Analysis of data obtained from marine water samples collected from different locations during the 60,000km long global sailing competition, the Ocean Race 2022-23 has revealed new insights into distribution, concentration and sources of marine microplastics.
Microplastics captured in the...
The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) has concluded with an agreement named The UAE Consensus, that sets out an ambitious climate agenda to keep 1.5°C within reach. This calls on Parties to transition away from fossil fuels to reach...
Scientists have developed a laser technology which could open avenues for clean fuel and energy technologies in the future.
We urgently need environment friendly and sustainable ways to replace fossil fuels, oil and natural gas. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is an...
With its first view of Earth, NASA’s EMIT Mission achieves milestone towards better understanding of climate effects of mineral dust in the atmosphere.
On 27 July 2022, NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT), installed on the International...
The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), popularly known as United Nations Climate Change Conference, currently being held in UAE has announced several initiatives and partnerships aimed at sustainable urban development which...
Researchers have identified and engineered an enzyme which can digest and consume some of our most commonly polluting plastics providing a hope for recycling and fighting pollution
Polluting plastics is the biggest environmental challenge worldwide in the form of plastic...
Sea level along USA coastlines will rise about 25 to 30 cm on average above current levels over the next 30 years. Consequently, tide and storm surge heights will increase and reach further inland worsening coastal flooding pattern. The additional...
Comprehensive study on the seventh biggest country of the world, India, shows how ambient air pollution is majorly affecting health outcomes
According to WHO, ambient air pollution is responsible for almost 7 million annual deaths worldwide due to exposure to...
Being both carbon-free and nuclear-free is not going to be easy for Germany and European Union (EU) when trying to meet the target of reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to keep temperature rises within 1.5oC.
Over 75% of...
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has confirmed that the tritium level in the fourth batch of diluted treated water, which Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) started discharging on 28 February 2024, is far below the Japan’s operational limit.
Experts stationed...
Forest restoration and tree plantation is a well-established strategy for mitigation of climate change. However, use of this approach in arctic worsens warming and is counterproductive to climate change mitigation. This is because tree coverage reduces albedo (or reflection...
The rate of ice loss for Earth has increased by 57% from 0.8 to 1.2 trillion tonnes per year since 1990s. As a result, the sea level has risen by about 35 mm. The majority of the ice loss is attributed...
Death Valley, California recorded a high temperature of 130°F (54.4C)) at 3:41 PM PDT on Sunday, August 16, 2020. This temperature was measured at Furnace Creek near the Visitors Center using a National Weather Service owned automated observation system. This...
To curb antibiotic pollution from manufacturing, WHO has published first-ever guidance on wastewater and solid waste management for antibiotic manufacturing ahead of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level Meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) which is sheduled to take...
Carbon emission from commercial aircrafts could be reduced by about 16 % through better use of wind direction
Commercial aircrafts use lot of fuels to generate sufficient power to sustain flight. The burning of aviation fuels contributes in greenhouse gases in...
Plastic pollution poses a major threat to ecosystems worldwide especially marine environment as most of the plastics used and discarded reach finally in rivers and oceans. This is responsible for the imbalance of marine ecosystems causing harm to oceanic...
UK Space Agency will support two new projects. The first envisages using satellite to monitor and map heat in locations at greatest risk from climate change. Development of a prototype Climate Risk Index tool (CRISP) is the second project...
Temperatures in big cities are rising due to ‘urban heat island effect’ and this is increasing the intensity and frequency of heat events. Study uses computational modeling to assess characteristics associated with increased temperatures across land-uses in cities to...
Hidden, oceanic internal waves have been found to play a role in deep-sea biodiversity. In contrast to the surface waves, the internal waves are formed as a result of thermal contraction in layers of the water column and help...
Fire was reported in Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in South-East of Ukraine amidst ongoing crisis in the region. The site is not affected. There is no reported change in radiation levels at the plant which is protected by...
The three companies SecurEnergy GmbH from Berlin, Photon Energy Solar GmbH, and IWE group from Denmark have combined their common skills and expertise to become Securenergy solutions AG.
The three companies SecurEnergy GmbH from Berlin, Photon Energy Solar GmbH, and...
A new study examined interactions between biomolecules and clay minerals in the soil and shed light on factors that influence trapping of plant-based carbon in the soil. It was found that charge on biomolecules and clay minerals, structure of...
From first World Climate Conference in 1979 to COP29 in 2024, the journey of Climate Conferences has been a source of hope. While the conferences have been successful in bringing entire humanity together annually on a regular basis for a...
Underwater robots in the form of gliders will navigate through the North Sea taking measurements, such as salinity and temperature under a collaboration between National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and the Met Office for improvement in collection and distribution of...
A new carbon capture method has been devised to capture carbon dioxide from fossil-fuel emissions
Greenhouse emissions are the biggest contributor towards climate change. Emissions of critical greenhouse gases is a result of large-scale industrialization and human activity. Most of...
