Higher PFAS Levels in Blood Linked to Neighborhood Factors
Dec 16, 2024, 3:57 pm By Paige Bennett
In a new study, researchers at University of Southern California (USC) have associated certain neighborhood factors — such as food access or proximity to Superfund sites — with higher levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in human blood. The…For the First Time, Scientists Observe One of Earth’s Largest Glacial Floods in Greenland
Dec 13, 2024, 9:11 pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
Scientists have, for the first time, observed the unleashing of an enormous glacial lake flooding event in East Greenland. The rare outburst involved 3,000-plus billion liters of meltwater bursting forth in a matter of weeks. Witnessed by researchers from the…UK Government Announces Plan for 95% Green Energy by 2030
Dec 13, 2024, 6:11 pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
Ed Miliband, the United Kingdom’s secretary of energy and climate change, announced on Friday the government’s “clean power 2030” plan, which includes measures giving ministers final approval of large onshore wind farms. The plan is part of an…Abnormal Typhoon Season in the Philippines ‘Supercharged’ by Climate Change: Report
Dec 13, 2024, 3:33 pm By Michael Riojas
An abnormally active typhoon season that hit the Philippines this year was “supercharged” by climate change, according to a new attribution study published Thursday by the World Weather Attribution (WWA). The report found that climate change exacerbated…U.S. Residential Energy Storage Installations Reach a Record High
Dec 13, 2024, 2:28 pm By Paige Bennett
According to the latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor report by American Clean Power Association (ACP) and Wood Mackenzie, installations of both grid-scale and residential energy storage in the U.S. are continuing to rise, even reaching record highs in the third…Arctic Tundra Goes From Carbon Sink to Carbon Source for the First Time in Millennia: NOAA Report
Dec 12, 2024, 9:15 pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
According to the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s 2024 Arctic Report Card, tundra in the Arctic is becoming a net source of carbon dioxide, rather than the climate-beneficial carbon sink it has been for millennia. This…Rapidly Increasing Soil Salinity Threatens Global Food Supply: UN Report
Dec 12, 2024, 5:22 pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
The rapidly increasing amount of land on Earth that is affected by excess salt will lead to potentially devastating effects on global food production, according to a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The report,…Today’s EV Batteries May Last Up to 40% Longer Than Expected, Study Finds
Dec 12, 2024, 3:13 pm By Paige Bennett
A new study has revealed that modern batteries in electric vehicles may last up to 40% longer than expected thanks to stop-and-go driving patterns that help recharge batteries on the go. According to researchers, the common lab testing methods to determine…Feeding Grazing Cattle Seaweed Supplements Reduces Methane Emissions by Nearly 40%, Study Finds
Dec 11, 2024, 9:05 pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
New research by scientists at University of California, Davis (UC Davis), has found that giving grazing cattle a seaweed supplement reduces their methane emissions by nearly 40 percent without having an effect on their health or weight. It is the first study…Humpback Whale Makes Record Migration of Over 8,077 Miles From Colombia to Zanzibar
Dec 11, 2024, 7:55 pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
In a whale migration of epic proportions, a humpback has been recorded making a journey of more than 8,077 miles from Colombia to Tanzania. A team of marine ecologists says it’s the longest individual whale migration ever recorded, topping the old record of…New Microplastics Water Filter Made With Cotton and Squid Bone Could Be 99.9% Effective, Scientists Report
Dec 11, 2024, 4:24 pm By Paige Bennett
In a new study led by researchers at Wuhan University, scientists have developed a filter, made with cotton and squid bone, that can be used to adsorb certain microplastics in aquatic environments. Further, they determined the filter was about 98% to 99.9%…2024 Will Be the Hottest Year on Record and First Above 1.5°C, EU Scientists Say
Dec 10, 2024, 9:52 pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
According to new data from Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), 2024 will be the planet’s warmest ever recorded, as well as the first above the 1.5 degrees Celsius temperature threshold set by the 2015 Paris Agreement. The European Union’s climate…‘All Risk With No Reward’: Outgoing Biden Admin Approves Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Alaska’s Pristine Arctic Wildlife Refuge
Dec 10, 2024, 4:47 pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
The approval of plans for an oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge by the outgoing Biden administration on Monday will keep the door open for drilling in the pristine wildlands. The sale, to be held on January 9, will include a…75% of Heat-Related Deaths in Mexico Occur in People Under 35, Study Finds
Dec 9, 2024, 9:05 pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
A new study has found that 75 percent of heat-related deaths in Mexico occur among people under the age of 35, rather than in older people, as might be expected. Of these younger people, a large percentage were from 18 to 35 — an age range that might be…40% of Earth’s Land Is Now Drylands, Excluding Antarctica, Research Finds
Dec 9, 2024, 5:19 pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
According to a new report from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), more than three-quarters of the world’s land has become permanently dryer over the course of recent decades. A combined area half as big as Australia has gone…‘Everything Is Interconnected’: Author and History Professor Sunil Amrith on Facing the Climate Crisis
Dec 9, 2024, 4:09 pm By Craig Thompson
The Burning Earth is Yale history professor Sunil Amrith’s fifth book, and his first that focuses his academic eye on the climate crisis. “As a citizen and then as a parent,” he says, “the climate crisis just became unavoidable in my mind.” His…EPA Bans Two Chemicals Common in Dry Cleaning and Industrial Use
Dec 9, 2024, 1:23 pm By Paige Bennett
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has banned two chemicals commonly used in dry cleaning because of their toxicity and cancer risks. The EPA announced on Dec. 9 that it finalized the risk management regulations for trichloroethylene (TCE) and…World’s Oldest Known Wild Bird Lays Egg at 74
Dec 6, 2024, 10:52 pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
Wisdom, a 74-year-old Laysan albatross, is the oldest-known wild bird on the planet. First fitted with a band in 1956, the Hawaiian seabird has laid her first egg in four years, according to United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) officials. Wisdom…North Carolina Town Launches First U.S. Climate Lawsuit Against a Utility Company
Dec 6, 2024, 8:54 pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
The small North Carolina town of Carrboro has initiated the country’s first climate accountability litigation against an electric utility. The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday, claims Duke Energy waged a “deception campaign” in order to obscure the climate…Flood Protection by Mangroves Saves $855 Billion Globally, Report Finds
Dec 6, 2024, 5:16 pm By Paige Bennett
In a new report, researchers estimate that the economic value that mangroves provide as protection against flooding amounts to about $855 billion globally. The report, led by researchers at the Center for Coastal Climate Resilience at University of California,…
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