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“#Half of the world’s population exposed to increasing air pollution, study shows” (a) Map of global PM2.5 in 2016; (b) Changes in concentrations between 2010 and 2016. Units for both are μg/m3. Credit: Professor Gavin Shaddick/University of Exeter Half of the world’s population is exposed to increasing air pollution, new research has shown. A team…
“#Huge forest fires put health at risk” Fire and smoke in Siberia in Summer 2019. Credit: Greenpeace Russia After Australia, Siberia is burning, indicating that the frequency of such events is on the rise, with myriad dire consequences: devastated ecosystems, risk of desertification, CO2 emissions, toxic particles, further climate impacts… An expert in atmospheric processes…
“#Hurricane season combined with COVID-19 pandemic could create perfect storm” Credit: CC0 Public Domain When extreme climate conditions interact with stressors to social systems, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the consequences could be severe unless experts from diverse backgrounds work together to develop comprehensive solutions to combat their negative impacts. That’s the recommendation of a…
“#New satellite data made available to help tackle public challenges” The public sector can access new satellite images of the UK to help issues such as town planning and flood mapping. The first of its kind data archive, launched by the UK Space Agency’s Space for Smarter Government Programme (SSGP), has updated its free optical…
“#The number of climate deniers in Australia is more than double the global average, new survey finds” Credit: Shutterstock Australian news consumers are far more likely to believe climate change is “not at all” serious compared to news users in other countries. That’s according to new research that surveyed 2,131 Australians about their news consumption…
“#China pressed on Mekong dams after record low water levels” Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam all battled severe drought last year as the tide of the Mekong River fell to record lows—exposing rocks, killing fish and threatening millions of livelihoods China was pressed Tuesday to show more transparency over its dam operations on the Mekong…
“#A world redrawn: Worry about climate not COVID, says James ‘Gaia’ Lovelock” Lovelock, who will be 101 next month, has had the disconcerting habit in his 75-year career of being right about important things James Lovelock—founder of the Gaia theory and, arguably, the field of Earth system science—thinks the world has lost perspective in responding…
“#Researchers show Canada Basin’s diminished capacity to absorb carbon dioxide” Melting ice in the Arctic Ocean is a bellwether for climate change, an apt illustration of environmental changes in a warming world. Credit: Zhangxian Ouyang New research by University of Delaware doctoral student Zhangxian Ouyang and oceanographer Wei-Jun Cai, and an international team of researchers,…
“#The many lifetimes of plastics” Marine chemist Collin Ward working in his lab. Credit: Jayne Doucette, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Many of us have seen informational posters at parks or aquariums specifying how long plastics bags, bottles, and other products last in the environment. They’re a good reminder to not litter, but where does…
“#NASA follows Tropical Storm Nuri’s path” NASA’s Terra satellite provided a visible image to forecasters of Tropical Storm Nuri as it approached the southeastern coast of China on Saturday, June 13. Credit: NASA Worldview An animation of four days of imagery from NASA’s Terra satellite showed the progression and landfall of Tropical Storm Nuri. At…