Environmental Issues News
December 23, 2024
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Dec. 23, 2024 — Three years after the Dec. 30, 2021, Marshall Fire destroyed more than 1,000 homes in Boulder County, two new studies offer insight into what happens to air quality and health in the aftermath of ...
Dec. 23, 2024 — A new study finds gases harmful to human health lingered for weeks following the ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — Another advance has been made by experts in nano-scale chemistry to propel further development of sustainable and efficient generation of hydrogen from water using solar power. Experts have now identified a novel solar cell process to potentially ...
Dec. 20, 2024 — Investigations into precipitation patterns in eastern Central Europe since the end of the last ice age have shown that dynamic processes in atmospheric circulation, such as the North Atlantic jet stream, influence regional changes in precipitation. ...
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Dec. 20, 2024 — Scientists have delivered the first measurements of Greenland Ice Sheet thickness change using data from ESA and NASA ice satellite missions. With ...
Dec. 20, 2024 — We know a lot about how much fossil-derived carbon is emitted to the atmosphere but less about how much is stored in human-made products. Ecological ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — A new study shows how remote sensing can help monitor and remove plastic debris from freshwater environments like the Mississippi ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — Scientists are changing our understanding of climate and weather on Mars and providing critical insights into Earth's atmospheric processes as ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — A new study examines the correlation between fish yield and live coral habitats. Researchers analyzed the yields of nine fisheries dependent on Australia's Great Barrier Reef from 2016 to 2020. ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — Communities up and down the West Coast of the United States can expect atmospheric rivers to evolve as the climate warms. But residents in Southern California will see much different changes than ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — Tires and degrading garbage shed tiny pieces of plastic into the air, creating a form of air pollution that researchers suspect may be causing respiratory and other ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — Economists looked at test scores and school attendance for Chicago-area kids before and after a bug infestation wiped out the city's ash trees. Education outcomes for low-income students went down, ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — The social cost of carbon -- an important figure global policymakers use to analyze the benefits of climate and energy policies -- is too low, finds ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — New technology could remotely identify various types of plastics, offering a valuable tool for future monitoring and analysis of oceanic plastic pollution. A new hyperspectral Raman imaging lidar ...
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Dec. 17, 2024 — Researchers analyzed radioisotopes in layers of fossilized volcanic ash. Decay of uranium to lead within tiny crystals enabled scientists to precisely pinpoint dates for certain events. They ...
Dec. 16, 2024 — New research has uncovered a potential unintended consequence of the electric vehicle transition in India and China, finding that sulfur dioxide emissions could actually increase over current levels ...
Dec. 16, 2024 — On February 2, 1887, residents of Punxsutawney Pennsylvania consulted a large rodent regarding the arrival of spring, marking the first official celebration of Groundhog Day. Our ability to predict ...
Dec. 13, 2024 — A new prototype device demonstrates an innovative approach to producing ammonia -- a key component of fertilizer -- that could transform an industry responsible for about one-third of global ...
Dec. 13, 2024 — A new AI image tool could aid the development of algorithms to analyse wildlife images to help improve understanding of how species around the world are responding to climate change, a study ...
Dec. 13, 2024 — Wildfire smoke has long been known to exacerbate health problems like heart disease, lung conditions, and asthma, but now a new study finds that smoke from these fires can lead to poor health ...
Dec. 12, 2024 — Researchers have synthesized new molecules able to quickly capture significant amounts of carbon dioxide from the air, an important tactic in climate change ...
Dec. 12, 2024 — Researchers have found evidence that living in areas prone to wildfire smoke may negatively impact an individual's life ...
Dec. 12, 2024 — Researchers are linking human activity to increased gene transfer from soil bacteria to ...
Dec. 12, 2024 — Scientists unearth a clue to the molecular mechanisms involved in N2O reduction by deep-sea hydrothermal vent ...
Dec. 12, 2024 — Plastic pollution is a growing problem in Japan, prompting cleanup efforts to recover plastic litter from water bodies. However, research on recovery rates from different river basins remains ...
Dec. 12, 2024 — A large study found that greater exposure to long-term air pollution was linked with increased risks for blood clots that can occur in deep veins, which, if untreated, can block blood flow and cause ...
Dec. 12, 2024 — Climate and land use change have and will continue to alter streamflow regimes and water quality through the 21st century, with consequences for drinking water treatment costs, flood protection, and ...
