Orphaned Oil and Gas wells pose Environmental Risks and Opportunities
Researchers are leading an international team tasked with developing a framework to assist governments in the United States and around the world in assessing and…
Environment
In the North-West Pacific, Concurrent Atmospheric and Marine Observations Directly Under a Violent Category 5 Typhoon
A Category 5 typhoon is the most severe classification on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which is used to measure the intensity of tropical cyclones,…
Climate Change Mitigation Through Coastal Ecosystem Restoration
Inadequate levels of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are one of the main causes of climate change. Decarbonization, or electrifying the power…
How to Significantly Reduce Mercury Emissions from Industry
Reduced mercury emissions from industry are an important step towards reducing the environmental and health impacts of the industry. Mercury emissions can be significantly reduced…
Scientists Claim that Greenhouse Gas Emissions are at “an all-time high” and that this is Causing an Unprecedented Rate of Global Warming
According to 50 top scientists, human-caused global warming has continued to advance at a “unprecedented rate” since the last significant assessment of the climate system…
Underreported Methane Emissions Issue Can Be Fixed By MethaneMapper
Finding greenhouse gas emissions in the first place is a major challenge in reducing them to slow down climate change. Greenhouse gas emissions actually refer…
Ocean Currents Have Not Fueled the Rise in Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, According to a Study of Deep-Sea Corals
The notion that ocean currents contributed to rising global levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere during the past 11,000 years has been refuted by…
More than 90% of the World’s Aquaculture is at Significant Risk from Environmental Change, According to New Research
A groundbreaking study has revealed that many of the largest aquaculture food producers worldwide are extremely sensitive to human-induced environmental change, with some of the…
The Revolution in Reusable Packaging is on its Way
Reusable packaging has gained popularity in recent years as a potential solution to waste reduction and environmental sustainability. While it is difficult to predict the…
Act Now to Prevent an Uncontrolled Rise in Computational Science’s Carbon Footprint
Cambridge researchers have outlined guidelines for making computational science more environmentally sustainable. Computational science drives discoveries that help us understand the human genome, fight cancer,…
Study in an Environment Where Geological Processes Can Be Seen Taking Place
There is no place that comes close to Taiwan when it comes to examining certain geological processes in real time. Taiwan has some of the…
Climate Change will exacerbate the Effects of Volcanic Eruptions
While both climate change and volcanic eruptions are significant phenomena with far-reaching consequences, there is currently little scientific agreement on a direct causal relationship between…
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