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Scientist raises questions about Al Gore-founded global climate pollution database
New research from NAU found that a global database produced by the Climate TRACE consortium, co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore, is underestimating greenhouse gas emissions at power plants by an average of 50%.
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Scientists uncover details of a catastrophic volcanic eruption and flood over 1,000 years ago
In the year 946 CE, the Changbaishan-Tianchi volcano, on the border between China and North Korea, erupted ferociously. The eruption released dozens of cubic kilometers of magma and triggered a massive flood from the lake ...
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Citizen scientists will be needed to meet global water quality goals
Sustainable development goals for water quality will not be met without the involvement of citizen scientists, argues an international team led by a UCL researcher, in a new policy brief.
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Study assesses pollution near Los Angeles-area warehouses
As goods of all shapes and sizes journey from factory to doorstep, chances are they've stopped at a warehouse along the way—likely several of them. The sprawling structures are waypoints in the logistics networks that make ...
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Scientists show accelerating CO₂ release from rocks in Arctic Canada with global warming
Researchers from the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Oxford have shown that weathering of rocks in the Canadian Arctic will accelerate with rising temperatures, triggering a positive feedback loop that will ...
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Retiring coal plants with climate and equity in mind
Facing competition from cheap natural gas and a growing renewables market, coal-fired power plants are on the decline in the United States. But new research led by energy systems modelers at Princeton University demonstrates ...
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Is Tampa prepared for the devastating impact of Hurricane Milton?
As Hurricane Milton barrels toward central Florida, Northeastern University disaster recovery experts say residents should expect extensive destruction from the storm and its surge—particularly if Tampa is hit directly.
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Researchers develop new technique to measure previously undetected airborne PFAS
For decades, scientists knew there was a huge swath of undetected and unaccounted for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the atmosphere, often referred to as PFAS dark matter, but no one knew how much was missing ...
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Study warns of 'irreversible' climate impacts from overshooting 1.5C
Any breach of what climate scientists agree is the safer limit on global warming would result in "irreversible consequences" for the planet, said a major academic study published on Wednesday.
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Is sustainable development possible? Only if we take a unified approach, says engineer
With this year's annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP29) summit set to take place in a little over a month in Azerbaijan, the world's attention once again turns to climate ...
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Arctic amplification study examines Atlantic meridional overturning circulation's influence on accelerated warming
A new study co-authored by Yale climate scientist Alexey Fedorov offers intriguing possibilities about the future of Arctic warming through the end of this century.
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Unprecedented peril: Disaster lies ahead as we track towards 2.7°C of warming this century, researchers warn
You don't have to look far to see what climate change is doing to the planet. The word "unprecedented" is everywhere this year.
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Will the Earth warm by 2°C or 5.5°C? Either way it's bad, and trying to narrow it down may be a distraction
Climate change is usually discussed in terms of rising temperatures.
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Modeling study finds mercury pollution from human activities is declining
MIT researchers have some good environmental news: Mercury emissions from human activity have been declining over the past two decades, despite global emissions inventories that indicate otherwise.
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Heavy metals in the ocean become more toxic: How climate change impacts contaminants in the sea
Toxic trace elements such as lead, mercury, arsenic, and cadmium naturally occur in small quantities in coastal seas. However, human activities, such as industry and agriculture, contribute significantly larger amounts.
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New study reveals growing weather extremes in Indo-Pacific region driven by shifts in tropical weather patterns
A recent study published in Nature Geoscience provides groundbreaking insights into long-term changes in tropical weather patterns that are leading to an increased frequency of extreme weather events such as heat waves and ...
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Study offers participant views of community-based natural resource management in Ghana
Famous for its iconic wildlife, Africa is home to nature and cultures that can be found nowhere else on Earth. Unfortunately, however, this precious natural and cultural heritage is threatened by unprecedented population ...
AI-trained CCTV in rivers can spot blockages and reduce floods
Smart CCTV systems trained to spot blockages in urban waterways could become an important future tool in flood prevention, new research published Oct. 3 in the Journal of Flood Risk Management has found.
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Digital footprint data analysis contributes to new UN publication
Digital footprint data analysis by Professor Francisco Rowe, from the University's Department of Geography & Planning and Geographic Data Science Lab, provides important insights to a new report published by the UN's Economic ...
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Researchers examine the persistence of micro- and nanoplastic pollution
Plastic pollution—comprising tiny bits of plastic, smaller than a grain of sand—is everywhere, a fact of life that applies even to newborn rodents, according to a Rutgers Health study published in the journal Science ...
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