Dec. 11, 2024 — A new study shows that long-term exposure to air pollution contributes to millions of deaths in India. The research emphasizes the need for stricter air quality regulations in the ...
Dec. 11, 2024 — Just like we recycle waste, repurposing excess CO2 from the atmosphere could be one way to abate the worsening climate crisis. In electrochemical reduction, CO2 is converted into industrial products ...
Dec. 11, 2024 — Recycling all the human and livestock feces and urine on the planet would contribute substantially to meeting the nutrient supply for all crops worldwide, thereby reducing the need to mine ...
Dec. 10, 2024 — Harbor seals in icy regions use icebergs shed by glaciers as safe platforms to give birth, care for young and molt. New research finds that as glaciers change with the climate, the resulting changes ...
Dec. 10, 2024 — New insights into the behavior of aerosols from cooking emissions and sea spray reveal that particles may take up more water than previously thought, potentially changing how long the particles ...
Dec. 10, 2024 — While trees can cool some cities significantly during the day, new research shows that tree canopies can also trap heat and raise temperatures at night. The study aims to help urban planners choose ...
Dec. 10, 2024 — AI predicts that most of the world will see temperatures rise to 3C much faster than previously ...
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Monday, December 16, 2024
- Electric Vehicle Transition Could Create Unwanted Air Pollution Hotspots in China and India
- Scientists Can Now Predict How Climate Change Will Alter Plant Growth Cycles
Friday, December 13, 2024
- New Device Produces Critical Fertilizer Ingredient from Thin Air, Cutting Carbon Emissions
- Image Tool to Help AI Scour Wildlife Shots for Climate Change Clues
- Exposure to Remote Wildfire Smoke Drifting Across the US Linked to Increased Medical Visits for Heart and Lung Problems
Thursday, December 12, 2024
- New Chemical Structures Show Vastly Improved Carbon Capture Ability
- As Wildfires Intensify, Prolonged Exposure to Pollution Linked to Premature Death
- How the Dirt Under Our Feet Could Affect Human Health
- Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent Bacteria Hold Key to Understanding Nitrous Oxide Reduction
- Researchers Reveal Key Factors Behind Japan's Plastic Waste Removal Rates in Rivers
- Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution Linked to Blood Clots in Veins That Bring Blood to the Heart
- Water and Forests in Southern US
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
- Air Pollution in India Linked to Millions of Deaths
- Researchers Harness Copper Versatility to Enable Control of CO2 Reduction Products
- Recycling Human, Animal Excreta Reduces Need for Fertilizers
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
- Seals Strategically Scoot Around the Seas on Icebergs
- Aerosol Pollutants from Cooking May Last Longer in the Atmosphere
- Wrong Trees in the Wrong Place Can Make Cities Hotter at Night, Study Reveals
- AI Predicts That Most of the World Will See Temperatures Rise to 3°C Much Faster Than Previously Expected
- AI Predicts Earth's Peak Warming
- Tourism Leads the Pack in Growing Carbon Emissions
Monday, December 9, 2024
Friday, December 6, 2024
- Neem Seed Extract Improves Effectiveness of Pesticide
- Record-Low Antarctic Sea Ice Can Be Explained and Forecast Months out by Patterns in Winds
- How Do Marine Food Webs Respond to Increasing Alkalinity?
- Autonomous Imaging Robot Plays a Crucial Role in Assessing Embryos' Response to Environmental Change
- Impact Studies Should Include High-Sensitivity Climate Models
Thursday, December 5, 2024
- Rapid Surge in Global Warming Mainly Due to Reduced Planetary Albedo
- Climate Change Threatens Global Food Supply: Scientists Call for Urgent Action
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
- After Decades of Plantation Agriculture, Coconut Palms Dominate Over Half of Pacific Atoll Forests
- Massive Asteroid Impacts Did Not Change Earth's Climate in the Long Term
- A Catalyst Can Turn Methane Into Something Useful
- Climate-Ready Crop
- AI Helps Researchers Dig Through Old Maps to Find Lost Oil and Gas Wells
- Rainforest Emissions Linked With New Particle Formation at High Altitudes
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
- Can Plastic-Eating Bugs Help With Our Microplastic Problem?
