Almost a quarter of the mass of the world’s forests, shrublands and grasslands is stored underground, according to a new global map, capturing a total amount of carbon on a par with a decade’s worth of human CO2 emissions
Climate change is reducing the supply of water from melting snow to many of the... The post Climate change has driven 16% drop in ‘snow meltwater’ from Asia’s high mountains appeared first on Carbon Brief.
New research into past hurricanes could help predict the strength of future storms, and inform infrastructure planning and emergency management decisions in southern New England
( Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research ) Our planet's strongest ocean current, which circulates around Antarctica, plays a major role in determining the transport of heat, salt and nutrients in the ocean. An international research team led by the Alfred Wegener Institute has now evaluated sediment samples from the Drake Passage.
The UK government has once again failed to come forward with sufficient policies to meet... The post CCC: UK will miss climate goals by ‘huge margin’ without new policies appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Extreme weather phenomena take a rapid and often unpredictable course. Hazard information must therefore be accurate, fast, and legible. The Institute of Meteorology and Water Management – National Research Institute, based on the experience of the floods in 2010, developed and implemented a modern tool for operational work, which significantly improved and facilitated communication with public institutions. Nowadays, it is one of the essential elements of the national crisis management system and daily support for institutions performing various tasks in the field of water management....
Temperature and humidity changes that influence the way flowers grow can make bumblebees picky eaters – and climate change could make them even more so
Title: Could Fish Oil Supplements Help Fight Depression? Category: Health News Created: 6/18/2021 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 6/18/2021 12:00:00 AM
Dawes Glacier retreat in 1985 and 2020 Landsat images. Red arrow 1985 terminus, yellow arrow 2020 terminus. Point 1-3 are tributaries joining the main glacier. The glacier is about to separate into two calving termini. Dawes Glacier terminates at the head of Endicott Arm in the Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness of southeast Alaska. Endicott Arm is a fjord that has been extending with glacier retreat, and is now 58 km … The post Dawes Glacier, Alaska Retreat Driven Separation appeared first on From a Glacier's Perspective.
( Institut de recherche pour le développement ) The combination of sea level rise, tides, storm surge and waves has increased the overtopping of natural and artificial coastal protection by nearly 50% in the last two decades. This revelation comes from an international study coordinated by IRD, involving international partners . The study was published in the prestigious scientific journal Nature Communications on June 18th 2021.
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Energy Environ. Sci. , 2021, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D1EE01349A, Review Article Xiang Long Huang, Yunxiao Wang, Shulei Chou, Shi Xue Dou, Zhiming M. Wang Room-temperature sodium-sulfur (RT Na-S) batteries constitute an extremely competitive electrochemical energy storage system, owing to their abundant natural resources, low cost, and outstanding energy density, which could potentially overcome the... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
The first detailed global map of river flow shows that more than half the world’s rivers stop flowing for at least one day a year and many could run dry if climate change isn't addressed
The World Health Organization has postponed the publication of new guidelines on lower limits for air pollution that are expected to influence how governments act on toxic air
( University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Science ) Thirty state of the art IPCC-climate models predict dramatically different climates for the Northern Hemisphere, especially Europe. An analysis of the range of responses now reveals that the differences are mostly down to the individual model's simulations of changes to the North Atlantic ocean currents and not only -- as normally assumed -- atmospheric changes.
