ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Tall ice-cliffs may trigger big calving events -- and fast sea-level rise

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 03.22.2019 15:14 PM

New study published in Geology Boulder, Colo. , USA: Glaciers that drain ice sheets such as Antarctica or Greenland often flow into the ocean, ending in near-vertical cliffs.

Bramble Cay Melomys Now Extinct Due to Climate Change

03.22.2019 09:18 AM

A rodent species has been wiped out by rise in sea level caused by climate change. (Photo : Ian Bell) AUSTRALIA - After the announcement from Queensland, a three-year exhaustive search for the tiny rodent called Bramble Cay melomys was carried out in the hope of debunking their announced extinction.

Hundreds of bubble streams link biology, seismology off Washington's coast

03.22.2019 09:17 AM

Off the coast of Washington, columns of bubbles rise from the seafloor, as if evidence of a sleeping dragon lying below. But these bubbles are methane that is squeezed out of sediment and rises up through the water. The locations where they emerge provide important clues to what will happen during a major offshore earthquake.

Researchers Suggest Solar Geoengineering Methods to Alleviate Global Warming

03.22.2019 07:42 AM

A team of researchers from Harvard, MIT, and Princeton has put together a study on the effects of solar geoengineering.

Insurance Premiums Higher Due To Climate Change

03.22.2019 07:41 AM

Munich Re, a major player in the insurance industry, warns that insurance premiums could go up and become a social problem.

Falck Designs Sustainable Nolla Cabins in Neste's "Zero Vacation"

03.22.2019 07:37 AM

The sustainable dwelling, Nolla cabin, is being booked, one tourist after another. (Photo : Rich C) LIDÖ, SWEDEN - Neste is well known for its renewable energy efforts.

US Judge Orders To Stop Drilling

03.22.2019 07:35 AM

In line with the US Government’s agenda to put energy first, a US Judge vies out a halt order on drilling in Wyoming.

Research investigates impact of climate change on glacier-fed rivers in Peru

03.21.2019 15:13 PM

Remote communities in the Peruvian Andes depend on the water from melting glaciers and mountain ecosystems to provide them with food and power

Medicine and Personal Care Products May Lead to New Pollutants in Waterways

03.21.2019 10:02 AM

Rutgers study shows how bacteria in wastewater plants transform widely used chemicals. When you flush the toilet, you probably don't think about the traces of the medicine and personal care products in your body that are winding up in sewage treatment plants, streams, rivers, lakes, bays and the ocean.