After millennia as a carbon deep-freezer for the planet, regional hotspots and increasingly frequent wildfires in the northern latitudes have nearly canceled out that critical storage capacity in the permafrost region, according ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 21, 2025
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As wildfires relentlessly sweep across Southern California and other parts of the world, Manzhu Yu, an assistant professor of geography at Penn State, offered insights into the ongoing crisis in Los Angeles (LA). Her expertise ...
Environment
Jan 20, 2025
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Cornell researchers have discovered a way for ammonia oxidizing archaea (AOA), one of the most abundant types of microorganisms on Earth, to produce nitrous oxide, a potent and long-lasting greenhouse gas.
Biochemistry
Jan 20, 2025
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Indonesia opened its carbon exchange to international buyers on Monday, aiming to raise funds to help meet ambitious domestic climate goals.
Environment
Jan 20, 2025
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By the time the world's leading climate scientists publish their next report in 2028–29, the world will already have possibly breached 1.5°C warmer than the pre-industrial era for a few years and the deadline for the UN's ...
Environment
Jan 16, 2025
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As the Eaton and Palisades fires continue to burn past the more than 38,000 acres they've already consumed, the time is right for a conversation about what led up to this disaster.
Environment
Jan 16, 2025
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California withdrew plans for pioneering clean-air regulations targeting diesel trucks and trains on January 14, citing challenges posed by the incoming Trump administration. The state rules faced an uncertain future with ...
Environment
Jan 16, 2025
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A groundbreaking study by Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) and the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) has uncovered alarming levels of microplastic contamination in organic wastes ...
Environment
Jan 15, 2025
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US President Joe Biden on Tuesday designated two large areas of California as protected national monuments, after the initial ceremony was called off due to wildfires breaking out in Los Angeles.
Environment
Jan 15, 2025
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Longer, more diverse rotations of crops fertilized with livestock manure have many environmental benefits, but carbon sequestration isn't one of them, according to a new study led by Iowa State University researchers.
Ecology
Jan 14, 2025
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