IIASA researchers explored optimal pathways for managing groundwater and hydropower trade-offs for different water availability conditions as solar and wind energy start to play a more prominent role in the state of California.
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Carbon Dioxide Capture and Use Could Become Big Business
Researchers from UCLA, Oxford and other institutions analyze 10 different industrial applications for greenhouse gas emissions.
Investigation of Oceanic “Black Carbon” Uncovers Mystery in Global Carbon Cycle
New technique unexpectedly finds that black carbon in rivers and oceans differs significantly.
Plants and Fungi Together Could Slow Climate Change
A new global assessment shows that human impacts have greatly reduced plant-fungus symbioses, which play a key role in sequestering carbon in soils. Restoring these ecosystems could be one strategy to slow climate change.
Historical Earthquake Impact Affected by Seasonal Factors
The season that an earthquake occurs could affect the extent of ground failure and destruction that the event brings, according to a new look at two historical earthquakes that occurred about 100 years ago near Almaty, Kazakhstan.
‘This is a Very Big Problem’: Rising Sea Levels Will Lead to Significant Displacement in Coming Decades
The Maldives, a small country in the Arabian Sea, is at high risk of being made uninhabitable by rising sea levels.