#Massive seagrass die-off leads to widespread erosion in a California estuary

“#Massive seagrass die-off leads to widespread erosion in a California estuary” Drone footage of low tide at Morro Bay estuary. Credit: Ryan Walter, Jennifer O’Leary and Kyle Nessen The large-scale loss of eelgrass in a major California estuary—Morro Bay—may be causing widespread erosion, according to a new study from California Polytechnic State University. In recent…

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#Size matters in air pollution—but it’s not enough

“#Size matters in air pollution—but it’s not enough” Air pollution standards currently focus on the mass concentration of particles smaller than 10 micrometres in diameter (PM10) or smaller than 2.5 micrometres (PM2.5). Credit: Panek/Wikimedia, licenced under CC BY-SA 4.0 Current regulations on air pollution mainly focus on the mass of particles of a particular size…

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#Pesticides can protect crops from hydrophobic pollutants

“#Pesticides can protect crops from hydrophobic pollutants” The mechanism by which hydrophobic pollutants are accumulated in Cucurbitaceous plants via MLPs. Credit: Kobe University Researchers have revealed that commercial pesticides can be applied to crops in the Cucurbitaceae family to decrease their accumulation of hydrophobic pollutants, thereby improving crop safety. The research group consisted of Fujita…

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#Cloud data a silver lining for climate change predictions

“#Cloud data a silver lining for climate change predictions” Credit: University of Canterbury Clouds above the Southern Ocean could hold the key to more accurate global climate change predictions. University of Canterbury (UC) researchers have led a Deep South National Science Challenge project to collect information about cloud formations near Antarctica. As part of his…

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#New study offers roadmap for coal phase-out

“#New study offers roadmap for coal phase-out” Credit: Pixabay Coal will need to be phased out of the world’s economy to meet the climate change challenge, but this can work properly only if social objectives and local stakeholders are involved in the process, an international group of researchers argue in a paper published today. Phasing…

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#Report links world’s top meat firm to deforestation

“#Report links world’s top meat firm to deforestation” In this file photo taken on August 25, 2019 cattle graze with a burnt area in the background after a fire in the Amazon rainforest near Novo Progresso, Para state, Brazil Brazilian firm JBS, the world’s biggest meat processing company, was again accused Monday of “laundering” cattle…

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