Mine workers need more protections, says a University of Houston researcher. The post Dangerous, unregulated cobalt mines boom as the need for batteries grows appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Coral reefs cover only 1% of the ocean floor, but support an estimated 25% of all marine life in the ocean, earning them the moniker ‘rainforest of the sea.’ They also play a critical role for coastal communities; preventing coastal erosion, protecting coastlines from hurricane damage, and generating $36 billion in annual income worldwide. We […]
A new technique for harvesting geothermal energy being pioneered in Utah has passed a significant milestone.
Scott Sklar got started making his home climate-friendly in the 1980s thanks to his expertise and connections. Nowadays, any homeowner can do the same. The post An early adopter of renewable energy shows off his self-powered home appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
At high altitudes, global warming is having its strongest effect on winter temperatures – and that might mean soils there store can less carbon than we expected
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Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03418J, Perspective Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Andreas Wolf, Felix Nagler, Philip Daubinger, Christoph Neef, Karl Mandel, Andreas Flegler, Guinevere A. Giffin The market share of low-cost battery chemistries, which offer little to no recycling profitability with current methods, is growing. Design for circularity could be the key to reducing costs and enhancing sustainability for these batteries. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
A listing of 36 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, October 6, 2024 thru Sat, October 12, 2024. Story of the week For the third week in a row our Story of the Week involves hurricanes, most recently Hurricane Milton which led a brief life distinguished by explosive intensification , placing it as the Gulf of Mexico's most energetic late-season storm on record. The word cloud here captures the flavor of the past week's journalistic preoccupation with this storm as a feature related to and at least partially dependent on human-caused climate change. Thanks to our increasing the efficiency of Earth's insulating blanket of greenhouse gases, we're having an affect on all features of the weather we experience...
In the wake of Hurricane Milton, NASA is deploying resources to support Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and state emergency management agencies to aid their response effort including satellite and aerial data collection. The agency’s Disasters Response Coordination System and Airborne Science Program are began conducting flights Friday to provide emergency responders with better insight […]
Systems that can harvest water from moisture in the atmosphere could offer a valuable water source in the wake of disasters
Gravity-driven sinking of “marine snow” sequesters carbon in the ocean, constituting a key biological pump that regulates Earth’s climate. A mechanistic understanding of this phenomenon is obscured by the biological richness of these aggregates and a ...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE02871F, Paper Na Jiang, You Zeng, Qi Yang, Puda Lu, Keqi Qu, Lihang Ye, Xuejun Lu, Ziqiang Liu, Xixian Li, Yongchao Tang, Jinchao Cao, Shimou Chen, Chunyi Zhi, Jieshan Qiu MnO2 is considered a promising cathode for aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs), whereas suffering from the dilemma that it demonstrates high specific capacities at small loading masses but sharp capacity... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
The imaging spectrometer aboard the Carbon Mapper Coalition’s Tanager-1 satellite identified methane and carbon dioxide plumes in the United States and internationally. Using data from an instrument designed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, the nonprofit Carbon Mapper has released the first methane and carbon dioxide detections from the Tanager-1 satellite. The detections […]
"Hundreds of industrial facilities with toxic pollutants are in Hurricane Milton’s path as it heads toward Florida."
Open access notables Manifold increase in the spatial extent of heat waves in the terrestrial Arctic , Rantanen et al., Communications Earth & Environment: It is widely acknowledged that the intensity, frequency and duration of heatwaves are increasing worldwide, including the Arctic. However, less attention has been paid to the land area affected by heatwaves. Here, using atmospheric reanalysis and global climate models, we show that the area covered by heatwaves is substantially expanding in the terrestrial Arctic. Compared to the mid-20th century, the total land area affected by severe heatwaves in the Arctic has doubled, the area of extreme heatwaves has tripled, and the area of very extreme heatwaves has quadrupled. Furthermore, climate model...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE01618A, Paper Chongwei Gao, Ming Chen, Jiantao Li, Xunan Wang, Guobin Zhang, Xi Tan, Shuhua Zhang, Guang Feng, Dengyun Zhai, Feiyu Kang Prussian blue analogues (PBAs) are promising cathode materials for monovalent- and multivalent-ion batteries due to their large framework structures. Nevertheless, the influence of lattice vacancies on electrochemical performance has not... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Kingdom of the Netherlands have renewed their strategic partnership in addressing the growing impacts of climate change on global health. The Netherlands is providing a new allocation of €500 000 for 2024 to WHO, reinforcing its commitment to climate resilience and sustainable healthcare systems worldwide. This allocation supports WHO’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health Secretariat and advance climate change and health programmes globally. This contribution builds on the partnership established in 2023 between the Netherlands and WHO to collaborate on climate change and health. Together, they have supported African, Asian and Eastern Mediterranean countries in advancing the implementation...
A powerful solar outburst is likely to trigger a "severe" geomagnetic storm on Thursday, with auroras potentially visible as far south as California and Alabama, NOAA predicts.
How destructive storm surge gets depends on both the hurricane and the shape of the land.
We might not be able to cool the world down again after overshooting the 1.5°C warming limit – and even if we can, a lot of irreversible damage will have been done
Hurricanes have kept forecasters guessing this year, but with the arrival of intense storms like Helene and Milton it is clear that warming ocean waters are having an effect on the weather
New service provides Local Authorities crucial information on climate change in their area.
There's a theoretical limit to the maximum sustained wind speeds of hurricanes, but climate change may increase that "speed limit."
"Hurricane Milton became one of the most rapidly intensifying storms on record as it went from barely hurricane strength to a dangerous Category 5 storm in less than a day."
