Every year, an estimated four percent of the world's vegetated land surface burns, leaving more than 250 megatons of carbonized plants behind.
The Persistent Danger After Landscape Fires
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Indigenous Lands Contain Nearly Half of the Amazon’s Intact Forest
A comprehensive United Nations study says that 45 percent of the intact forests in the Amazon are in Indigenous territories, comprising an area that sequesters more carbon than all the tropical forests in either Indonesia or the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Researchers Harvest Energy From Radio Waves to Power Wearable Devices
From microwave ovens to Wi-Fi connections, the radio waves that permeate the environment are not just signals of energy consumed but are also sources of energy themselves.
Intensity of Tropical Cyclones Is Probably Increasing Due to Climate Change
Many tropical cyclone-prone regions of the world are expected to experience storm systems of greater intensity over the coming century, according to a review of research published today in ScienceBrief Review.
Rural Alaskans Struggle to Access and Afford Water
Water scarcity in rural Alaska is not a new problem, but the situation is getting worse with climate change.
Turning Wood Into Plastic
Plastics are one of the world’s largest polluters, taking hundreds of years to degrade in nature.