- Countdown to an Ice-Free Arctic: New Research Warns of Accelerated Timelines
- Building Green and Blue Spaces, Such as Parks, in New Communities Is Crucial for Cleaner Air
- Regional, Racial, and Economic Disparities in Cancer Risk from Air Pollution Exposure Persist, but Improving, New Research Suggests
- Streams Near Farms Emit High Levels of Greenhouse Gas
- Overlooked Emissions in California's Salton Sea Air Basin
Monday, December 2, 2024
- Climate Change Could Bring More Severe Bacterial Infections, Including in Corals
- Warming Temperatures May Shrink Wetland Carbon Sinks
Friday, November 29, 2024
- Fine Particulate Air Pollution May Play a Role in Adverse Birth Outcomes
- The Melting of Greenland: A Climate Challenge With Major Implications for the 21st Century
Thursday, November 28, 2024
- Coral Adaptation Unlikely to Keep Pace With Global Warming
- Chemical Replacement of TNT Explosive More Harmful to Plants, Study Shows
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
- Global Food Yields Have Grown Steadily During Last Six Decades, Study Finds
- Oceans Emit Sulfur and Cool the Climate More Than Previously Thought
- Making a Difference: Efficient Water Harvesting from Air Possible
- Shells, Teeth and Bones of 'weird and Wonderful Organisms' Provide Historical Environmental Clues
- Unexplained Heat-Wave 'hotspots' Are Popping Up Across the Globe
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
- Enhancing Seaglider Technology to Measure Carbon Dioxide
- Two-Way Water Transfers Can Ensure Reliability, Save Money for Urban and Agricultural Users During Drought in Western U.S.
- Predicting the Weather: New Meteorology Estimation Method Aids Building Efficiency
- Researchers Show Complex Relationship Between Arctic Warming and Arctic Dust
- Air Fryers Confirmed as Least Polluting Cooking Method
- Oil Spill Still Contaminating Sensitive Mauritius Mangroves Three Years On, Study Finds
- Quantum Mechanism Identified as a Key to Accelerating Ocean Temperatures
Monday, November 25, 2024
- Crayfish Map Gives Conservation a Helping Claw
- Research Links Wildfire Smoke Exposure With Increased Dementia Risk
Friday, November 22, 2024
Thursday, November 21, 2024
- Less Cold: Ocean Cold Period in the Early 20th Century Less Pronounced Than Previously Thought
- Fewer Than 7% of Global Hotspots for Whale-Ship Collisions Have Protection Measures in Place
- Environmental Impacts of Plastics: Moving Beyond the Perspective on Waste
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
- Turning Carbon Emissions Into Methane Fuel
- Research Highlights the Pressures Human Activities Place on Tropical Marine Ecosystems
- Manatees Might Be Relatively Recent Arrivals to Florida
- The Factors Behind the Shifting Trends of Ischemic Heart Disease and Stroke
- Climate Change and Air Pollution Could Risk 30 Million Lives Annually by 2100
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
- Study Tracks PFAS, Microplastics Through Landfills and Wastewater Treatment Plants
- Will Agricultural Weeds Finally Claim the Upper Hand in a Changing Climate?
- Climate Change Threatens Rare Temperate Rainforests
Monday, November 18, 2024
- Some Trees Can Acclimate to Changing Temperatures
- American Soil Losing More Nutrients for Crops Due to Heavier Rainstorms
- Ytterbium Thin-Disk Lasers Pave the Way for Sensitive Detection of Atmospheric Pollutants
- How 70% of the Mediterranean Sea Was Lost 5.5 Million Years Ago
- Redefining Net Zero Will Not Stop Global Warming
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Friday, November 15, 2024
- Rainforest Protection Reduces the Number of Respiratory Diseases
- Resilience Index Needed to Keep Us Within Planet's 'safe Operating Space'
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- Climate Change Threatens Key Ocean Plankton Groups
- Air Pollution Exposure May Be Associated With Eczema
- Pioneering Research Shows Sea Life Will Struggle to Survive Future Global Warming
- Can We Live on Our Planet Without Destroying It?
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
- Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions Increase Again in 2024
- New Study Links Air Pollution With Higher Rates of Head and Neck Cancer
- Sleep Is No Light Matter for Bees
- Possible to Limit Climate Change to 1.5°C, If EU and 17 Other Countries Go Beyond Their Own Targets
- In Greening Arctic, Caribou and Muskoxen Play Key Role
- Novel Machine Learning Techniques Measure Ocean Oxygen Loss More Accurately