Nearly 60% of both oil and fossil methane gas and almost 90% of coal must remain in the ground by 2050 in order to keep global warming below 1.5°C, finds a study by UCL researchers.
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Study Explores Link Between Earthquakes, Rainfall and Food Insecurity in Nepal
Compound environmental shocks and their impact on food insecurity in Nepal, one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries, was the focus of research conducted by faculty in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.
Transforming ‘Sewer Gas’ into Clean Hydrogen Fuel
Scientists have found a new chemical process to turn a stinky, toxic gas into a clean-burning fuel.
New Report Highlights Link Between Air Pollution and Infant Mortality
New report highlights air pollution contributed to nearly 500,000 deaths among infants in their first month of life
A Recent Reversal in the Response of Western Greenland’s Ice Caps to Climate Change
Greenland may be best known for its enormous continental scale ice sheet that soars up to 3,000 meters above sea level, whose rapid melting is a leading contributor to global sea level rise.
UCI Researchers Analyzed Antarctic Air Samples to Learn of a 70-percent Increase in Atmospheric Hydrogen Over the Past 150 Years
Earth system scientists at UCI studied air trapped in compacted layers of Antarctic ice and snow to come up with some answers and a few new questions about the amount of molecular hydrogen in our planet’s atmosphere.