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“#Jamaica revamps energy policy for green COVID-19 recovery” Jamaica is aiming to reduce its agricultural, forestry and transport emissions by 2030, as part of its COVID-19 economic recovery and Paris Agreement climate commitments. Credit: Jason Lawrence/Flickr, Creative Commons 2.0 Jamaica has overhauled its energy policy to create a post-pandemic recovery package anchored in stronger carbon…
“#’Four times more toxic’: How wildfire smoke ages over time” Samples of air in downtown Athens, Greece, along with others from around the world, are being analysed to see if signature particles from wildfires can be identified. Credit: Irini Tsiodra Enormous plumes of smoke thrown into the atmosphere by uncontrolled wildfires may be affecting the…
“#Dragonflies reveal mercury pollution levels across US national parks” Before turning into adults, dragonfly larvae can be collected easily by citizen scientists and used as “biosentinels” to study mercury pollution. Credit: Dartmouth Toxic Metals Superfund Research Program. A citizen science program that began over a decade ago has confirmed the use of dragonflies to measure…
“#Active leak of sea-bed methane discovered in Antarctica for first time” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A team of researchers with Oregon State University has confirmed the first active leak of sea-bed methane in Antarctica. In their paper published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the group describes their trip to Cinder Cones located at…
“#Powerful quake jolts Alaska towns, produces small tsunami” A powerful earthquake located off Alaska’s southern coast jolted some coastal communities late Tuesday, and some residents briefly scrambled for higher ground over fears of a tsunami. There were no immediate reports of damage in the sparsely populated area of the state, and tsunami warning was canceled…
“#Evidence of “hormone disruptor” chemical threats grows” A growing number of chemicals in pesticides, flame retardants, and certain plastics have been linked to widespread health problems including infertility, diabetes, and impaired brain development, a set of reviews of hundreds of studies concludes. Led by NYU Grossman School of Medicine, a team of environmental health experts…
“#Tropical Storm Douglas organizing in NASA infrared imagery” On July 21 at 6 a.m. EDT (1000 UTC), the MODIS instrument aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite gathered temperature information about Tropical Storm Douglas’ cloud tops. MODIS found several areas of powerful thunderstorms (red) where temperatures were as cold as or colder than minus 70 degrees Fahrenheit (minus…
“#NASA finds wind shear and cooler waters winding down Tropical Depression 7E” NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided a visible image of Tropical Depression 7E on Monday, July 20 at 6:36 p.m. EDT (2236 UTC) and revealed it was devoid of strong thunderstorms and being affected by easterly wind shear. Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System…
“#China’s children left behind by climate change and urbanisation” A UNSW report considers China’s children affected by migration and climate change, and the necessary social policy reforms required to protect their rights. The expansion of protections for China’s migrant and ‘left-behind’ children is essential for the nation’s continued economic and social wellbeing, according to a…
“#Microplastics in shrimp harmless to animal health and no effects on consumption quality” A study conducted by the UAB certifies that despite the presence of microplastics in deep-sea shrimp, the amounts detected do not cause any types of health problems. The research coincides with other studies pointing to the fact that there is no danger…