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Environmental News Network -- Know Your Environment
An international team of scientists led by Oregon State University researchers has used a novel 500-year dataset to frame a “restorative” pathway through which humanity can avoid the worst ecological and social outcomes of climate change.
Curtin University research using thermal imaging of numbats in Western Australia has found that during hot weather the endangered animals are limited to as little as ten minutes of activity in the sun before they overheat to a body temperature of greater than 40°C.
The frigid Arctic Ocean is far removed from the places most people live, but even so, “forever chemicals” reach this remote landscape.
Earth’s average surface temperature in 2023 was the warmest on record, according to an analysis by NASA.
Beaches and dunes are becoming increasingly trapped between rising sea levels and infrastructure.
Amid the growing concerns about air toxics from pollution sources, much emphasis has been placed on their impacts on human health. However, there has been limited research conducted to assess the cumulative country-wide impact of air toxics on both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, as well as the complex interactions within food webs.
