National and global plans to combat climate change include increasing the electrification of vehicles and the percentage of electricity generated from renewable sources.
Minimizing Electric Vehicles’ Impact on the Grid
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When Someone Sneezes on Everest, Their Germs Can Last for Centuries
Almost five miles above sea level in the Himalayan mountains, the rocky dip between Mount Everest and its sister peak, Lhotse, lies windswept, free of snow.
WVU Lab’s Game-Changing High-Performance Semiconductor Material Could Help Slash Heat Emissions
Researchers at West Virginia University have engineered a material with the potential to dramatically cut the amount of heat power plants release into the atmosphere.
New Study Finds Early Warning Signs Prior to 2002 Antarctic Ice Shelf Collapse
In 2002, an area of ice about the size of Rhode Island dramatically broke away from Antarctica as the Larsen B ice shelf collapsed.
New Model Provides Improved Air-Quality Predictions in Fire-Prone Areas
Globally, wildfires are becoming more frequent and destructive, generating a significant amount of smoke that can be transported thousands of miles, driving the need for more accurate air pollution forecasts.
Air Pollution Impairs Successful Mating of Flies
A research team at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, demonstrates that increased levels of ozone resulting from anthropogenic air pollution can degrade insect sex pheromones, which are crucial mating signals, and thus prevent successful reproduction.
