Ocean Currents Threaten to Destroy Ice Shelves in Antarctica
Meandering ocean currents contribute significantly to the melting of Antarctic ice shelves, posing a considerable risk of sea level rise. A new study published in…
Environment
A Microbial Plastic Factory for High-quality Green Plastic
Engineered bacteria can produce a plastic modifier that makes renewably sourced plastic more processable, more fracture-resistant, and highly biodegradable even in seawater. The Kobe University…
Coal Train Pollution Exacerbates Health Risks and Inequities
According to a new study from the University of California, Davis, coal trains are associated with greater incidence of asthma, heart illness, hospitalization, and death…
Archaeological Research Demonstrates that Humans can Boost Biodiversity
Cultural variety is anticipated to have a net positive influence on environmental biodiversity. The homogeneity of human life forms may thus be viewed as a…
Atmospheric Circulation
Atmospheric circulation refers to the large-scale flow of air across the Earth caused by temperature and pressure variations. It is the large-scale movement of air…
Global Air Pollution is driven by Atmospheric and Economic Factors
Carbon monoxide emissions from industrial activity are harmful to human health and a reliable measure of overall air pollution levels. Many countries want to minimize…
Retention Ponds can Substantially Reduce Tire Particle Pollution
New research has found that the presence of wetlands and retention ponds alongside major highways resulted in an average reduction of nearly 75% in the…
Asian Monsoon Transports Ozone-depleting Chemicals to the Stratosphere
New research demonstrates that powerful monsoon winds, aided by a warming climate, are propelling unusually large amounts of ozone-depleting compounds high into the atmosphere over…
Plastic Contamination can Harm a Number of Ocean Embryos
High levels of plastic pollution can destroy the embryos of a variety of ocean animals, according to new research. Scientists investigated the impact of new…
Droughts in Europe could be Averted by Reducing Emissions Faster
According to models, summer rainfall in southern Europe might plummet by up to 48% by 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise at their…
Global Research on Coastal Oceans as Carbon Dioxide Stores
Coastal seas are a complicated transition zone between the world’s two main CO2 sinks, land and ocean. For the first time, ocean experts have successfully…
New Maps Assist Decision-makers in Considering Albedo when Planting Trees
A new study provides a global analysis of where restoration of tree cover is most effective at cooling the global climate system, considering not just…
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