environment
Robotic kayaks reveal glaciers are melting much faster underwater
Posted in Science on 30th Jan, 2020
by Alex Muller
Glaciers don’t just melt from the top, where they’re exposed to air, some are melting from the bottom, where seawater is lapping away at them. This type of melting can be hard to study.
US Government Joins the Trillion Tree Initiative
Posted in Science on 22nd Jan, 2020
by Alex Muller
There were once six trillion trees on the planet, now there are only three trillion and we’re still losing ten billion trees per year. That leads to a changing climate, a shrinking habitat for wildlife, and harder lives for billions of people. The scale of the problem calls for radical action.
Flue gases extract methane from permafrost while reducing emissions
Posted in Science on 3rd Jan, 2020
by Alex Muller
University in Edinburgh are looking at a way of extracting methane from Arctic permafrost in a manner that reduces carbon dioxide emissions.
Saving the ozone layer drastically reduced climate change effects
Posted in Science on 9th Dec, 2019
by Alex Muller
A new study estimates that the international pledge to save the ozone layer has lessened the effects of climate change
Could Planting Tons of Trees Solve Climate Change?
Posted in Science on 5th Jul, 2019
by Alex Muller
Climate change is devastating coral reefs, raising sea levels and displacing people across the globe. Now researchers say the best solution is also the simplest: plant more forests.