During ice ages, dry, frozen terrain extended over much of northern Europe, Asia, and North America. Many plants and animals retreated from these desolate, harsh landscapes and sought refuge in pockets of more hospitable territory. But what was happening in the rest of the world? For a long time, scientists have thought that dry conditions ...
Why is the CIA showing so much interest in climate change? A senior U.S. scientist is concerned over the CIA‘s interest in climate change research, and whether the new technologies can be used as weapons. Alan Robock, a climate scientist at Rutgers University in New Jersey, has been studying how stratospheric aerosols (geoengineering) may work in much the same way as volcanic eruptions do in ...
Biodiversity has taken on a new and vital importance in the conscience of humanity. Money has usually been the main driving force behind efforts for achieving an opulent life. If not opulent, at least a fairly well-supported and comfortable life, but money cannot buy the satisfaction a person feels from within. The pandemic of 2020 ...
813 years of annual river discharge at 62 stations, 41 rivers in 16 countries, from 1200 to 2012. That is what researchers at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) produced after two years of research in order to better understand paleoclimate patterns of the Asian Monsoon region. Home to many populous river basins, ...
A recent fear-mongering report that claimed humanity is “beyond the point of no return” when it comes to climate change has been debunked by a group of scientists. The study claims that the Arctic Permafrost, which is rich in carbon, is melting irreversibly and that the process will continue, thus heating up the planet over ...
In September, Chinese President Xi Jinping surprised the world with his speech at the UN General Assembly where he pledged to make China reach “peak carbon” by 2030 and then attain zero emissions by the year 2060. Though the promises sound good, are these climate targets something that China can actually fulfill? The climate goals ...
When volcanos erupt, these geologic monsters produce tremendous clouds of volcanic ash and dust — plumes that can blacken the sky, shut down air traffic, and reach heights of roughly 25 miles above Earth’s surface. A new study led suggests that such volcanic ash may also have a larger influence on the planet’s climate than ...
The capture and storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) underground is one of the key components of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) reports on how to keep global warming to less than 2°C above pre-industrial levels by 2100. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) would be used alongside other interventions such as renewable energy, energy ...
As Europeans continue to suffer from the extreme heat plaguing the region, data shows that June 2019 has been the hottest June ever in the history of the continent. According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), a satellite agency that keeps tabs on the region’s weather. Average temperatures for the month were almost 6° ...
Germany is reportedly thinking of implementing speed limits on its autobahn highway system as a means to reduce carbon emissions. The country was recently awarded a negative climate prize for failing to meet its emission targets. Speed limits on the autobahn In a bid to develop ways to lower the country’s carbon emissions so as ...
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