Crushed mining waste can replace cement Mining waste can replace up to ten per cent of the cement used in concrete without compromising the strength of the materials. Mountains of mining waste from all over the world are waiting ...
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Turning old clothes into building materials: Professor Veena Sahajwalla. Your old, unwanted clothes can be turned into building materials Alice Kelin Throwing away clothing that’s no longer needed is a missed opportunity to turn the fabrics into new products ...
Read More »Measuring Greenhouse Gases on the Go
UCR’s mobile emissions lab on location at a dairy manure lagoon in Southern California. Measuring Greenhouse Gases on the Go New mobile emissions van allows UCR researchers to track atmospheric emissions anytime, anywhere By Sarah Nightingale Two UC Riverside ...
Read More »Unexpected natural source of methane discovered
A new methane-generating pathway was discovered in Rhodopseudomonas palustris, but also occurs in some other nitrogen-fixing microorganisms. MicrobeWiki Unexpected natural source of methane discovered Some nitrogen-fixing microorganisms contain an enzyme for the simultaneous production of ammonia and methane. Leila ...
Read More »Action must be taken now
Action must be taken now By Lotte Krull The world’s countries must do more to limit global warming. The UN’s Emissions Gap Report 2017 calls for higher ambitions for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases. If global warming by the ...
Read More »Close monitoring of climate changes
Close monitoring of climate changes By Anne Kirsten Frederiksen Reliable and standardized data are necessary in the work to meet the challenges presented by global warming. A new European network of more than 100 measurement stations monitor the development ...
Read More »Strength of global stratospheric circulation measured for first time
Scientists in MIT’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS) have for the first time determined the strength of the stratosphere’s circulation, based on observations of key chemicals traveling within this atmospheric layer. Image: MIT News Strength of ...
Read More »The Finkel Review at a glance
The Finkel review aims to introduce certainty into Australia’s energy market. Reuters/Tim Wimborne Click for a full size image The Finkel Review at a glance The long-awaited report from Chief Scientist Alan Finkel into Australia’s National Electricity Market was ...
Read More »Scientists Measure Pulse of CO2 Emissions During Spring Thaw in the Arctic
Scientists collect permafrost cores from the tundra at the Barrow Environmental Observatory. (Credit: Cathy Wilson, Los Alamos National Laboratory) Click for a full size image Scientists Measure Pulse of CO2 Emissions During Spring Thaw in the Arctic BY JULIE ...
Read More »Scientists triple known types of viruses in world’s oceans Discovery could bolster efforts to curb greenhouse gases
Courtesy of Tara Expeditions Scientists triple known types of viruses in world’s oceans Discovery could bolster efforts to curb greenhouse gases By: Misti Crane The world’s oceans teem with scientific mystery, unknowns that could prove to be tools that will ...
Read More »Clouds are Moving Higher, Subtropical Dry Zones Expanding
Satellite image of cloud cover. PHOTO CREDIT: NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER IMAGE BY RETO STÖCKLI Click for a full size image Clouds are Moving Higher, Subtropical Dry Zones Expanding Study confirms computerized climate simulations projecting effects of global warming ...
Read More »Cyclone Fantala Just Became the Indian Ocean’s Most Powerful Storm on Record
credit:NASA Click for a full size image Cyclone Fantala Just Became the Indian Ocean’s Most Powerful Storm on Record The third record-breaking storm in under a year might owe its ferocity to human activity. Winds of 170 mph can lift ...
Read More »Kudzu can release soil carbon, accelerate global warming
Kudzu can release soil carbon, accelerate global warming Clemson University scientists are shedding new light on how invasion by exotic plant species affects the ability of soil to store greenhouse gases. The research could have far-reaching implications for how we ...
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