Researchers Shed New Light on the Role of Earth’s Orbit in the Extinction of Ancient Ice Sheets
Scientists have finally put an end to a long-running debate on the significance of Earth’s orbit in global ice age cycles. The team from Cardiff…
Environment
On the West Coast of the United States, Climate Change may Cause Power Outages and Higher Power Costs
Two new studies led by a North Carolina State University researcher provide a glimpse into what electricity consumers on the West Coast might face in…
Radar Technology Sets New Records Antarctic Glaciers Are Losing Ice at a Faster Rate than Ever Before
With a surface area of 14,000,000 km2, Antarctica is the world’s largest ice sheet. Much of the surface of the Antarctic ice sheet is higher…
Modeling Shows that the Likelihood of Extreme Autumn Fire Weather has Increased by 40%
According to new computer models, the risk of hot, dry, windy autumn weather in California and western Oregon, which can lay the stage for devastating…
Could We Run Out Of Sand We Might Be Headed For a Crisis, UN Report Warns
According to a recent research from the United Nations, humans’ careless usage of sand may soon reach a crisis point. After water, sand is the…
Policymakers Misjudge the Climatic and Air Quality effects of Methane
Methane emissions have been rapidly increasing in recent years, significantly contributing to global warming. Despite this, existing national and international governance frameworks do not adequately…
Tonga Volcanic Eruption Was the Most Powerful This Century, New Paper Confirms
The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption shook the Pacific on January 15, 2022, causing a large and catastrophic tsunami and shooting a plume of debris into…
Solar Panel Cleaning Without Water
The accumulation of dust on solar panels is a serious issue, yet washing the panels requires a large amount of water. Engineers have now created…
“Let’s Leave the Motherland’s Secrets in the Motherland”
Interrogation of IT workers crossing the Russian border became widespread as the war in Ukraine began. On February 28, a CGI artist from Moscow was…
Biocrusts Significantly Cut Global Dust Emissions by 60%
In many low-productivity ecosystems around the world, particularly water- and cold-limited habitats and early-successional seres, biological soil crusts (biocrusts) develop a “living skin” at the…
Flash Flooding is Expected to Become More Common in Most of the United States, According to New Climate Modeling
Researchers’ studies have proved that some measures of global warming are already inescapable, according to the most recent United Nations report on climate change, and…
A New Method can Predict the Amount of Rain that Will Fall in the Southwest Months Ahead of Time
As reservoir levels in the arid southwest United States decline, scientists have devised a mechanism for forecasting summer rains months ahead of time. Such seasonal…
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