progscrape: environment

Researchers have successfully developed a new carbon-negative material using seawater, electricity and CO2

6 days ago technologynetworks.com environment

Global soil moisture in 'permanent' decline due to climate change

22 hours ago carbonbrief.org environment

1 kg of compost contains up to 16,000 microplastic particles, finds new study

15 days ago scimex.org environment

Alaska’s thawing permafrost could cause up to $51B in infrastructure damage by 2064

3 days ago doi.org environment

Scientists Just Found a Way to Turn Sewage into Protein and Green Hydrogen

10 days ago zmescience.com environment

A new study found that meeting the 1.5 °C target could shrink global cropland by 12.8% – hitting the Global South hardest and risking food security.

6 hours ago doi.org environment

Biodiversity loss in all species and every ecosystem linked to humans

2 days ago theguardian.com environment

Greenland has lost more than 5 trillion tons of ice since 1992, estimates a new study

an hour ago colorado.edu environment

First evidence of microplastic buildup in bird lungs found in new study - Researchers describe widespread contamination of plastics in the bodies of more than 50 different bird species, with an average of 416 particles in every gram of lung tissues.

8 days ago sciencedirect.com environment

Anti-pollution regulations for diesel-powered ships in 2020 caused lightning strikes to quickly drop by half over two Asian shipping lanes, according to a study of 12 years of high-resolution global lightning strike data, demonstrating the link between particulate pollution and lightning storms

17 days ago theconversation.com environment

A study has found nearly half of the landslides, debris flows and washouts that occurred during British Columbia's atmospheric river disaster in November 2021 originated in areas that had been logged or burned by wildfire.

7 days ago cbc.ca environment

Under extreme heat, plants become CO2 sources as their cuticle degrades and water loss increases - Study shows plants lose more water through their cuticle at high temperatures, weakening their ability to absorb CO2 and accelerating climate change.

5 days ago nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com environment

Whale urine ‘funnel’ moves 4,000 tons of nitrogen and over 45,000 tons of biomass annually, keeping ocean alive

19 days ago nature.com environment

A dietary shift towards plant-based protein in Romania could achieve reductions up to 1,067,443 hectares in agricultural land use, study finds

9 days ago mdpi.com environment

Nanomaterials show promise for cleaning up coastal oil spills by improving absorption, dispersion, and biodegradation, but researchers say more field testing is needed to move beyond lab-based studies

16 hours ago concordia.ca environment

Plastic Triggered a New Geological Epoch—and the Evidence May Be in Bird Nests

22 days ago esa.org environment

Waste generated by humans has now reached the deepest point in the Mediterranean: the 5,112-metre-deep Calypso Deep in the Ionian Sea

16 days ago web.ub.edu environment

Only Seven Countries Worldwide Meet WHO Dirty Air Guidelines, Study Shows

18 days ago theguardian.com earth environment

Study projects millions of European heat deaths as world warms

18 days ago apnews.com environment

Dryers in the US consume ~3% of residential energy budget, 6x washing machines

18 days ago news.umich.edu environment

A new study finds that for every 10°C rise in temperature, sleep duration drops by nearly 10 minutes

8 days ago doi.org environment

Climate warming and heatwaves accelerate global lake deoxygenation

6 days ago eurekalert.org environment

Record-breaking wildfires in the Western US (2020) reduced solar radiation by up to 70%, darkening skies and lowering temperatures by 5°C

15 days ago doi.org environment

Evidence of cascading ecosystem effects following the loss of white sharks from False Bay, South Africa - Study provides empirical evidence that the disappearance of Great white sharks creates profound consequences for marine ecosystems.

3 days ago frontiersin.org environment

Butterflies declined by 22% in just 2 decades across the US

22 days ago theconversation.com environment

A new study tested whether informing hotel guests about water scarcity reduced actual in-room water use. It did not – but did cut towel use.

4 days ago doi.org environment

Due to positive climate feedbacks such as thawing permafrost, peak global warming over the next millennium could be much higher than previously expected, even under low-to-moderate emission scenarios

4 days ago iopscience.iop.org environment

A new study finds that widespread rooftop solar could lower global temperatures by 0.05–0.13°C by 2050.

20 days ago doi.org environment

New method detects tree canopy diseases by sampling rainwater flowing down trunks, offering a safe, low-cost alternative to climbing trees.

3 days ago researchgate.net environment

Climate Change Has Exposed Over 1,000 More Miles of Greenland’s Coastline in 20 Years

2 days ago nature.com environment

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