Norway can lead the fight against plastic pollutionScience
Norway can lead the fight against plastic pollution
Norway's long, rugged coastline – more than 28,953 kilometers long, including the fjords – suffers from plastic pollution even though it is so remote. It's…
SourceJuly 5, 2024
Full articleMexico girds for hit from Hurricane BerylNews
Mexico girds for hit from Hurricane Beryl
By Ivan SHAW | AFP Cancún, Mexico - Tourist resorts in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula girded Thursday for a hit from Hurricane Beryl, which is still…
SourceJuly 5, 2024
Full articleCool roofs are best at beating cities’ heatClimate
Cool roofs are best at beating cities’ heat
By University College London Painting roofs white or covering them with a reflective coating would be more effective at cooling cities like London than vegetation-covered…
SourceJuly 5, 2024
Full articleWhy do you keep your house so cold? Science says: Ask your parentsClimateScience
Why do you keep your house so cold? Science says: Ask your parents
The temperature of your childhood home, among other factors, may help predict your thermostat settings. By PLOS Childhood home temperature and community connectedness can help…
SourceJuly 4, 2024
Full articleCompact cities have lower carbon emissions, but poorer air quality, less green space and higher mortality ratesScience
Compact cities have lower carbon emissions, but poorer air quality, less green space and higher mortality rates
A study by ISGlobal analyses 919 European cities and their environmental quality, CO2 emissions and impact on human health. By Barcelona Institute for Global Health…
SourceJuly 4, 2024
Full articleRetreating glaciers: fungi enhance carbon storage in young Arctic soilsScience
Retreating glaciers: fungi enhance carbon storage in young Arctic soils
By Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Melting Arctic glaciers are in rapid recession, and microscopic pioneers colonize the new exposed landscapes. LMU researchers have revealed that yeasts play…
SourceJuly 4, 2024
Full articleMusic festivals seek greener footprintNews
Music festivals seek greener footprint
By Philippe GRELARD | AFP Paris, France - Three planes, 270 tonnes of equipment, 800 square metres of stage: the figures from Madonna's massive free…
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Full articleShark hatching success drops from 82% to 11% in climate change scenarioScience
Shark hatching success drops from 82% to 11% in climate change scenario
By Society for Experimental Biology New experimental research shows that the combined effects of ocean warming and acidification could lead to a catastrophic decrease in…
SourceJuly 3, 2024
Full articleEarly-onset El Niño means warmer winters in East Asia, and vice versaClimate
Early-onset El Niño means warmer winters in East Asia, and vice versa
By Masahiro Shiozaki | Kyushu University The phenomenon known as El Niño can cause abnormal and extreme climate around the world due to it dramatically…
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Full articleHow to avoid wasting huge amounts of energyScience
How to avoid wasting huge amounts of energy
Waste heat from industry can actually heat every house in Norway. A smart solution can harness this energy, while also providing us with clean drinking…
SourceJuly 3, 2024
Full articleWalking our way towards more sustainable citiesScience
Walking our way towards more sustainable cities
By Susilawati, Monash University Malaysia in Petaling Jaya | 360info By making walkability a central component of how we design our cities, we can create vibrant, inclusive…
SourceJuly 3, 2024
Full articleNARO developed a novel method to analyze ‘forever chemicals’ in the soilScience
NARO developed a novel method to analyze ‘forever chemicals’ in the soil
By National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Japan Concern about the effects of PFAS are of increasing globally. Also there is no accurate method…
SourceJuly 3, 2024
Full articleEVs alone won’t save us from climate catastropheClimate
EVs alone won’t save us from climate catastrophe
By Lily Rau, Climateworks Centre, Melbourne | 360info Zero-emissions vehicles would need to hit 73 percent of new light vehicle sales by 2030 to keep transport…
SourceJuly 3, 2024
Full articleGoogle greenhouse gas emissions grow as it powers AIClimateNews
Google greenhouse gas emissions grow as it powers AI
San Francisco, United States (AFP) - Google, despite its goal of achieving net-zero emissions, is pumping out more greenhouse gas than before as it powers…
SourceJuly 3, 2024
Full articleAustralian bushfire ash is deadly for aquatic lifeClimate
Australian bushfire ash is deadly for aquatic life
By Society for Experimental Biology While the impact of wildfires on terrestrial life has been well studied, only recently has research started to examine the…
SourceJuly 2, 2024
Full articleEmerging economies to drive agricultural markets amid shifting regional dynamicsNews
Emerging economies to drive agricultural markets amid shifting regional dynamics
Emerging economies are set to remain the key drivers of global agricultural market growth over the next decade, according to the newly released OECD-FAO Agricultural…
Adrian AlexandreJuly 2, 2024
Full articleUN climate chief’s family impacted by Hurricane BerylClimateNews
UN climate chief’s family impacted by Hurricane Beryl
Paris, France (AFP) - UN climate chief Simon Stiell has warned that the destructive consequences of global warming are "not a tomorrow problem" after Hurrican…
SourceJuly 2, 2024
Full articleMost climate-vulnerable countries with highest hunger rates significantly under-represented in agrifood researchClimateNews
Most climate-vulnerable countries with highest hunger rates significantly under-represented in agrifood research
By CABI The most climate-vulnerable countries with the highest hunger rates are significantly under-represented in agrifood research – sparking a need for urgent action and…
SourceJuly 2, 2024
Full articleDampening the “seeds” of hurricanesClimate
Dampening the “seeds” of hurricanes
By Audrey Merket, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Increased atmospheric moisture may alter critical weather patterns over…
SourceJuly 2, 2024
Full article2023 cyclone Freddy longest on record at 36 days: UNNews
2023 cyclone Freddy longest on record at 36 days: UN
Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) - Cyclone Freddy, which crossed the entire southern Indian Ocean before wreaking devastation on southeastern Africa last year, was the longest-lasting tropical…
SourceJuly 2, 2024
Full articleBrazil’s Amazon saw worst 6 months of wildfires in 20 yrs: officialNews
Brazil’s Amazon saw worst 6 months of wildfires in 20 yrs: official
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) - Brazil recorded 13,489 wildfires in the first half of the year in the Amazon, the worst figure in 20…
SourceJuly 1, 2024
Full articleHoney bees vote to decide on nest sites – why we should listenClimate
Honey bees vote to decide on nest sites – why we should listen
By Derek Mitchell, University of Leeds | The Conversation When people think of honey bees, they often think of classic wooden hives, in which beekeepers…
SourceJuly 1, 2024
Full articleNYUAD researchers identify unique survival strategies adopted by fish in the world’s warmest watersScience
NYUAD researchers identify unique survival strategies adopted by fish in the world’s warmest waters
By New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) Some fish species in the Arabian Gulf’s coral reefs are more resilient to climate change than previously thought,…
SourceJuly 1, 2024
Full articleNorway blocks unique real estate sale in Arctic SvalbardNews
Norway blocks unique real estate sale in Arctic Svalbard
Oslo, Norway (AFP) - The Norwegian government said on Monday it had blocked a plan to sell the last privately owned piece of land on…
SourceJuly 1, 2024
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