#Global methane emissions soar to record high

“#Global methane emissions soar to record high” A visualization of global methane on January 26, 2018. Red shows areas with higher concentrations of methane in the atmosphere. Credit: Cindy Starr, Kel Elkins, Greg Shirah and Trent L. Schindler, NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Global emissions of methane have reached the highest levels on record. Increases are…

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#China rushes to contain floods after record rainfall

“#China rushes to contain floods after record rainfall” Chinese soldiers erect a sandbag barrier along the shore of Poyang lake after heavy seasonal rains in Jiujiang, in China’s central Jiangxi province Soldiers erected sandbag flood barriers in a city near China’s largest freshwater lake after the heaviest rainfall in nearly six decades drenched the swollen…

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#Pesticide mixtures a bigger problem than previously thought

“#Pesticide mixtures a bigger problem than previously thought” A spray rig actually being tested for flow rate and coverage. Credit: Farmacist New research led by The University of Queensland has provided the first comprehensive analysis of pesticide mixtures in creeks and rivers discharging to the Great Barrier Reef. UQ’s School of Earth and Environmental Sciences…

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#Road traffic microplastics flooding world’s oceans: study

“#Road traffic microplastics flooding world’s oceans: study” As global plastic production continues to surge, the study is the first attempt at quantifying how much plastic from road vehicle tyres and brake pads is dispersed and deposited by air currents Airborne microplastics from traffic pollution may be entering the world’s oceans at a similar rate to…

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#Saving Africa’s biggest trees to help Earth breathe

“#Saving Africa’s biggest trees to help Earth breathe” Nicholas School Ph.D. student Graden Froese admires a forest giant in Ivindo National Park, Gabon. Credit: Duke Research Blog Like wine, cheese, and savvy financial investments, many tropical trees become more valuable with age. This is particularly true when it comes to carbon storage, because old trees…

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