At least 40% of the European Union’s agricultural imports will be “highly vulnerable” to drought... The post Two-fifths of EU agricultural imports could be ‘highly vulnerable’ to drought by 2050 appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Switching to more sustainable production of soy and maize could boost food security in the... The post Sustainable production of soy and maize could ‘boost yields and cut emissions’ in China appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2021, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D1EE00806D, Communication Ying Guo, Rong Zhang, Shaoce Zhang, Yuwei Zhao, Qi Yang, Zhaodong Huang, Binbin Dong, Chunyi Zhi (Photo)Electrochemical nitrogen reduction for ammonia (NH3) production is an appealing alternative to the traditional high-energy Haber-Bosch reaction. However, the future of this approach is bleak because of the ultralow N2... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
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The 2021 flood in Uttarakhand, India, that resulted in over 200 dead and missing was the result of an avalanche that dropped about 27 million square metres of rock and glacier ice from the nearby Ronti mountain
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Jacobsen Glacier in Landsat images from 1987 and 2019. Red arrow 1987 terminus location, yellow arrow 2019 terminus location and pink dots the snowline. Point A indciates ice marginal lake in 1987, Point C is the glacier junction, Point B an emerging rock rib and Point D a nunatak. Jacobsen Glacier is part of the Monarch Icefield of the Coastal Range of British Columbia. VanLooy and Forster (2008) noted that … The post Jacobsen Glacier, BC Separation Nearly Complete appeared first on From a Glacier's Perspective.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2021, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D0EE03525D, Analysis Zhe Huang, R. Gary Grim, Joshua A. Schaidle, Ling Tao Comprehensive techno-economic analysis across a wide set of technologies and products provides insight into the economic feasibility of electron-mediated CO 2 reduction. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Research based on ice-thickness data from ESA’s CryoSat and Envisat missions along with a new model of snow has revealed that sea ice in the coastal regions of the Arctic may be thinning twice as fast as thought.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2021, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D1EE00740H, Review Article Xing Zhi, Anthony Vasileff, Yao Zheng, Yan Jiao, Shizhang Qiao The electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CRR) is intrinsically complex given the multiple possible reaction pathways and end products. Consequently, selectivity is a persistent challenge for the design and operation of... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Climate laws implemented by the G7 group of major economies cut their collective carbon dioxide... The post Guest post: G7 climate laws ‘cut emissions by 1.3bn tonnes in 2019’ appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2021, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D1EE01134K, Paper Chaonan Gu, Xiao-Qiao Xie, Yujia Liang, Jingjing Li, Hai Wang, Kaifang Wang, Junpeng Liu, Mengke Wang, Yunfei Zhang, Manxing Li, Huajie Kong, Chun-Sen Liu Increasing boom in soft electronics field has boosted the development of highly stretchable and environment-adaptable energy storage devices based on hydrogel electrolytes. Development of such soft energy supply devices still... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
( IOP Publishing ) New research has shown that by injecting an alkalinizing agent into the ocean along the length of the Great Barrier Reef, it would be possible, at the present rate of anthropogenic carbon emissions, to offset ten years' worth of ocean acidification.
( Newcastle University ) An international research team have concluded that increases in extreme rainfall and associated flooding are projected to continue as global temperatures continue to rise. Efforts to limit warming to +1.5C will help limit changes in extreme rainfall, though some societal adaptations will still be required.
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( Nanyang Technological University ) Climate scientists at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU, Singapore) have extended the known record of Singapore's sea-level to almost 10,000 years ago, providing a more robust dataset to aid future predictions of sea-level rise.
Clouds could have a greater cooling effect on the planet than climate models currently suggest,... The post Cooling effect of clouds ‘underestimated’ by climate models, says new study appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Three key decisions show that fossil fuel companies must address environmental concerns and slash their emissions or they will be forced to by courts and investors
The Caribbean is gearing up for yet another active Atlantic hurricane season, compounded by the continuing challenges and constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic and the aftermath of a major volcanic eruption. The triple whammy of hydro-meteorological, health and geological risks has highlighted the need for multi-hazard early warnings in islands on the front-line of climate change and its many impacts. It also once again underlines the need for regional cooperation, which is embodied by WMO’s Hurricane Committee for North and Central America and the Caribbean (Regional Association IV)....
As our climate warms, ice melting from glaciers around the world is one of main causes of sea-level rise. As well as being a major contributor to this worrying trend, the loss of glacier ice also poses a direct threat to hundreds of millions of people relying on glacier runoff for drinking water and irrigation. With monitoring mountain glaciers clearly important for these reasons and more, new research, based on information from ESA’s CryoSat mission, shows how much ice has been lost from mountain glaciers in the Gulf Alaska and in High Mountain Asia since 2010.
Valdez Glacier terminus in Sentinel images from 6-27-2020, 8-21-2020 and 5-23-2021. In June the glaciers terminus area is poised to collapse with extensive rifting and marginal proglacial lakes along the east and west margins. In July the terminus breaks up and in August the lake is filled by a flotilla of icebergs. The May image indicates the icebergs are still present. Valdez Glacier is an oulet glacier from the Chugach … The post Valdez Glacier, Alaska Significant Calving Retreat in 2020 appeared first on From a Glacier's Perspective.
