Tag: ENN

Not hothouse, nor icehouse: when tectonic plates move at a moderate speed - not too fast or slow - Earth remains habitable, new University of Sydney research finds.

Agricultural and Food Policy Center analysis reflective of 64 representative crop farms

Wastewater, commonly used as a dust suppressant for unpaved roads, also has significant environmental implications.

Short-lived aerosols from smoke helped researchers pinpoint some of the key processes drawing levels of carbon monoxide down.

From buildings, to transportation, to electricity generation and energy storage, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has long been a leader in providing clean energy solutions. 

Phytoplankton grow constantly and just about anywhere there are open, sunlit patches of ocean.

Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service, are predicting above-average hurricane activity this year — which would make it the seventh consecutive above-average hurricane season.

As soon as an iceberg is born it starts to die. Waves chip away at its edges, air thaws it from above, and water melts it from below.

Slashing emissions of carbon dioxide by itself isn’t enough to prevent catastrophic global warming, a new study shows.

A study in northern Sweden found that melting permafrost released one tenth as much methane as expected, suggesting emissions from thawing Arctic tundra could be less than previously feared.