A central difficulty in controlling greenhouse gas emissions to slow down climate change is finding them in the first place.
MethaneMapper Is Poised to Solve the Problem of Underreported Methane Emissions
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How Wildfire Smoke Can Travel Thousands of Miles, and How to Protect Yourself
More than 400 wildfires burning across Canada have triggered air quality alerts across a large portion of the U.S. In New York City, record-setting air pollution bathed the city in an ominous orange haze.
Whales Not to Be Counted On as ‘Climate Savers’: Study
Do whales increase the removal of carbon from the atmosphere?
Researchers Warn of Future ‘Fish Wars’ As Consequence of Climate Change
How climate change could give rise to “fish wars” between nations is the subject of a new research project awarded a £1.1m grant by the US Department of Defense.
Extreme Precipitation in Northeast to Increase 52% by 2099
With a warmer climate creating more humid conditions in the Northeast, extreme precipitation events—defined as at least 1.5 inches of heavy rainfall or melted snowfall in a day—are projected to increase in the Northeast by 52% by the end of the century, according to a new Dartmouth study.
How Warming Ruined a Crab Fishery and Hurt an Alaskan Town
In a normal winter day on St. Paul, an island in the Bering Sea some 300 miles off the Alaskan coast, the community would be humming with activity.
