'Super trees' may help save Houston, and beyond
It's easy to say "just plant more trees" to mitigate air pollution. But how? Where? And what kind?
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Dec 9, 2021
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Climate change 2021: There's no turning back now
Across a quarter century of UN climate conferences tasked with saving humanity from itself, one was deemed a chaotic failure (Copenhagen/2009), another a stunning success (Paris/2015), and the rest landed somewhere in between.
Environment
Nov 30, 2021
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Study links increasing air pollution to the rise of a type of lung cancer
An international team of scientists, led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has linked increased air pollution to an uptick in cases of lung adenocarcinoma (LADC) worldwide. The same study also ...
Environment
Nov 26, 2021
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Emission reductions from pandemic had unexpected effects on the atmosphere
Earth's atmosphere reacted in surprising ways to the lowering of emissions during the pandemic, showing how closely climate warming and air pollution are linked.
Environment
Nov 10, 2021
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The magic 1.5: What's behind climate talks' key elusive goal
One phrase, really just a number, dominates climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland: The magic and elusive 1.5.
Environment
Nov 8, 2021
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Study: Cutting carbon emissions and air pollution in cities has the potential to dramatically improve child health
Improved air quality in cities resulting from cutting carbon emissions could lead to large reductions in childhood asthma cases, premature births and incidences of babies born at an unhealthily low weight, according to a ...
Environment
Oct 29, 2021
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1.5C is the climate goal, but how do we get there?
The science is painfully clear: to cap global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius—given that we're already at 1.1C—means slashing carbon pollution in half by 2030, and to zero by mid-century.
Environment
Oct 4, 2021
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Dung beetle experiment suggests carbon dioxide is bad for insects too
Insects are a vital cog in the great wheel of nature. They outnumber humans a billion to one and make up more than 75% of animals on earth. It's no wonder that they are the primary providers of essential ecosystem services ...
Ecology
Sep 6, 2021
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UN: Brief gains in air quality in 2020 over COVID lockdowns
The U.N. weather agency says the world—and especially urban areas—experienced a brief, sharp drop in emissions of air pollutants last year amid lockdown measures and related travel restrictions put in place over the coronavirus ...
Environment
Sep 3, 2021
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New strategy for promoting the reuse of carbon fiber reinforced plastics
Epoxy resin is a type of thermoset resin commonly used in glue, paint and composite materials. NIMS and ISMA have developed a new thermoset plastic recycling system capable of easily decomposing epoxy resins in an aqueous ...
Polymers
Aug 26, 2021
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