Climate change caused 37 per cent of the heat-related deaths globally in the past three decades according to a new study – a reminder that global warming is already having severe impacts
( The University of Hong Kong ) Centuries-old smoke particles preserved in the ice reveal a fiery past in the Southern Hemisphere and shed new light on the future impacts of global climate change, according to a research led by Harvard University and a group of international researchers from the Desert Research Institute in Nevada and the University of Hong Kong, etc. recently published in Science Advances.
A landmark Dutch court ruling ordering oil company Shell to drastically cut carbon emissions, and investor votes at other oil firms to take environmental concerns more seriously could be a turning point for the industry
From U.S. Geological Survey Wildland Fire Science Strategic Plan, 2021–26: $71-$246 BILLION Net annual economic impact of wildland fire across the U.S. 650 MILLION Acres of public lands that are managed for wildland fire. 16.1 FATALITIES Average annual fatalities from wildland fire. 64,000 WILDFIRES Average number of wildfires per year. 6.8 MILLION Average acres burned per year by wildfires. 3.7 MILLION Average acres burned per year in prescribed fires. A recently released document outlines the agency’s five-year strategic plan to address wildfire threats, which will guide research in the development of remote sensing data on vegetative fuel loads and burn severity mapping, models of post-fire debris flow and more. The Survey employs more than 100 fire scientists across...
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A series of fascinating new learning resources are enabling teachers in the UK to encourage the next generation of climate pioneers.The freely available lesson plans and activities – which add to ESA’s portfolio of space-powered climate learning materials – were highlighted at the Climate Change Teacher Conference, a live-streamed online summit for British primary and secondary school educators that took place this week.
To increase the amount of carbon dioxide that trees can remove from the atmosphere, a tree-planting scheme is testing whether the addition of soil microbes from established forests can improve growth
Evapotranspiration – the transfer of water from the ground into the air through a combination... The post Satellite data reveals impact of warming on global water cycle appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2021, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D1EE01158H, Paper Linfeng Hu, Zeyi Wu, Chengjie Lu, Fei Ye, Qiang Liu, Zhengming Sun Layered vanadium phosphate (VOPO4•2H2O) is reported as a promising cathode material for rechargeable aqueous Zn2+ batteries (ZIBs) owing to its unique layered framework and high discharge plateau. However, its sluggish... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
UK energy firm Drax wants to transform a biomass power plant in the north of England into a facility to capture and store carbon, but has seen a strong pushback on environmental and economic grounds
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2021, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D1EE00783A, Paper Shengnan Wang, Ziyuan Wang, Yanbin Yin, Tianyu Li, Nana Chang, Fengtao Fan, Huamin Zhang, Xianfeng Li Aqueous zinc-based flow batteries (ZFBs) represent one of the most promising energy storage technologies benefiting from their high safety and competitive energy density. However, the morphology evolution of Zn still... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Mena Kang West Glacier in 2002, 2020 and 2021 Landsat images. Red arrow is the 2000 terminus location, yellow arrow the 2021 terminus location and pink dots the snowline. “Mena Kang West” Glacier is an unnamed glacier that is to the west of Mena Kang (6140 m) at 28 N, 91.6 W in Tibet, China. The glacier drains into the Nyamjang Chu, which flows south in Arunachal Pradesh, … The post Mena Kang West Glacier retreat and lake expansion, Tibet, China appeared first on From a Glacier's Perspective.
The shutdown of a US oil pipeline is just the latest in a wave of ransomware attacks targeting everyone from small businesses to government agencies – what can be done to stop it?
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China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have grown at their fastest pace in more than a... The post Analysis: China’s carbon emissions grow at fastest rate for more than a decade appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2021, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D1EE00509J, Paper Zaki Zahran, Eman Mohamed, Yuta Tsubonouchi, Manabu Ishizaki, Takanari Togashi, Masato Kurihara, Kenji Saito, Tatsuto Yui, Masayuki Yagi Electrocatalytic water splitting to oxygen and hydrogen has much attention as one of the most promising approaches for sustainable production of hydrogen as a carbon-neutral fuel. To establish efficient electrocatalytic... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2021, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D1EE00746G, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence. Habiba Ahut Daggash, Niall MacDowell Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces many challenges: two-thirds of the world's extreme poor population; a shrinking economy because of commodity price declines and the COVID-19 pandemic; widespread energy poverty; and climate... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
New research shows how much warming is costing society by exacerbating disasters -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Levels of the powerful greenhouse gas methane are rising faster than expected with a record increase in 2020, and no one knows why
The world needs a “radical” shift towards renewables to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 and... The post IEA: Renewables should overtake coal ‘within five years’ to secure 1.5C goal appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Some corals can swap out the algae that live inside their tissues for strains that are more heat tolerant – and these species have a better chance of surviving in a warmer world
In the immediate aftermath of an extreme weather event, a common question arises around how... The post Guest post: Lessons learned from five years of extreme weather ‘rapid attribution’ appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Newly discovered fossils suggest that dinosaurs nested in modern-day Alaska, surviving the frigid and dark winters of the ancient Arctic
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After a decade of preparation, China’s national emissions trading scheme (ETS) officially enters the operational... The post In-depth Q&A: Will China’s emissions trading scheme help tackle climate change? appeared first on Carbon Brief.
