Livestock and pets may be at risk due to poor air quality from Canadian wildfire smoke, according to animal welfare expert Angela Green-Miller at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Shrinking Arctic Glaciers are Unearthing a New Source of Methane
The study, led by researchers from the University of Cambridge and the University Centre in Svalbard, Norway, identified large stocks of methane gas leaking from groundwater springs unveiled by melting glaciers.
Antarctic Sea Ice Reaches an Early Winter Record Low in June 2023
After reaching a record-low summer minimum earlier this year, Antarctic sea ice continues to break records.
Abrupt Shift in Tropical Pacific Climate During Little Ice Age
Summary An El Niño event has officially begun. The climate phenomenon, which originates in the tropical Pacific and occurs in intervals of a few years will shape weather across the planet for the next year or more and give rise to various climatic extremes.
Amazon Dolphins at Risk From Fishing, Dams and Dredging
Amazon river dolphins are under threat from fishing and proposed new dams and dredging, research shows.
Marine Environment at Risk Due to Ship Emissions
The combined emissions of metals and other environmentally hazardous substances from ships is putting the marine environment at risk according to a new study from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.
World’s Most Threatened Seabirds Visit Remote Plastic Pollution Hotspots, Study Finds
The extensive study assessed the movements of 7,137 individual birds from 77 species of petrel, a group of wide-ranging migratory seabirds including the Northern Fulmar and European Storm-petrel, and the Critically Endangered Newell’s Shearwater.
Electrochemical Device Captures Carbon Dioxide at the Flick of a Switch
New technology developed by Rice University engineers could lower the cost of capturing carbon dioxide from all types of emissions, a potential game-changer for both industries looking to adapt to evolving greenhouse gas standards and for the emergent energy-transition economy.
U.S. Wind and Solar Overtake Coal for the First Time
In a first for the U.S. power sector, wind and solar have generated more electricity than coal so far this year.
Early Birds of the Future: Earlier, But Still Too Late?
Birds need to adapt to climate change, but evolution is a slow process.