More than 500 dams are planned or already under construction within protected areas around the world, according to a new study published in the journal Conservation Letters.
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Flexible Management Of Hydropower Plants Would Contribute To Security Of Electricity Supply
Researchers from the UPV/EHU’s Institute of Public Economics and BC3, the Basque Centre for Climate Change, have been cooperating for several years on the study and projection of so-called security of electricity supply in Spain.
Drivers Who Keep Their Windows Down Are Exposed to 80 Percent More Air Pollution
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year and nine out of 10 people breathe air with high levels of pollutants.
Could COVID-19 Have Seasons?
Scientists are probing environmental data from reanalysis models in the hopes of finding answers.
Waning Attention to Climate Change Amid Pandemic Could Have Lasting Effects
Previous research has shown that humans have a finite capacity for attention to risk, inherently programmed to prioritize one threat at a time.
NASA Satellites Capture Isaias’ Nighttime Track Into Canada
Tropical Storm Isaias has transitioned into a post-tropical storm as it moved out of the U.S. and into eastern Canada on Aug. 5 and 6.