Carbon dioxide emissions from wildfires, which have been gradually increasing since 2000, spiked drastically to a record high in 2021, according to an international team of researchers led by Earth system scientists at the University of California, Irvine.
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UBC Zoologist: We Need to Acknowledge Climate Change’s Effects on Wildlife—For Our Own Good
As the United Nations marks World Wildlife Day on March 3, UBC zoology professor Dr. Kaitlyn Gaynor (she/her) discusses how climate change is affecting wildlife, and why that can spell bad news for humans and animals alike.
Additive to Make Slurry More Climate-Friendly
Livestock farming produces large quantities of greenhouse gases, especially methane, which is particularly harmful to the climate.
Unique Hybrid Reefs Deployed Off Miami Beach
The first piece of a series of concrete structures was lowered into the water off the coast of Miami Beach on Wednesday morning, a massive crane on the deck of a floating barge hoisting the unit into the air and sinking it to the seabed.
Scientists Use Satellites To Track Earth ‘Greening’ Amid Climate Change
North Carolina State University researchers used satellite imagery and field sensors to estimate worldwide changes in plant leaf growth due to global warming.
Illuminating the Science of Black Holes and Gamma-Ray Bursts Using High-Power Lasers
High-power lasers now create record-high numbers of electron-positron pairs, opening exciting opportunities to study extreme astrophysical processes, such as black holes and gamma-ray bursts.