Levels of air pollution over some cities and regions are showing significant drops as coronavirus impacts work and travel. With global economic activity ramping down as a result of theContinue Reading
More than 100 experts contributed to the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report and they concluded that climate change is already negatively impacting food production in real ways. AContinue Reading
The Southern Ocean that surrounds Antarctica is a dark and forbidding place where winds often exceed 80 miles per hour and towering waves as high as a 5-story building. LifeContinue Reading
In photosynthesis, plants convert energy from sunlight into glucose by rearranging molecules of water and carbon dioxide (CO2). The new process developed by University of Illinois mimics this natural abilityContinue Reading
On May 11, levels of the carbon dioxide gas reached 415 parts per million, more than 100 ppm above our typical atmospheric levels over the past 800,000 years. Even ifContinue Reading
A stock-take report of G20 nations to “assess the collective progress” towards the agreed goals states that while none of the G20 nations’ determined emission contributions for 2030 are inContinue Reading
Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels may spark a shift towards wetter winters and drier summers, warns a new study based on evidence from climatic history preserved in 65 million yearContinue Reading
Algae blooms are a serious problem for lakes, rivers, streams and seas around the world. Farmers use fertilizer to grow crops, and fertilizer runoff empties into waterways, flooding aquatic ecosystemsContinue Reading
