NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Northern Indian Ocean and provided forecasters at the Joint Typhoon Warning Center with a view of Tropical Cyclone Maha’s eroding structure that helped confirm it is weakening.
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MIT Report Provides Guidance on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures
An MIT white paper released today outlines a series of recommendations on how companies, particularly those in the oil and gas industry, can use scenario analysis to effectively disclose risks and opportunities they face as a result of global climate change.
On the Trail of Pathogens in Meat, Eggs and Raw Milk
To make food even safer for humans, experts from scientific institutions, food regulatory authorities and the business community will discuss current developments and strategies at the "Zoonoses and Food Safety" Symposium at the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) on 4 and 5 November 2019, in Berlin-Marienfelde.
Reassessing Strategies to Reduce Phosphorus Levels in the Detroit River Watershed
In an effort to control the cyanobacteria blooms and dead zones that plague Lake Erie each summer, fueled by excess nutrients, the United States and Canada in 2016 called for a 40% reduction in the amount of phosphorus entering the lake’s western and central basins, including the Detroit River’s contribution.
Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollution Linked to Brain Changes Associated with Behavioural Problems in Children
Over the past few decades, various studies have investigated the impact of air pollution on cognitive capacities in children.
Scientists Create 'Artificial Leaf' That Turns Carbon Dioxide into Fuel
Scientists have created an “artificial leaf” to fight climate change by inexpensively converting harmful carbon dioxide (CO2) into a useful alternative fuel.