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“#Study finds warming peat may boost greenhouse gases” SPRUCE study site for studying effects of warming temperatures on peatland. Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Warming temperatures in cold-climate peatlands may over time trigger decomposition of old, deeply buried peat and increase emissions of climate-harming methane and carbon dioxide into the air, according to a study…
“#What is a derecho? An atmospheric scientist explains these rare but dangerous storm systems” Derechos occur fairly regularly over large parts of the U.S. each year, most commonly from April through August. Credit: Dennis Cain/NOAA Thunderstorms are common across North America, especially in warm weather months. About 10% of them become severe, meaning they produce…
“#Brazil drives increase in worldwide forest loss” Credit: SciDev.Net Primary forest destruction contributed carbon dioxide emissions equivalent to 400 million cars last year, as tree cover loss increased by 2.8 percent compared with 2018. Primary forests located in the tropics are especially important for carbon storage and global biodiversity. Last year the tropics lost 11.9…
“#Disclosure of climate-related financial risks not enough to drive action” Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new Griffith University study cautions over-reliance on a financial disclosure framework for driving climate action. Published in Nature Climate Change, the study highlights that while important, financial disclosure frameworks do not themselves drive market change. It recommends the positive global…
“#Making coal from food waste, garden cuttings – and even human sewage” Millions of tonnes of organic waste are currently dumped in landfill, where it decomposes and gives off greenhouse gases. Credit: Pixabay/Ben_Kerckx, licenced under Pixabay licence Food waste, garden cuttings, manure, and even human sewage can be turned into solid biocoal for energy generation,…
“#Temperature spike: Earth ties record high heat May reading” In this Wednesday, May 27, 2020 file photo, a boy stands on the shore of the Ganges River during a hot summer day in Prayagraj, India. Earth’s temperature spiked to tie a record high for May, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported on Friday,…
“#Brazilian Amazon deforestation hits new record in May” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Deforestation continued to surge in the Brazilian Amazon last month, according to official figures released Friday, showing it was the worst May and worst first five months of the year on record. Environmentalists warn 2020 is on track to be the most destructive…
“#Ukraine scientists see signs of hope after huge Chernobyl fires” Charred trees loom over a grave at the cemetery near Rozsokha inside the Chernobyl exclusion zone following the worst fire since the 1986 nuclear disaster Ukrainian scientist Oleksandr Borsuk looks bitterly at the charred trunks of old pine trees as the acrid smell of burnt…
“#Image: Barcelona, Spain” Barcelona, Spain. Credit: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2017), processed by ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Barcelona—the second largest city in Spain. On the northeast coast of the Iberian Peninsula, Barcelona occupies a low plateau along the Mediterranean coastal plain. The city and its red…
“#From tiny shards to tons in the sea, plastic pollution presents a challenge to labs, beaches and society” UConn doctoral student Kayla Mladinich adjusts tubes used to feed microplastics to shellfish in the lab. Credit: Tyler Griffin Love-hate relationships are tricky. They’re vexing. They’re complicated. So it is between humans and plastic. Made primarily from…