The UK risks missing its 2035 climate change target by a “huge margin” because too few policies for tackling emissions have been put in place, the country’s top climate advisers warn
( University of Johannesburg ) UJ researchers take a novel step to change hydrogenation into a safe, low energy process. They use a very stable three phase emulsion to transform a toxic waste product into valuable feedstock. The process does not require flammable, compressed hydrogen gas. The emulsion catalysis efficiently hydrogenates nitrobenzene at room temperature to output aniline. Aniline is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry. The bi-metallic hydrogenation catalyst is fully recovered afterwards.
King tides happen when the Earth, Sun and moon align, sometimes creating "sunny day flooding." To understand how sea level rise will change future flood patterns, researchers and citizen scientists are teaming up to map areas that are already impacted.
( University of Michigan ) When a University of Michigan-led research team reported last year that North American migratory birds have been getting smaller over the past four decades and that their wings have gotten a bit longer, the scientists wondered if they were seeing the fingerprint of earlier spring migrations.
International climate talks have resumed following an 18-month absence, with diplomats from around the world... The post UN climate talks: Key outcomes from the June 2021 virtual conference appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Exacerbated by climate change, record-setting hot and dry conditions are smothering a vast area.
Worsening droughts pose unprecedented challenges for global agriculture. But adding fungi and bacteria may make plants resilient to increasingly dry soil.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2021, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D0EE03651J, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Lin Ma, Anne-laure Fauchille, Humera Ansari, Michael Chandler, Paul D Ashby, Kevin G Taylor, Ronny Pini, Peter D. Lee Injection of CO2 into shale reservoirs to enhance gas recovery and simultaneously sequester greenhouse gases is a potential contributor towards the carbon-neutral target. It offers a low-carbon, low-cost, low-waste and... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2021, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D1EE00843A, Analysis Kyuha Lee, Sami Khanal, Bhavik Bakshi Sustainable provisioning of energy to society requires consideration of the nexus between food-energy-water (FEW) flows while meeting human needs and respecting nature’s capacity to provide goods and services. In this... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
The UK government has been warned its failure to adapt to climate change impacts is endangering the country’s goal of reducing emissions to net zero by 2050
Efforts to manage climate risks in the UK have been “underfunded and ignored” leaving the... The post CCC: Adaptation to climate risks ‘underfunded and ignored’ by UK government appeared first on Carbon Brief.
One of the companies behind a new, French-designed nuclear reactor at Taishan in Guangdong, China, has written to the US government warning of an “imminent radiological threat” at the plant, but there doesn't appear to be any danger
( University of Colorado at Boulder ) New research about the fate of krill--one of the most abundant species on Earth--during this century has important implications for not only the Antarctic food web, but for the largest commercial fishery in the Southern Ocean.
A fundamental change to the second largest cryptocurrency to slash its carbon footprint by 99 per cent is just six to nine months away, says its creator
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2021, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D1EE00850A, Analysis Jaewon Byun, Oseok Kwon, Hoyoung Park, Jeehoon Han Our work aims to identify critical factors that could become equally important in a coincident sustainability assessment of new green energy vehicle technologies with utilization of food waste as an alternative renewable resource to fossil fuels. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Digital money has a massive real-world carbon footprint. But sustainable alternatives are growing.
