In the late 1980s and 1990s, researchers at ETH Zurich discovered the first indications that the amount of sunlight reaching the Earth’s surface had been steadily declining since the 1950s.
Human Impact on Solar Radiation Levels for Decades
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Poor Swelter as Urban Areas of U.S. Southwest Get Hotter
Acres of asphalt parking lots, unshaded roads, dense apartment complexes and neighborhoods with few parks have taken their toll on the poor.
Why Drilling the Arctic Refuge Will Release a Double Dose of Carbon
You can hear them coming long before you can see them. It is like a low, rhythmic singing. Wildlife biologist Karsten Heuer describes it in his book Being Caribou as thrumming.
Songbirds' Reproductive Success Reduced by Natural Gas Compressor Noise
Some songbirds are not dissuaded by constant, loud noise emitted by natural gas pipeline compressors and will establish nests nearby.
One-Third of Farmland in the U.S. Corn Belt Has Lost Its Topsoil
More than a third of farmland in the U.S. Corn Belt — nearly 100 million acres — has completely lost its carbon-rich topsoil due to erosion, according to a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Tuning Electrode Surfaces to Optimize Solar Fuel Production
Scientists have demonstrated that modifying the topmost layer of atoms on the surface of electrodes can have a remarkable impact on the activity of solar water splitting.
