#Suomi NPP satellite sees Tropical Storm Boris form

“#Suomi NPP satellite sees Tropical Storm Boris form” On June 25, 2020, NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided forecasters with a visible image of Tropical Storm Boris in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, during its short time as a tropical storm. Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided…

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#Traffic density, wind and air stratification influence concentrations of air pollutant nitrogen dioxide

“#Traffic density, wind and air stratification influence concentrations of air pollutant nitrogen dioxide” Credit: CC0 Public Domain In connection with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, satellite measurements made headlines showing how much the air pollutant nitrogen dioxide (NO2) had decreased in China and northern Italy. In Germany, traffic density is the most important factor….

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#What is an ecocultural identity?

“#What is an ecocultural identity?” Humanity is not seperate from nature, but a part of nature itself. Credit: Unsplash At the core of the most pressing global issues of our time is a crisis of identity, where culture meets ecology. The importance of the environment is often downplayed as merely one in a sea of…

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#Unorthodox desalination method could transform global water management

“#Unorthodox desalination method could transform global water management” Illustration of the TSSE (temperature swing solvent extraction) process, a pioneering desalination approach for hypersaline brines that could transform global water management. Credit: Chanhee Boo/Columbia Engineering Water security is becoming an urgent global challenge. Hundreds of millions of people already live in water-scarce regions, and the UN…

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#Global pollution estimates reveal surprises, opportunity

“#Global pollution estimates reveal surprises, opportunity” Calculated trends in geophysical PM2.5 values from 1998–2018. Warm colors indicate positive trends, cool colors indicate negative trends and the opacity of the colors indicates the statistical significance of the trends. Credit: Martin Lab It is not unusual to come across headlines about pollution or global warming and find…

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#New briefing paper on Arctic change

“#New briefing paper on Arctic change” The Arctic is changing rapidly affecting sea-level rise and local communities. Credit: British Antarctic Survey BAS researchers have contributed to a new briefing paper about the Arctic published this week (25 June 2020). Working with a team at the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London, the paper provides a…

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#Researchers try new method to clean contaminated sediments

“#Researchers try new method to clean contaminated sediments” The method is to place modules with long hollow spikes made of polyethylene plastic, fixed in a flexible mat, in the sediment. Credit: ecoSPEARS Researchers at the Department of Chemistry, Umeå University, have been awarded SEK 4 million from the Swedish Geotechnical Institute to test a new…

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