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Climate Risks Bill Could Spark Shift to Truly Green Economy

The legislation could incentivize greener investments by requiring companies to report the risks that climate poses to their business -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamApr 14th, 2021

Resistant breeding lines for leafminer, corky root and downy mildew in lettuce

A study, published in the journal HortScienceand released by the USDA-Agricultural Research Service, announced the development of new breeding lines of green leaf, red leaf, and romaine lettuce with remarkable resistance to leafminer, corky root, and.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Land management and climate change affect ecosystems" ability to provide multiple services simultaneously, study shows

A novel study published in Nature Communications found that agroecosystems in Central Germany, specifically grasslands and croplands, may have an enhanced capacity to provide multiple goods and services simultaneously when land management reduces the.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Finding an insurance policy is getting harder in places hit by extreme weather

You don't need to be a scientist to understand the harms of climate change. All you need is an insurance policy. And finding affordable insurance is getting harder in the places hit hardest by climate change......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

North Macedonia"s beekeepers face climate change challenge

Every day, Magda Miloseska dons a white, protective suit and enters the domain of the honeybees in the backyard of her small weekend house in North Macedonia......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Scientists unravel drivers of the global zinc cycle in our oceans, with implications for a changing climate

The important role of the Southern Ocean in global biological processes and the carbon cycle has been confirmed anew by a study published in Science that, for the first time based on field evidence, reveals the underappreciated role of inorganic zinc.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Marine heat waves devastate red gorgonians in the Medes Islands: Study

The increase in the frequency and intensity of marine heat waves in recent decades is one of the effects of global climate change. A study by the University of Barcelona, published in the Journal of Animal Ecology, shows that the extreme heat wave of.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Study reveals cirrus cloud traits over the South China Sea

The radiative climate and environmental effects of cirrus clouds is an international cutting-edge field of scientific research in the atmospheric sciences. Understanding how the characteristics of cirrus clouds over the ocean evolve is critical for c.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Expecting the unexpected could help us prepare for climate extremes

The U.S. Pacific Northwest experienced an unprecedented heat wave in summer 2021, with many locations in the region breaking all-time maximum temperature records by more than 9 °F (5 °C). Although weather models had forecasted the warmer-than-avera.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Maximizing wheat productivity with supplemental irrigation

A new ICARDA study shows how applying key agri-innovations can strengthen dryland rainfed production systems in the face of accelerating climate change......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Public more confident connecting increasing heat, wildfires with climate change, study finds

Oregon State University researchers found that U.S. adults are fairly confident in linking wildfires and heat to climate change, but less confident when it comes to other extreme weather events like hurricanes, flooding or tornadoes......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Ancient ocean slowdown warns of future climate chaos

When it comes to the ocean's response to global warming, we're not in entirely uncharted waters. A UC Riverside study shows that episodes of extreme heat in Earth's past caused the exchange of waters from the surface to the deep ocean to decline......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Study finds politicians use simpler language on hot days

Climate change has many widespread and complicated effects on the well-being of people and the planet, and a new study in iScience on June 13 has now added a surprising one to the list. After analyzing the language used in seven million parliamentary.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Grand jury report faults San Francisco for inadequate climate threat planning

As climate change unleashes ever-more powerful storms, worsening floods and rising sea levels, San Francisco remains woefully unprepared for inundation, a civil grand jury determined in a report......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Study: Climate change drove the route shift of the ancient Silk Road in two distinct ways

Climate change has convincingly been linked to the evolution of human civilization on different temporal scales. In a recent study published in the journal Science Bulletin, researchers note that the role of climate change in influencing spatial chan.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Western agricultural communities need water conservation strategies to adapt to future shortages

The Western U.S. is heavily reliant on mountain snowpacks and their gradual melt for water storage and supply, and climate change is expected to upend the reliability of this natural process. Many agricultural communities in this part of the country.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Spotify’s lossless tier could be a pricey affair

Leaked information has revealed the potential pricing for Spotify’s upcoming lossless tier that could add an extra $5 a month to your bill. The post Spotify’s lossless tier could be a pricey affair appeared first on Phandroid. We have.....»»

Category: asiaSource:  phandroidRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Nitrous oxide emissions are accelerating with growing demand for fertilizer and meat

Food's role in climate change has emerged as one of the defining challenges of our time. The journey of a steak, fruit or salad from the vast expanses of agricultural lands to the plates on our tables leaves a significant footprint on the environment.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Aerosols may affect climate more than previously thought

A key to improving climate prediction is to improve understanding of the impact of aerosol on clouds, commonly known as the aerosol-cloud-interaction, according to a new study led by Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) researchers p.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Green light for Galileo second-generation satellite design

Production of Galileo Second Generation satellites advances at full speed after two independent Satellite Critical Design Review boards have confirmed that the satellite designs of the respective industries meet all mission and performance requiremen.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Japan"s parliament has approved a law that will force third party App Stores on Apple & Google

In a move very similar to the European Union, Japan's parliament has finished the process to enact a law that prohibits big tech from blocking third-party app stores.An Apple Store in JapanThe bill passed Japan's House of Representatives in may, and.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024