leaders

Oct. 8, 2024 — Countries across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region can overcome major shared environmental challenges such as water scarcity and air pollution by harnessing the power of 'green ...

Heavy Metals in the Ocean Become More Toxic

Oct. 9, 2024 — Toxic trace elements such as lead, mercury, arsenic, and cadmium naturally occur in small quantities in coastal seas. However, human activities, such as industry and agriculture, contribute ...

Transition to Low-Carbon Futures: New Research Uncovers Rise in Legal Challenges to Climate Action

Oct. 8, 2024 — As the global push towards low-carbon societies accelerates, a new study reveals that justice concerns are increasingly surfacing in legal disputes ...

Whale Shark Shipping Collisions May Increase as Oceans Warm

Oct. 7, 2024 — Global warming could increase the threat posed to whale sharks from large ships, according to a new ...

The Rate of Climate Change Threatens to Exceed the Adaptive Capacity of Species

Oct. 2, 2024 — A recent study focusing on the Arctic Siberian primrose underscores the critical need to curb climate change to allow species time to adapt through ...

Climate Scientists Express Their Views on Possible Future Climate Scenarios in a New Study

Oct. 1, 2024 — A new survey of climate experts reveals that a majority believes the Earth to be headed for a rise in global temperatures far higher than the 2015 ...

Coral Reef Destruction a Threat to Human Rights

Sep. 30, 2024 — A human rights-based approach to coral reef protection could ensure governments are held to account for safeguarding marine ...

Thinking About the Future: Examining the Exacerbating and Attenuating Factors of Despair-Induced Climate Burnout

Sep. 25, 2024 — New research explored the exacerbating and attenuating factors of despair-induced climate burnout to learn how people can overcome despair and ...

Environmental Quality of Life Benefits Women Worldwide

Oct. 2, 2024 — Global evidence has revealed that women's environmental quality of life is key to their overall quality of life and health, according to a new ...

Storms, Floods, Landslides Associated With Intimate Partner Violence Against Women Two Years Later

Oct. 2, 2024 — Climate change-related landslides, storms and floods are associated with intimate partner violence against women two years after the event, according to a new ...

'Invisible Forest' of Algae Thrives as Ocean Warms

Sep. 25, 2024 — An 'invisible forest' of phytoplankton is thriving in part of our warming ocean, new research ...

Even Marine Animals in Untouched Habitats Are at Risk from Human Impacts

Sep. 18, 2024 — Climate change and a range of other human impacts are putting marine animals at risk of extinction -- even those living in almost pristine marine habitats and diverse coastal regions -- reports a new ...

Scientists Urge New Conservation Approach to Save Vulnerable Species from Climate Change Impacts

Sep. 18, 2024 — A team of scientists alarmed by the loss of biodiversity across the world due to climate change has proposed a new approach to managing vulnerable landscapes, focusing on sites that are least ...

Doctors and Patients Interested in Environmental Impact of Health Care Decisions, Study Finds

Sep. 12, 2024 — In a series of focus groups conducted in different areas of the United States, doctors and patients expressed openness to considering environmental factors when discussing treatment options. The ...

Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture Suggests Even Greater Challenges to the Environment, Global Food Supply and Public Health

Sep. 12, 2024 — A sweeping global research review of the links between climate and agriculture reveals the likelihood of an emergent feedback loop whereby, as climate change puts more pressure on the global food ...

Framing Climate Action as Patriotic and Status-Quo Friendly Increases Liberals' and Conservatives' Belief in Climate Change

Sep. 9, 2024 — A new psychology study shows that framing the need to address climate change as patriotic and as necessary to preserve the American 'way of life' can increase belief in climate change and ...

Reef Tourism Encourages Climate Action

Sep. 3, 2024 — New research has revealed that informing tourists visiting the Great Barrier Reef about climate impact doesn't negatively affect their experience and can help encourage climate ...

Cold Math, Hot Topic: Sea Ice Thermal Conductivity

Aug. 27, 2024 — Researchers developed a mathematical model showing how brine movement in sea ice enhances heat transfer, potentially improving climate change predictions for polar ...

Coastal Cities Must Adapt Faster to Climate Change

Aug. 27, 2024 — Coastal cities play a key role in the global economy and have important functions for society at large. At the same time, they are severely affected by the impact of climate change. That is why their ...

Scientific Consensus Can Strengthen Pro-Climate Attitudes in Society

Aug. 26, 2024 — Climate scientists have long agreed that humans are largely responsible for climate change. A new study finds that communicating the scientific consensus about climate change can clear up ...

Just Say 'Climate Change' -- Not 'Climate Emergency'

Aug. 12, 2024 — The familiar terms 'climate change' and 'global warming' are more likely to resonate with people than other commonly used ...

'Fuel to the Fire': Repeated Climate-Skeptic Claims Enough to Nudge Even the Strongest of Climate Change Endorsers

Aug. 8, 2024 — The threat of misinformation runs rampant in our digital age, where a single repetition of a climate-skeptical claim seems more true even to the staunchest of climate change endorsers, according to a ...

Detecting Climate Change Using Aerosols

Aug. 8, 2024 — Researchers analyzed long-term aerosol satellite observation big data focusing on the Pacific Ocean downwind of China. Using a newly developed metric that considered aerosols as tracers, they ...

Increasing Clinicians' Knowledge About Climate Change's Impact on Health and Healthcare Sustainability

Aug. 8, 2024 — A novel educational program for clinicians provided a foundation about climate change and the impact of fossil fuel-related pollution on individual health, and how healthcare systems contribute to ...

Individuals Vary in How Air Pollution Impacts Their Mood

Aug. 7, 2024 — Affective sensitivity to air pollution (ASAP) describes the extent to which affect, or mood, fluctuates in accordance with daily changes in air pollution, which can vary between individuals, ...

The Race to Discover Biodiversity: 11 New Marine Species and a New Platform for Rapid Species Description

Aug. 6, 2024 — A new paper describes a ground-breaking experiment that united 25 independent taxonomists from 10 countries. The initiative boasts the discovery of 11 new marine species from all over the globe, ...

Scientists and Climate Change: Extreme Concern and High Level of Engagement

Aug. 5, 2024 — Scientists from across academic disciplines are extremely concerned about climate change. Many of them have already changed their own lifestyles or engaged in advocacy and protest, with even more ...

Climate Change May Lead to Shifts in Vital Pacific Arctic Fisheries

Aug. 1, 2024 — Commercially important marine fish and invertebrate species will likely shift northwards under a warmer climate, according to new ...