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Published Heat stress from ocean warming harms octopus vision



While climate change has led to an increase in the abundance of octopuses, heat stress from projecte...
Published PFAS 'forever chemicals' above drinking water guidelines in global source water



PFAS (aka 'forever chemicals') are notoriously difficult to destroy. They've been linked to environm...
Published Climate resilience strategies in urban, rural areas



Local decision-makers looking for ways to reduce the impact of heat waves on their communities have ...
Published Retention ponds can deliver a substantial reduction in tire particle pollution



New research has shown that the presence of wetlands and retention ponds alongside major highways le...
Published The yuck factor counteracts sustainable laundry habits



Most people today would lean towards environmentally friendly life choices, but not at the expense o...
Published Researchers investigate how freshwater diatoms stay in the light



Researchers sought to understand how diatoms -- microscopic, photosynthetic algae that make up an es...
Published Discovery of invisible nutrient discharge on Great Barrier Reef raises concerns



Scientists using natural tracers off Queensland’s coast have discovered the source of previously unq...
Published Record heat in 2023 worsened global droughts, floods and wildfires



Record heat across the world profoundly impacted the global water cycle in 2023, contributing to sev ...
Published Mountains vulnerable to extreme rain from climate change - **Mountains Vulnerable to Extreme Rain from Climate Change**



A new study finds that as rising global temperatures shift snow to rain, mountains across the Northe...
Published Air pollution hides increases in rainfall



In a new study, researchers broke down how human-induced greenhouse gas and aerosol emissions influe...
Published How dust pollution from shrinking Great Salt Lake affects communities disproportionately



Exposure to wind-blown dust from exposed playa of the Utah lake is worse in Hispanic neighborhoods,...
Published People are altering decomposition rates in waterways



Humans may be accelerating the rate at which organic matter decomposes in rivers and streams on a gl...
Published Solar farms with stormwater controls mitigate runoff, erosion, study finds



As the number of major utility-scale ground solar panel installations grows, concerns about their im...
Published Researchers develop index to quantify circular bioeconomy



As the world faces the challenges of mitigating climate change and providing resources for a growing...
Published New study sheds new light on forests' role in climate and water cycle



Forests, which cover a third of Earth's land surface, are pivotal in carbon storage and the water cy...
Published Climate change to shift tropical rains northward



Atmospheric scientists predict that unchecked carbon emissions will force tropical rains to shift no...
Published Pioneering study shows flood risks can still be considerably reduced if all global promises to cut carbon emissions are kept - Pioneering Study Shows Flood Risks Can Still Be Considerably Reduced If All Global Promises to Cut Carbon Emissions Are Kept


Annual damage caused by flooding in the UK could increase by more than a fifth over the next century...
Published Unprecedented increase in ocean plastic since 2005 revealed by four decades of global analysis - Unprecedented Increase in Ocean Plastic Since 2005 Revealed by Four Decades of Global Analysis


A global dataset of ocean plastic pollution between 1979 and 2019 reveals a rapid and unprecedented...
Published The world's atmospheric rivers now have an intensity ranking like hurricanes - The World's Atmospheric Rivers Now Have an Intensity Ranking Like Hurricanes


Atmospheric rivers, which are long, narrow bands of water vapor, are becoming more intense and frequ...
Published Plastic can drift far away from its starting point as it sinks into the sea - Plastic Can Drift Far Away from Its Starting Point as It Sinks into the Sea



Discarded or drifting in the ocean, plastic debris can accumulate on the water's surface, forming fl...