by Admin | Jun 21, 2019 | Environmental hazards, Sustainability
A new study from the University of Arizona may have important implications for managing water resources. Groundwater pumping over the last century, the researchers say, has contributed as much as 50 percent to stream flow declines in some U.S. rivers. How has this...
by Admin | May 6, 2019 | Conservation, Environmental hazards, Sustainability
You’ve probably already heard the news: A UN assessment has shown the full price of humans’ impact on biodiversity and nature, and the news is not good. A full one million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction. The BBC has a particularly good...
by Admin | Apr 26, 2019 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards
Today’s climate change news comes from the Southern Hemisphere, where research from the University of Melbourne in Australia shows that extreme ocean winds and wave heights are increasing around the globe, but particularly in the Southern Ocean. The research was...
by Admin | Apr 11, 2019 | Articles, Environmental hazards, Information
According to a new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health, about 4 million children all around the world develop asthma each year because of inhaling nitrogen dioxide (NO2) air pollution. Written by researchers at the George Washington University Milken...
by Admin | Mar 29, 2019 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards
According to new research from Georgetown University, as many as a billion people could be exposed to mosquitoes carrying tropical diseases by the end of the century. This is, of course, due to global warming caused by climate change. The research, published in the...
by Admin | Jan 30, 2019 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards
Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica has a problem: it has a cavity two thirds the area of Manhattan and almost 1,000 feet tall between the bottom of the glacier and the bedrock below. Unfortunately, unlike cavities in your teeth, this one can’t be filled. The...
