Great Lakes Also Polluted with Micro-Plastics
Micro-plastics have been accumulating in the surfaces of oceans, affecting negatively marine life and humans, as well. Just recently, researchers have found that the...
Accurately Identifying Water Contamination Helped by Mathematics
Uncannily similar to the Camelford water pollution incident in Cornwall, England in the late 1980s, in 2009 there was an incident in Crestwood Illinois....
Cheap, Energy-Efficient Method of CO2 Emission Reduction
For four years now, the Technische Universitat Darmstadt in Germany has been studying an innovative carbon-capturing system, the carbonate-looping method, which aside from being...
Climate Change Influences Cloudiness and Entire Forest Coastal Ecosystems
Bishop pine trees are very particular species found to grow in only a few locations in the world- Santa Cruz Island, Santa Rosa Island,...
Climate Change Discussion Heated Up by Reports on Melting Arctic Ice
The U.N. weather agency reported that an area of Arctic sea ice with the size of the territory of the U.S has melted this...
Newly Identified Source of Black Carbon: Kerosene Lamps
Kerosene lamps are known to be the main source of light for many households in most developing nations. A study conducted by researchers at...
Oil Companies May Shift from Recycled Water to Saltwater
Concerns on too much of water consumption during hydraulic fracturing have been pushing oil companies in recycling water, which in turn costs them much...
Satellites Measuring Air Pollutants From Space
Smog over large world cities is often observed due to heavy traffic, industry, natural minerals and many other factors. It is a thick layer...
Melting Permafrost to Release Billions of Tons of CO2 by 2100
In a recent UN Environment Programme report, it was declared that the permafrost across Siberia and Alaska has started to melt, threatening the earth...
Microbes Accelerate Release of Carbon from Soil to Atmosphere
In response to warmer temperatures, the microbes that thrive in soils increase their rate of decomposing soil carbon, and hence, they accelerate release of...