Stress caused by climate change is making it harder for coral reefs to build their calcium carbonate skeletons, and may lead to their demise by mid-century
The two planetary crises of climate change and biodiversity loss must be tackled together or neither will be successfully solved, according to a major report by two international bodies
Proposals to build hundreds of new coal mines could raise global output of the fossil... The post Guest post: Hundreds of planned coal mines ‘incompatible with 1.5C target’ appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Forest degradation has become the largest process driving carbon loss in the Brazilian Amazon, according to a recent study using ESA satellite data.
( University of Hamburg ) The study represents the first systematic attempt to investigate whether a climate future with net-zero carbon emissions is not only possible but also plausible. They conclude that the efforts need to be far more ambitious. The results imply that global surface warming of less than 1.7° Celsius by 2100 is not plausible, but nor is a rise of more than 4.9 degrees.
A stormy May over the eastern Arctic helped to spread the sea ice pack out and keep temperatures relatively mild for this time of year. As a result, the decline in ice extent was slow. By the end of the … Continue reading →
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2021, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D1EE00531F, Review Article Shilin Zhang, Ye Liu, Qining Fan, Chaofeng Zhang, Tengfei Zhou, Kourosh Kalantar-Zadeh, Zaiping Guo Search for alternatives to traditional Li-ion batteries is a continuous quest for chemistry and materials science communities. One representative group is the family of rechargeable liquid metal batteries, which were... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2021, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D1EE01310F, Paper Bin Liu, huiliang sun, Jin-Woo Lee, Jie Yang, Junwei Wang, Yongchun Li, Meng Xu, Qiaogan Liao, Bangbang Li, Wei Zhang, Dongxue Han, Li Niu, Hong Meng, Bumjoon Kim, Xugang Guo All-polymer solar cells (all-PSCs) exhibiting superior device stability and mechanical robustness have attracted considerable interests. Emerging polymerized small-molecule acceptors (PSMAs) have promoted the progress of all-PSCs exceeding power conversion efficiency... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Rotifers are small and squishy and do not look resilient, but one individual has endured about 24,000 years frozen in permafrost, and is now thriving
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China weekly digest. We handpick and explain the most important climate and... The post China Briefing, 3 June 2021: New climate ‘leaders group’; ‘Record-breaking’ electricity consumption; ‘Artificial sun’ appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Some regions of Arctic sea ice are thinning up to twice as fast as previously thought, researchers conclude after getting a better handle on the thickness of snow on the ice
Sharks living in the open ocean experienced a previously unknown mass extinction event about 19 million years ago that wiped out nearly 90 per cent of the predators
China’s state media has provided the first details about a new high-level climate “leaders group”... The post Explainer: China creates new ‘leaders group’ to help deliver its climate goals appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Snow leopards, puffins, bumblebees and emperor penguins are among the species under threat from climate change, according to a report by conservation charity WWF
( Washington State University ) A new study in Global Biogeochemical Cycles shows per-area greenhouse gas emissions from the world's water reservoirs are around 29% higher than suggested by previous studies, but that practical measures could be taken to help reduce that impact.
The New Mexico State University soil microbiologist uses molecular tools to understand how fungi are adapting to a warming world and what that might mean for global nutrient cycles.
The international community has made diverse efforts and investments to respond to global climate crisis and achieve shared growth. In line with this effort, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) has implemented various international development cooperation projects and education and training programs to support its partner countries vulnerable to disaster hazards, especially in Asia. As part of the effort, the KMA will be holding Global Forum on International Development Cooperation for Climate Change Response in Asia, to share development cooperation activities in the field of...
Vista Glacier in 1998 and 2016 Digital Globe images with the the 1984 terminus red arrow and 2015 terminus yellow arrow, Point A is the rock seen below the glacier in 1994 image below and Point B is where the advance moraine reached the valley bottom. Vista Glacier is a valley glacier flowing down the northeast side of Glacier Peak (Dakobed) that drains into the Suiattle River. The glacier begins … The post Vista Glacier, Glacier Peak WA Retreat and Snow Line Rise appeared first on From a Glacier's Perspective.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2021, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D1EE90024B, Editorial We would like to take this opportunity to highlight the Outstanding Reviewers for Energy & Environmental Science in 2020, as selected by the editorial team for their significant contribution to the journal. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Title: Global Warming Could Bring More Stillbirths, Study Warns Category: Health News Created: 5/27/2021 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 5/27/2021 12:00:00 AM
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Energy Environ. Sci. , 2021, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D1EE00068C, Paper Di Wang, Jingui Yang, Ping He, HaoShen Zhou The high charge overpotential of Li-CO2 batteries leads to short calendar life and low energy efficiency. Solid catalysts such as functional carbon materials and noble metals have been studied extensively... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Geneva, 27 May 2021 (WMO) - There is about a 40% chance of the annual average global temperature temporarily reaching 1.5°C above the pre industrial levels in at least one of the next five years – and these odds are increasing with time, according to a new climate update issued by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). There is a 90% likelihood of at least one year between 2021-2025 becoming the warmest on record, which would dislodge 2016 from the top ranking, according to the Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update, produced by the United Kingdom’s Met Office, the WMO lead...
