ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Insurance Premiums Higher Due To Climate Change

POLICY 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.

Storms Worsen Due To Climate Change

03.21.2019 08:40 AM

The destructive power of storms can only worsen in the future as the Earth continues to warm up. The crisis in the climate is driving the ocean levels to rise and it only makes everything else worse.

NASA Captures Nebraska Flooding

03.21.2019 08:27 AM

NASA Satellites have seen the devastating effects of the Nebraska Flood from miles above and it looks even worse.

Tons of Plastic Killed a Whale in Phillippines

03.21.2019 08:24 AM

A female whale died from gastric shock after biologist found more than 88 pounds of plastic waste inside it.

Toxic Waste From Tanker Started A Crisis

03.21.2019 07:29 AM

On March 6, a lorry tanker has trundled down a dusty road in Malaysia and it started what is believed to be a crisis on toxic waste.

Discovery of parasitic arsenic cycle may offer glimpse of life in future, warmer oceans

03.20.2019 14:42 PM

A newly discovered parasitic cycle, in which ocean bacteria keep phytoplankton on an energy-sapping treadmill of nutrient detoxification, may offer a preview of what further ocean warming will bring.

Changes in ocean 'conveyor belt' foretold abrupt climate changes by four centuries

03.20.2019 09:47 AM

In the Atlantic Ocean, a giant 'conveyor belt' carries warm waters from the tropics into the North Atlantic, where they cool and sink and then return southwards in the deep ocean.

Obtaining Water From Thin Air

03.20.2019 09:28 AM

Everything from Nothing Did you know that palatable water can be collected from thin air? No, it's not magic, it's science! Everyday, people all over the world search for new ways to maximize renewable resources, and pulling water from seemingly nothing is one of the groundbreaking methods we have come up with.

40 Kilograms of Plastic Found Inside a Whale's Stomach

03.20.2019 08:32 AM

A dead whale is found in the shores of Davao City, Philippines and plastic is the culprit. (Photo : Merzperson) Davao, the Republic of the Philippines - On March 16, a dead Cuvier's beaked whale was found dead on the shores of Mabini, Compostela Valley.

US Cities Killing Recycling Programs

03.20.2019 07:55 AM

China has stopped receiving trash from other countries for recycling and many cities in the US are suffering from a recycling crisis.

Scientists study fish to learn how to adapt to the impacts of climate change

03.19.2019 10:40 AM

Freshwater biodiversity is rapidly declining worldwide, and nature-based solutions which increase the resilience of ecological communities are becoming increasingly important in helping communities prepare for the unavoidable effects of climate change.