Collaborate Disseminate
The Washington Post on scientists who “discovered that bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a finding that researchers hope could be a promising answer to combat one of Earth’s major pollution prob… Continue reading Plastic-Eating Bacteria Could Combat Pollution Problems, Scientists Hope
Plant cover across the Antarctic peninsula has soared more than tenfold over the last few decades, as the climate crisis heats up the icy continent. From a report: Analysis of satellite data found there was less than one sq kilometre of vegetation in 1… Continue reading Antarctica is ‘Greening’ at Dramatic Rate as Climate Heats
Private equity firms are using US public sector workers’ retirement savings to fund fossil fuel projects pumping more than a billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere every year, according to an analysis. From a report: They have p… Continue reading Private Equity Firms Ploughing Billions Into Fossil Fuels, Analysis Reveals
The world’s tallest mountain is getting taller. Mount Everest, also known as Chomolungma, has grown about 15 to 50 meters (50 to 164 feet) higher over the past 89,000 years than expected, according to a modeling study released Monday. From a report: Th… Continue reading Mount Everest Is Growing Even Taller
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: Switzerland and Italy have redrawn part of their border in the Alps due to melting glaciers, caused by climate change. Part of the area affected will be beneath the Matterhorn, one of Europe’s tallest m… Continue reading Switzerland and Italy Redraw Border Due To Melting Glaciers
An anonymous reader shared this report from the Los Angeles Times:
In recent years — as longstanding efforts to recycle plastics have faltered — Exxon Mobil has touted advanced recycling as a groundbreaking technology that will turn the t… Continue reading Exxon Mobil’s ‘Advanced’ Technique for Recycling Plastic? Burning It
J. Doyne Farmer is the director of the complexity economics program at the Institute for New Economic Thinking in Oxford’s research and policy unit. And he reminds us that solar and wind energy “are very likely to get even less expensive and grow quick… Continue reading Clean Energy Should Get Cheaper and Grow Even Faster
Past studies have suggested a major ocean current could collapse, quickly changing temperatures and climate patterns, reports the Washington Post.
“But scientists disagree on whether the the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is alread… Continue reading Despite Predictions of Collapse for Ocean Current, Researchers Find a Key Component is ‘Remarkably Stable’
Researchers propose a “deceptively simple” way to sequester carbon, reports the Washington Post: burying wood underground:
Forests are Earth’s lungs, sucking up six times more carbon dioxide (CO2) than the amount people pump into the atmosphere every … Continue reading A Cheap, Low-Tech Solution For Storing Carbon? Researchers Suggest Burying Wood
An anonymous reader shares a report: The Pacific country of Kiribati might be surrounded by water, but on land its population is running dry. The ocean around them is steadily encroaching, contaminating underground wells and leeching salt into the soil… Continue reading Low-Lying Pacific Islands Pin Hopes on UN Meeting as Sea Rise Threatens Survival