More extreme heat and bigger populations will dramatically change energy use in American cities by 2050, driving up the amount of electricity used to cool urban buildings per unit of floor area by at least 20% in some areas, according to research published Oct. 18 in Nature Communications.
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Cut Emissions and Improve Farming to Protect Wilderness
Humanity must cut carbon emissions and use farmland more efficiently to protect our planet’s remaining wilderness, new research shows.
Generating Clean Electricity With Chicken Feathers
Turning unused waste from food production into clean energy: Researchers at ETH Zurich and Nanyang Technological University Singapore are using chicken feathers to make fuel cells more cost-effective and sustainable.
New Project Chases Net-Zero Renewable Energy Systems for the Atlantic Area
Their overarching focus will be on providing secure renewable energy sources – both for industrial consumers and local communities.
New Study Shows Surprising Effects of Fire in North America’s Boreal Forests
A new study, using a first-of-its-kind approach to analyze satellite imagery from boreal forests over the last three decades, found that fire may be changing the face of the region in a way researchers did not previously anticipate.
Research Shows Climate Change Boosts Likelihood of Toxin Releases From Algal Blooms in American Lakes
A broad analysis of lake water quality across the United States reveals human-driven climate change is increasing risks of high toxin concentrations from algal blooms in U.S. lakes, posing increasing hazards to people and wild and domestic animals, including dogs.