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Environmental News Network -- Know Your Environment
A University of Oklahoma-led interdisciplinary study on a decade-long experiment (1997-2009) at the University of Minnesota found that lower nitrogen levels in soil promoted release of carbon dioxide from soils under high levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, and could therefore contribute to furthering rising atmospheric greenhouse gases and climate change.
As Covid-19 infections soar across the U.S., some states are tightening restrictions and reinstituting quarantine measures to slow the virus’ spread.
The Norwegian research organisation SINTEF will investigate whether rare earth element minerals contribute to pollution in costal areas.
The vast majority of nutrients and sediment washed into streams flowing into the Chesapeake Bay are picked up by deluges from severe storms that occur on relatively few days of the year.
For the first time scientists have provided clear evidence that tropical tree lifespan decreases above a critical temperature threshold.
Coral reefs are one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet supporting an estimated 25% of all marine species.