( Aarhus University ) A multi-national effort involving scientists from Denmark, Canada, Germany and Japan reports the first-ever direct measurements of mercury deposition in the deepest trenches of the Pacific Ocean, 8 to 10 kilometers under the sea, revealing unprecedented amounts of highly toxic mercury. The high mercury levels may be representative of the collective increase in anthropogenic emissions of mercury into our oceans. On the other hand, ocean trenches may act as a permanent dump.
Title: Fetal Exposure to Ultra-Fine Air Pollution Could Raise Asthma Risks Category: Health News Created: 5/21/2021 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 5/24/2021 12:00:00 AM
Assateague ponies drink at a water pool on the island. (Photo by Steve Hillebrand, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) Coastlines can have it pretty rough. Even a beach isn’t always sunshine. Wind and water constantly wear at its edges—and then there are the storms. It doesn’t take hurricane-force gales and torrents to disrupt ocean and estuarine shoreline ecosystems, but they certainly give Mother Nature a big hand. Coastal wetlands can be especially vulnerable, potentially drowning or getting buried beneath sediment. If you don’t live near a coast and enjoy the benefits firsthand, you might think what happens to a shoreline has no real effect on you, unless you’ve made vacation plans. But Julie Bernier, a geologist for the U.S. Geological Survey, points out that coastal wetlands are...
After a record-tying warm year in 2020, the world is on track for a cooler... The post State of the climate: 2021 off to cooler start due to fading La Niña appeared first on Carbon Brief.
With alarm bells ringing about the rapid demise of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, satellite data have revealed how the intrusion of warmer Atlantic waters is reducing ice regrowth in the winter. In addition, with seasonal ice more unpredictable than ever, ESA’s SMOS and CryoSat satellites are being used to improve sea-ice forecasts, which are critical for shipping, fisheries and indigenous communities, for example.
Another above-normal Atlantic hurricane season is expected this year, even as many communities in the Caribbean, Central America and United States of America are still recovering from the record-breaking 2020 season, compounded by the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center forecast a 60% chance of an above-normal season, a 30% chance of a near-normal season, and a 10% chance of a below-normal season. However, experts do not anticipate the historic level of storm activity seen in 2020. For 2021, a likely range of 13 to 20 named storms (winds...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2021, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D1EE00540E, Review Article Filipe Martinho On the path to terawatt levels of PV generation, c-Si will be unstoppable, but it might gain an ally along the way – new material developments enabling Si-based multijunction solar cells could potentially be the next major innovation in PV. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
An iceberg bigger than Majorca that broke off an Antarctic ice shelf has been spotted by satellites, and declared the world’s largest iceberg
Image: An enormous iceberg has calved from the western side of the Ronne Ice Shelf, in the Weddell Sea, in Antarctica. The iceberg, dubbed A-76, measures around 4320 sq km in size and is currently the largest berg in the world.
Without human-induced climate change, Hurricane Sandy in 2012 would have come with a price tag in the US that was $8.1 billion lighter, according to a modelling study
More than $8bn of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy in 2012 was due to... The post Hurricane Sandy caused an ‘extra $8bn’ damage due to human-caused sea level rise appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2021, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D1EE00419K, Review Article Haoqi Yang, Jiyoung Lee, Jun Young Cheong, YiFan Wang, Gaigai Duan, Haoqing Hou, Shaohua Jiang, Il-Doo Kim Carbonyl organic compounds have scored great success as prospective electrodes for rechargeable metal-ion batteries in replacement of commercial inorganic electrodes, since the plentiful chemistry of organics allows adjustable structure in... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
As Aedes aegypti mosquitoes increase their range because of warming climate, genetic manipulation of the disease-carrying species could gain wider appeal -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com