World’s most Northern Island Discovered Above Greenland
Greenland and the Danish Commonwealth have just grown a smidgeon. According to scientists, the planet’s northernmost island was discovered by mistake. The yet-to-be-named island, which…
Environment
Technologist Prints 3D Coral Reef Scaffolding that Could Support Marine Life
There hasn’t been much good news for coral reefs in the oceans recently, but one man and his 3D printer may have saved the day.…
Climate Change is Causing Rare Earth Elements to Make their way into Western’s Water Sources
Climate change is causing rare earth elements to make their way into Colorado water sources, according to a recent study published in the journal Environmental…
Can the World Really Just Fall Apart?
As diverse as the library is, books on climate change tend to fall into one of two types. There are field guides and observational accounts…
Researchers Have Devised a Method for Predicting Whether or Not Wildfire Smoke Would Have an Impact on the Ground-Level Air Quality of Adjacent Communities
Last month, New York City and other east coast towns saw some of the world’s worst air pollution. Wildfires raged throughout Canada, California, and Oregon,…
Los Angeles-Sized Iceberg Avoids Major Collision in Antarctica
Iceberg A-74 broke off from Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf in March and has been floating about since then. Early in August, easterly winds began to…
Unsustainable Shippers in the Arctic Risk Escalating Environmental Damage
According to recent research, the Arctic sea could be completely ice-free within the next thirty to forty years, and some scientists believe this could happen…
Hurricane Ida Claims First Death as Storm Batters Louisiana
Hurricane Ida, one of the most violent storms ever to strike the United States, has claimed its first fatality. New Orleans has already experienced power…
Spring Rain Falls Naturally in the Congo Rainforest
The Congo basin is home to the world’s second-largest rainforest, which has been slowly drying out over the last four decades on 500 million acres.…
Researchers Want to Control the Creation of Ice rather than Resist It
Rain, snow, and ice have long been transportation’s adversaries. Flying has added a new dimension, especially when it comes to ice. Ice can form quickly…
El Nino-induced Extraordinary Carbon Emissions of Burning Biomass
Tropical deforestation accounts for roughly 20% of annual global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and it must be reduced if dangerous climate change is to be…
We’ve had 80 Firestorms this summer – Should we expect more in the Future?
Extreme temperatures and wildfire currents, reaching many hellish proportions, have been marked in the Northern Hemisphere this summer. An unprecedented number of these have been…
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