Environment

The ocean absorbs carbon from the atmosphere, but exactly how much is uncertain. For instance, estimates from the 2023 Global Carbon Budget ranged from 2.2 billion to 4 billion metric tons of carbon per year. […]

Existing sea level rise models for coastal cities often overlook the impacts of rainfall on infrastructure. Researchers at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa discovered that by 2050, large rain events combined with sea level […]

Ten years ago, the world committed itself to keeping global warming well below 2°C (and preferably below 1.5°C) above the pre-industrial era. This would be done by reducing greenhouse gas emissions significantly by 2030 and […]

Since 2019, the UK has been committed to the target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Legally binding net zero targets form the basis for national efforts to meet the international goals of […]

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s National Drought Mitigation Center and the United Nations’ Convention to Combat Desertification have released a report outlining the impacts of drought around the world since 2023.This post was originally published on […]

Skin is the body’s first line of defense against an array of environmental hazards. But when our skin’s natural oils react with atmospheric ozone, they emit a cocktail of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which can […]

A chemical commonly found in sunscreen could be making plastic in oceans even harder to break down, according to University of Stirling research.This post was originally published on this site.

Weather forecasting is not easy. The truth is that predicting future weather conditions over broad, or even narrow, swaths of Earth’s surface comes down to complex microphysical processes, and as College of Engineering Associate Professor […]

As the Texas flooding death toll reached 95 on July 6—at least 27 of them children—and Tropical Storm Chantal prompted dozens of water rescues in North Carolina, some Floridians were reminded of the disastrous “rain […]

The devastating floods that killed nearly 200 people in Germany four years ago could have been even more damaging, new research suggests. The floods in July 2021 were among the worst disasters in German history. […]