With Climate Change, A Terrifying New Normal for Western Firefighters
Aug 10, 2015, 8:40 am By Yale Environment 360In the last two decades, officials in Colorado have watched as massive, months-long wildfires have…New Zealand Will Shutter Last Remaining Coal Power Plants, Officials Say
Aug 7, 2015, 1:00 pm By Yale Environment 360
New Zealand will close its last remaining coal plants and rely even more heavily on renewable…Mimicking Butterfly Wings Improves Efficiency of Some Solar Energy Systems
Aug 6, 2015, 12:20 pm By Yale Environment 360
Solar-concentrating photovoltaic systems can produce nearly 50 percent more power by mimicking the…Undamming Rivers: A Chance For New Clean Energy Source
Aug 6, 2015, 8:40 am By Yale Environment 360Many hydroelectric dams produce modest amounts of power yet do enormous damage to rivers and…U.S. Power Plant Emissions Reached 27-Year Low, Report Says
Aug 5, 2015, 12:20 pm By Yale Environment 360Electric power plants in the U.S. emitted less carbon dioxide in April than they have in any month…Study Finds Glaciers Melting at Unprecidented Rates Around the Globe
Aug 4, 2015, 12:00 pm By Yale Environment 360
Glaciers around the globe are melting at unprecedented rates, according to an analysis of data…As Ocean Waters Heat Up, A Quest to Create ‘Super Corals’
Aug 4, 2015, 9:00 am By Yale Environment 360With the world’s coral reefs increasingly threatened by warmer and more acidic seas, scientists…California Has Missed Equivalent Of Full Year of Rain in Ongoing Drought, Study Shows
Aug 3, 2015, 12:20 pm By Yale Environment 360
Over the past three years of severe drought, California has accumulated a rain "debt" equal to a…Severe Droughts Affect Forests And CO2 Storage for Years, Study Shows
Jul 31, 2015, 10:00 am By Yale Environment 360
Severe drought can affect a forest's growth for up to four years, a period during which it is less…Gallery: The Landscape at Risk If the Pebble Mine Moves Ahead
Jul 30, 2015, 8:20 am By Yale Environment 360
The proposed Pebble Mine in southwestern Alaska is a project of almost unfathomable scale. If the…The Alaskan Landscape at Risk If the Pebble Mine Moves Ahead
Jul 30, 2015, 8:20 am By Yale Environment 360Global Population Projected to Reach 11 Billion by 2100, U.N. Estimates
Jul 29, 2015, 12:40 pm By Yale Environment 360The current world population of 7.3 billion is expected to reach 8.5 billion by 2030, 9.7 billion by…Roughly 40 Percent of World Population Unaware of Climate Change, Survey Says
Jul 28, 2015, 11:20 am By Yale Environment 360Roughly 40 percent of adults worldwide have never heard of climate change, according to an analysis…President Obama Announces Major New Limits on Interstate Ivory Trade
12:00pm By Yale Environment 360
President Obama has announced strict new limits aimed at stemming the global ivory trade which, when…Why the Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement May Ultimately Win
8:40am By Yale Environment 360The fossil fuel divestment campaign has so far persuaded only a handful of universities and…European Union Is Increasingly Turning to Wind Power, Report Shows
Jul 24, 2015, 12:20 pm By Yale Environment 360
The European Union met 8 percent of its electricity demand with wind power last year, up from…Synthetic Coral Could Remove Mercury Pollution From Ocean, Researchers Say
Jul 23, 2015, 12:00 pm By Yale Environment 360
Chinese researchers have constructed a type of synthetic coral that could help remove toxic heavy…With Camera Drones, New Tool For Viewing and Saving Nature
Jul 23, 2015, 9:00 am By Yale Environment 360
In a career spanning four decades, award-winning filmmaker Thomas Lennon has tackled topics as…With Camera Drones, New Tool For Viewing and Saving Nature
Jul 23, 2015, 9:00 am By Yale Environment 360Filmmaker Thomas Lennon says camera drones have opened up dramatic new possibilities for seeing the…Algae Could Be an Environmentally Friendly Livestock Feed, Study Finds
Jul 22, 2015, 12:40 pm By Yale Environment 360
Algae could replace corn as feed for cattle and other livestock, according to findings published in…
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