Urban heat waves imperil LA’s most vulnerable communities
As heat waves intensify, low-income and disadvantaged communities across south Los Angeles are most at risk, USC researchers say. Disruptions ...
Tag: Climate Change
What does drought mean for endangered California salmon?
Drought threatens salmon habitat, but strategic conservation efforts could keep essential streams flowingCredit: California Sea Grant Increased frequency and severity ...
NASA finds heavy water vapor concentration rings eye of Cyclone Amphan
Credit: Credits: NASA/NRL When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Northern Indian Ocean on May 18, it gathered water vapor ...
NASA finds a disorganized tropical storm Arthur near North Carolina coast
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Infrared imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite and radar imagery revealed that Tropical Storm Arthur remains poorly organized. ...
Emissions from road construction could be halved using today’s technology
Credit: Skanska The construction sector accounts for a quarter of carbon dioxide emissions, in Sweden and globally. Researchers from Chalmers ...
Efficient, ‘green’ quantum-dot solar cells exploit defects
Quantum-dot approach shows promise for a new type of toxic-element-free, inexpensive, defect-tolerant solar cellsCredit: Los Alamos National Laboratory Novel quantum ...
Clear reduction in urban CO2 emissions as a result of COVID-19 lockdown
Credit: ICOS Ecosystem Thematic Centre (ETC) The Covid-19 related restrictions have forced many of us to stay at home. This ...
Gauging water loss from northern peatlands, a likely accelerant of climate change
Credit: Manuel Helbig WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- More carbon is stored in the forests, peatlands, and lakes of the high ...
Shrub encroachment on grasslands can increase groundwater recharge
Vegetation changes can outweigh climate change in rangeland water budgetsCredit: Adam Schreiner-McGraw/UC Riverside Grasslands across the globe, which support the ...
Ocean ‘breathability’ key to past, future habitat of West Coast marine species
Credit: CalCOFI Marine life off the West Coast, from Mexico up through Canada, inhabit the California Current. The cool, nutrient-rich ...
NASA analyzes developing System 90L in Straits of Florida
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL A low-pressure area designated as System 90L appears to be developing in the Straits of Florida, located ...
Exploring climate change impacts through popular proverbs
Credit: David García del Amo The proverbs related to environmental issues traditionally used by the local population in rural areas ...
Study: Multiscale crop modeling effort required to assess climate change adaptation
Credit: Photo illustration by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Crop modeling is essential for understanding how to secure the food ...
Satellites eye typhoon Vongfong landfall in the Philippines
Credit: Credit: NOAA/William Straka III, Univ. of Wisconsin Madison NASA and NOAA satellites have been providing forecasters with satellite data ...
The revolt of the plants: The arctic melts when plants stop breathing
Credit: Jong-Seong Kug (POSTECH) The vapor that plants emit when they breathe serves to lower the land surface temperature, much ...
NASA finds Vongfong at typhoon strength Philippine warnings up
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Terra satellite revealed powerful storms in Vongfong as it ramped up from a tropical storm to ...
Artificial intelligence helps researchers up-cycle waste carbon
A collaboration between University of Toronto Engineering and Carnegie Mellon University has produced a record-setting catalyst for CO2-to-ethylene conversionCredit: Daria ...
Roadmap for battery research in Europe
The European research initiative BATTERY 2030+ presents goals -- research platform CELEST with KIT, Ulm University, and ZSW participatesCredit: Daniel ...
University of Guam secures $20 million to expand coral research
Credit: University of Guam The University of Guam has been awarded $20 million to expand its research capabilities on coral ...
NASA sees Tropical Storm Vongfong form and threaten the Philippines
Credit: NASA/BRL A low-pressure area that formed in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean several days ago has consolidated and organized into ...
