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“#These communities are experimenting with greener and fairer ways of living” Frankie lives in a six-bedroom house on the outskirts of Leeds. She is her own landlord, but doesn’t own the house. Instead she is part of a co-operative housing group: together, they have been able to buy the house and then rent it at…
“#Oil spill clean-up gets doggone hairy” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Oil spill disasters on land cause long-term damage for communities and the natural environment, polluting soils and sediments and contaminating groundwater. Current methods using synthetic sorbent materials can be effective for cleaning up oil spills, but these materials are often expensive and generate large volumes…
“#Breaking down ocean polystyrene—pollution on a global scale” Credit: Hefin Owen/Flickr A walk along the beach is a favourite way to connect with nature and, ideally, offers the opportunity to escape the flotsam and jetsam of everyday life. Unfortunately, most of us lucky enough to have access to the coast are conscious of the remains…
“#Study finds less impact from wildfire smoke on climate” Los Alamos research reveals that wildfire smoke plumes contribute less to warming temperatures than previously thought. Credit: Dreamstime New research revealed that tiny, sunlight-absorbing particles in wildfire smoke may have less impact on climate than widely hypothesized because reactions as the plume mixes with clean air…
“#Farmers’ climate change conundrum: Low yields or revenue instability” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Climate change will leave some farmers with a difficult conundrum, according to a new study by researchers from Cornell University and Washington State University: Either risk more revenue volatility, or live with a more predictable decrease in crop yields. As water shortages…
“#Colombia lost forest area the size of Sao Paulo in 2019: report” A handout picture from Colombia’s Defence Ministry shows smoke billowing from the Sierra de La Macarena National Natural Park, Colombia, in 2019. The Latin America country has lost hundreds of thousands of hectares of forest in recent years Colombia lost 159,000 hectares of…
“#Study sheds light on bushfires’ microclimate impact” Credit: CC0 Public Domain A study examining the urban microclimatic impact of the 2019-20 Australian bushfires has uncovered how they affect local meteorological and air quality. Its findings could help understand the potential consequences of an increased rate and extension of bushfires, and especially regarding improving risk preparedness…
“#Study looks at life inside and outside of seafloor hydrocarbon seeps” Credit: University of Delaware Microbial cells are found in abundance in marine sediments beneath the ocean and make up a significant amount of the total microbial biomass on the planet. Microbes found deeper in the ocean, such as in hydrocarbon seeps, are usually believed…
“#New study predicts coral bleaching and coral-eating starfish invasions months in advance” Piis Patch Reef on the Micronesian Island of Chuuk is shown in August 2016 before a coral bleaching event associated with El Niño, or the warming phase of sea temperatures. Credit: University of Guam A new study by the Marine Laboratory at the…
“#Socio-economic, environmental impacts of COVID-19 quantified” Global greenhouse gas emissions, incorporating data for 2020 calculated from this study. Credit: University of Sydney The first comprehensive study of the pandemic shows consumption losses amount to more than US$3.8 trillion, triggering full-time equivalent job losses of 147 million and the biggest-ever drop in greenhouse gas emissions. The…