As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in the first half of 2020, humans around the world stopped moving and making, resulting in a 9% drop in the greenhouse gas emissions at the root of climate change.
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Scientists Publish Open Resource to Help Design ‘Greener’ Energy Systems
Researchers have created a database of measurements from existing global power grid systems that will help develop new power systems capable of meeting changing demands, such as the move towards renewable energy sources.
The Benefits Of A Real Christmas Tree
The Texas A&M Forest Service says that live trees have many environmental benefits, and are 100% biodegradable.
Tanzania Farmers Distrust Fertilizer Quality, are Less Willing to Pay for It
Smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa use fertilizer well below recommended rates, contributing to consistently low agricultural productivity.
NASA, US, European Partner Satellite Returns First Sea Level Measurements
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will continue a decades-long effort to measure global ocean height from space, which started in the early 1990s.
A Destructive Abundance
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was supercharged, and not just in raw numbers.