The blaze first broke out Sunday afternoon in the town of Varnavas, northeast of Athens. Greece battled a massive wildfire near Athens for a third day on Tuesday, with hundreds of European firefighters due to join the effort to contain the deadly blaze that has scorched parts of the capital’s suburbs. Fueled by strong winds, … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions associated with the global food supply chains induced by diets could fall by 17% if people change their food choices towards more plant-based diets, a new study reveals. Researchers believe that a currently over-consuming 56.9% of the global population would save 32.4% of global dietary emissions by … Read more
Photo of the Sun taken by the Extreme Ultraviolet Imager of the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter probe, distributed by the ESA on July 16, 2020. The Earth was hit Monday by an intense solar storm that could bring the northern lights to night skies further south than normal, a US agency announced. Conditions of … Read more
Cities with high population density, diverse land use, and excellent public transit produce less consumption-based carbon emissions. They not only help combat climate change but also enhance urban living. Credit: Professor Juchul Jung from Pusan National University, Korea In recent years, the dramatic rise in extreme weather events due to climate change has escalated what … Read more
Spatial patterns of CO2 flux. Credit: Nature Climate Change (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41558-024-02074-3 As Earth warms, the Arctic Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is waning due to melting permafrost and worsening coastal erosion, according to new research. A study published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change models the ways in which … Read more
The Big Yellow Sulfur Pile. Credit: Woongbi Cho A striking landmark in Vancouver, Canada, “The Big Yellow Sulfur Pile” is a testament to the massive amounts of elemental sulfur produced from the hydrodesulfurization process of petroleum refining. In 2013, Prof. Pyun’s group from the University of Arizona developed inverse vulcanization, a method to synthesize a … Read more
Brown-led researchers highlight 16,000 years of climate history in the tropical Andes, which includes areas like the Laguna Llaviucu in Cajas National Park in Ecuador. Credit: Mark Bush A new study that explores ancient temperatures and rainfall patterns in the tropical Andes of South America has revealed how 16,000 years of climate history in this … Read more
Landslides often occur with little warning. Los Alamos Scientists are working to improve prediction technology to improve safety for communities and ecosystems alike. Credit: Luke McGuire New research from a team at Los Alamos National Laboratory is improving landslide prediction capabilities, making simulations faster and more accurate, which in turn will improve safety for communities … Read more
Credit: CC0 Public Domain High temperatures which scientists say are being worsened by human-driven carbon emissions caused nearly 50,000 deaths in Europe last year, a study published Monday found. The study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health estimated that 47,690 died in connection with heat during the world’s warmest year and Europe’s second-warmest year … Read more
Credit: Alena Koval from Pexels An article in a special issue on The Planetary Future published in Environmental Policy and Law considers the Planetary Trust as an essential framework underlying today’s kaleidoscopic world, reviews important developments in implementing the Trust, and focuses on important steps to take now to ensure a just, robust Earth system … Read more
