Environment

Policymakers Misjudge the Climatic and Air Quality effects of Methane

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

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

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”

“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%

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

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

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…
Stronger Conservation Efforts are Needed Across the Appalachians and the Gulf Coast of the United States, According to a New Study

Stronger Conservation Efforts are Needed Across the Appalachians and the Gulf Coast of the United States, According to a New Study

Glaciers blanketed enormous swaths of North America during the previous ice age. Plants and animals survived and thrived in more moderate temperatures, such as those…
The Largest Accidental Release of Radioactive Material in US History What Happened At Church Rock

The Largest Accidental Release of Radioactive Material in US History What Happened At Church Rock

In the summer, the Puerco River should be rather dry. The river, however, raged with a radioactive torrent in the early hours of July 16,…
Is Veganism the Solution to Climate Change?

Is Veganism the Solution to Climate Change?

As the urge to do something about the environment rises, so does the pressure on us to do something about it. We only have 32…
What Would Happen If You Jumped Into Lake Natron You Won’t Turn To Stone, but It Wouldn’t Be Fun

What Would Happen If You Jumped Into Lake Natron You Won’t Turn To Stone, but It Wouldn’t Be Fun

After wildlife photographer, Nick Brandt shot images of crusty corpses found in the region in 2013, haunting photos of animals “turned to stone” by the…
Taming the Butterfly Scientists Use Chaos Theory to Control Weather

Taming the Butterfly Scientists Use Chaos Theory to Control Weather

The “butterfly effect” is one of the most well-known examples of chaos theory. Simply said, it’s the premise that seemingly insignificant changes in a process’…
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