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Environmental News Network -- Know Your Environment
Prenatal exposure to air pollution increases the risk of severe respiratory distress in newborn babies, according to new research conducted at the Penn State College of Medicine in collaboration with the Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals (MIREC) Study led by Health Canada.
The oil sands industry relies heavily on water for its extraction processes, resulting in significant volumes of contaminated water.
A group from Nagoya University in Japan has found that larger, slower-moving typhoons are more likely to be resilient against global warming.
Global warming continues to pose a threat to human society and the ecological systems, and carbon dioxide accounts for the largest proportion of the greenhouse gases that dominate climate warming.
As relentless storms cause widespread flooding across California, a study led by researchers from Stanford University and co-authored by University of Florida geographer KATY SERAFIN sheds light on the driving force behind the torrential downpours: atmospheric rivers.
One of the many effects of global warming is sea-level rise due to the melting and retreat of the Earth’s ice sheets and glaciers as well as other sources.
