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Human-Initiated Climate Change Could Lead to More “Godzilla Dust Storms,” Experts Say

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 05.02.2021 00:55 AM

Experts say that a massive plume of dust from the Sahara Desert that reached North America could make a repeat if human-initiated climate change worsens.

Satellite Imagery Reveals World’s Glaciers Melting Fast, Threat to Sea Levels Raised

04.29.2021 02:28 AM

Scientists revealed in a study using satellite data that the melting of the world's glaciers have accelarated in the last two decades due to climate change.

Novel Enzyme From Agricultural Waste Boosts Chemical and Biofuel Production

04.29.2021 01:22 AM

A new study showed that the discovery of a novel enzyme emitting a valuable chemical substance from agricultural waste could offer an essential breakthrough in the upscaling of chemicals and renewable fuels.

Climate Change, Global Warming Made Earth Shift on Its Axis Since 1990s [Study]

04.25.2021 23:20 PM

Climate change has caused further melting of glaciers that redistributed water that caused a drift in polar wander that shifted Earth's axis eastwards since the 1990s.

Pizzly or Grolar: Hybrid Polar-Grizzly Bears Multiply Due to Climate Change

04.23.2021 22:52 PM

Hybrid polar-grizzly bears are spreading all over the Arctic as starving polar bears are pushed to mate with grizzly bears that have reached the region as its temperatures grow warmer.

Melting Polar Ice Caps: What are Its Effects on the Earth's Rotation? Here’s What Expert Says

04.22.2021 23:28 PM

A geologist revealed that if polar ice caps keep melting, days on Earth could be longer than 24 hours and that's because Earth will eventually spin slower, leading to increased sea levels at its axis.

Red Himalayan Glacial Lake Discovered Using Satellite Images Taken Over the Past 20 Years

04.19.2021 21:17 PM

Researchers discovered a new Himalayan glacial lake that is as big as New York's Grand Central Station, and its waters are red.

Google Earth Shares 37 Years of Climate Change Timelapse

04.16.2021 00:05 AM

Google Earth's latest feature, which shows the effects of climate change, was made from 24 million satellite images.

Earth Day: 5 Facts on How Environment Is Connected to Human Health

04.15.2021 09:40 AM

Earth Day will be celebrated this April 22. Here are five facts on the connection between the natural environment and human health.

4,300 Years of Bat Poop Uncover Shifting Climate Conditions Over the Years [Study]

04.14.2021 07:13 AM

A study analyzed layers of 4,300-year-old bat poop or guano in a Jamaican cave and their findings revealed snippets of the Earth's climate conditions over the years.

Climate Change: Few Degrees of Warming Could Collapse Antarctica's Ice Shelves

04.11.2021 21:01 PM

More than one-third of the Antarctic ice shelf is at risk of collapsing if Earth continues to warm at 4°C above pre-industrial levels.

Cherry Blossoms and Climate Change: Japan's Earliest Bloom in 1,200 Years Blamed on Global Warming

04.06.2021 07:05 AM

Japan's cherry blossoms have peaked the earliest this year in over 1,200 years, ten days ahead of the 30-year average of cherry blossoms blooming.

Sea Ice in Labrador Sea is Thinning Fast: Should We Worry?

04.04.2021 23:21 PM

Sea levels could rise as much as 60 feet from melting ice sheets from Labrador Sea and other regions with polar ice caps.

SCoPEx Balloon Test Flight Aimed at Cooling Earth Canceled, Likely to Launch on 2022

04.01.2021 22:51 PM

The controversial high-altitude balloon test flight of Harvard University's SCoPEx project in Sweden has been canceled by US and European scientists due to environmental concerns.

Humans Cause Climate Change: NASA Show Direct Evidence from Calculation

03.31.2021 23:24 PM

NASA has calculated the distinct evidence that shows how humans are causing climate change. Specifically, it has calculated the specific driving forces of recent climate change through direct satellite observations.

Climate Change Causes Cherry Blossoms To Peak Earliest in 1,200 Years

03.31.2021 00:25 AM

Cherry blossoms went into full bloom at their earliest in 1,200 years, and scientists say it is due to climate change.

Caffeine Boost: Researchers Propose Coffee Pulp to Speed Up Forest Recovery

03.29.2021 08:21 AM

Coffee pulp, the waste product from the production of coffee, can be used for boosting tropical forest recovery for post-agricultural land, according to a new study.

Summer Weather for Half a Year Sounds Great, But is Bad for the Planet

03.28.2021 23:11 PM

A published study suggests that summer can last up to half a year by the end of the century, while autumn and winter getting shorter, which experts say will have significant effects on human life.

Earth Hour 2021: Some Parts of the World Went Dark to Urge Global Action on Nature's Plight

03.27.2021 22:30 PM

The world’s largest movement addressing climate change, Earth Hour, happened anew tonight, March 27, at 8:30 p.m. local time.

Bill Gates Backs Geoengineering to Block Sunlight From Reaching the Earth's Surface

03.27.2021 01:04 AM

Bill Gates and other private donors support Harvard scientists in their future research on solar geoengineering that will reflect sunlight away from Earth.

About 25% of Marine Mammals Getting Extinct, More Still At Risk [Study]

03.26.2021 07:42 AM

Experts looked at 126 marine mammals in which at least 25% of them are nearing extinction, and 98% of marine mammals are at a kind of risk level.

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