Data from Platform Holly Show How Natural Gas Seeps are Impacted by Petroleum Extraction
Petroleum is evident all over the Santa Barbara Channel, from oil rigs to tar leaks. And because UC Santa Barbara is nearby, researchers have been…
Environment
Only 25% of the Carbon Emissions Caused by New Tropical Deforestation and Forest Degradation are Offset by Recovering Tropical Forests
According to a groundbreaking global study, rates of forest regrowth are being quickly surpassed by deforestation and forests lost or destroyed as a result of…
Massive Ocean Waves may Have an Impact on the Ocean’s Capacity to Store Carbon
According to new research, the ocean’s ability to retain heat and carbon is significantly influenced by deep underwater waves, some of which can reach a…
Temperature Changes Increase the Risk of Pesticides to Bees
When temperatures increase, bees tend to forage more frequently and cover larger distances in search of food, which can increase their exposure to pesticides. In…
Despite its Innate Ability to Adapt, Coral can’t Avoid Climate Change, According to a New Report
Despite coral’s innate ability to adapt, a recent study demonstrates that even mild global warming could result in the obliteration of our coral reefs. Dr.…
Scientists Calculate That Over a 25-year Period, the Antarctic ice Mass will have Shed More Than 3,000 Billion Pounds of Ice
The Amundsen Sea Embayment, which is the area of Antarctica that is changing the quickest, has lost more than 3,000 billion tons of ice over…
A Pioneering Study Demonstrates that, if all Global Commitments to Reduce Carbon Emissions are Kept, Flood Risks can Still be Significantly Decreased
According to recent study, unless all international commitments to cut carbon emissions are followed, annual damage from floods in the UK could rise by more…
Even Dormant Volcanoes Leak a Lot of Sulfur into the Atmosphere, According to Ice Core Data
A dormant volcano is a volcano that has not erupted for a long period of time but still has the potential to erupt again in…
Greater and More Powerful Atlantic Tropical Storms Due to Warming Climate, According to Cyclone Researchers
According to simulations employing a high-resolution global climate model, a warming climate could increase the number of tropical cyclones and their intensity in the North…
A Tipping Point in Ocean Surface Temperature could hasten Climate Change
Recent scientific studies suggest that the Earth’s oceans are approaching a tipping point, where the effects of climate change on the oceans could become self-perpetuating…
Despite the Risk to the Economy, U.S. Firms Rarely Disclose Wildfire Threats
In the United States, particularly in the Western states, wildfires pose an increasingly serious risk to entire towns, frequently consuming homes, businesses, and lives. As…
Wildfire Smoke Particles can Erode the Ozone Layer
Smoke particles from wildfires can contribute to the depletion of the ozone layer, but their impact on this process is relatively small compared to other…
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