Key climate indicators from greenhouse gas levels to ice loss have reached record levels this year in what researchers call a “critical and unpredictable new phase of the climate crisis”
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03482A, Paper Zhaohui Yang, Lan Chen, Yijun Yin, Chenyang Wei, Zhimin Xue, Tiancheng Mu 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural electrooxidation reaction (HMFOR) has recently garnered significant attention in the field of biomass conversion. However, the sluggish kinetics of HMFOR cause gridlock in energy conversion efficiency. Herein, we pinpoint... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 129, Issue 19, 16 October 2024.
This is a re-post from the Climate Brink Much of my immediate family lives in Asheville and Black Mountain, NC. While everyone is thankfully safe, this disaster struck much closer to home for me than most. There is lots that needs to be done for disaster relief, and I’d encourage folks who can to donate to the recovery effort . But as Western North Carolina and other areas of the Southeastern US work to recover after the catastrophic flooding caused by Helene, its worth exploring the role that climate change may have played in the event. While Helene would have been a disaster even in a world without climate change, the intensification of severe rainfall events is one of the most clear-cut impacts of a warming world. Research in recent years ...
One of the fastest-intensifying Atlantic hurricanes on record, Milton is on track to slam into Florida's west coast with potentially The post Category 5 Milton poses an exceptionally serious threat to Florida’s west coast appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
State officials have warned Florida residents to prepare for "largest evacuation that we have seen" since 2017's Hurricane Irma.
This is a re-post from the Climate Brink by Andrew Dessler On Bluesky, it was pointed out that Asheville, NC was recently listed as a place to go to avoid the climate crisis. link Mother Nature sent a “letter to the editor” indicating that she didn’t agree: Flood waters from the French Broad River cover the River Arts District in Asheville, North Carolina on Saturday, September 28, 2024. Jacob Biba/Citizen Times. Link Helene’s climate link While climate change does not cause hurricanes, we are certain it makes them more destructive . Humans have increased sea level, leading to more destructive storm surge, and a warmer atmosphere produces more rain. Many people don’t understand how this will affect...
A listing of 30 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, September 29, 2024 thru Sat, October 5, 2024. Story of the week We're all made of standard human fabric so it's nobody's particular fault but while "other" parts of the world have very recently lived (mostly) through enormous floods with huge consequences, only over the past week has the United States focused its immediate attention on hydrometeoological extremes— thanks to the arrival and massive hammer blow of Hurricane Helene (see " psychological distance "). Our Story of the Week is statistically obvious by headcount in the list below. It's all about Hurricane Helene. A common theme in reportage from affected areas is the element of surprise in...
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide at the surface of Pluto's largest moon, Charon, potentially shedding light on its origins.
Hurricane Helene hit a quartz mine in North Carolina that is key to global semiconductor production, which could impact the entire tech industry. Here is everything we know so far
Katmai National Park and Preserve’s annual celebration of brown bears gearing up for hibernation kicked off Wednesday morning.
No matter how this system develops, it's likely to douse Florida with days of heavy rain. The post Watching the Gulf of Mexico for tropical storm formation appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
International Maritime Organization on the Brink of a Global System to Reduce Emissions from Shipping
What happens when we have fun while protecting the planet? The post The power of joyful climate action appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04224G, Analysis Xusheng Wang, Longfei Shao, Shouyi Hu, Zi Li, Hangzuo Guo, Jiaqi Zhang, Yingyan Zhao, Xi Lin, Binjian Nie, Zhigang Hu, Jianxin Zou The large-scale development of green hydrogen energy offers a critical solution to the challenges posed by greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and global climate change. Conducting an early technical and economic... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
A new physical model suggests meltwater from thawing permafrost on Russia's Yamal Peninsula can unlock methane sources at depth, triggering explosions that open enormous craters at the surface.
Among the largest contributors to climate change is transportation, the largest source of U.S. emissions, and medium- and heavy-duty vehicles have an outsized impact.
Humans have been driving a global erosion of species richness for millennia, but the consequences of past extinctions for other dimensions of biodiversity—functional and phylogenetic diversity—are poorly understood. In this work, we show that, since the ...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03102D, Paper Dongmin Li, Yunpeng Zhong, Xieyu Xu, Daren Zhou, Yan Tang, Liangbing Wang, Shuquan Liang, Bingan Lu, Yangyang Liu, Jiang Zhou Zn metal batteries (ZBs) are considered promising candidates for next-generation energy storage systems. Cyclic reversibility of ZBs is strictly associated with the interfacial evolution of the Zn anode during the... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
When Anchorage’s big electric utility asked regulators’ permission last year to raise its rates by 5.5%, renewable energy advocates responded with a counterproposal.
The storm’s human tragedy continues to mount, especially across southern Appalachia. The post Helene is now the deadliest mainland U.S. hurricane since Katrina appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Astrophysicists estimate that any exponentially growing technological civilization has only 1,000 years until its planet will be too hot to support life.
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Sanket Jain Noushadbi Mujawar has created a community health model that helps people in India build resilience amid the rising climate disasters. (Photo credit: Sanket Jain) Community health care worker Noushadbi Mujawar safely evacuated everyone from Rajapur, an isolated village in India, as its streets began flooding in August 2019. Mujawar, 42, remained in the village herself even as floodwaters rose 12 feet above her house. “I moved to a nearby taller building and decided to stay,” said Mujawar, who wanted to help those villagers who stayed with their property as the floodwaters rose. “Many people stay in their homes during floods to care for their cattle, as evacuating them involves significant...
‘I firmly believe that to protect the future of our environment, we must teach our children to love the Earth.’ The post U.S. Virgin Islands native returns to St. Croix to support environmental changemakers appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE02916J, Paper Jinye Li, Chengjun Lei, Pengjie Jiang, Chen Xu, Tingting Liu, Xiao Liang Tellurium (Te) is a promising high-capacity electrode material for aqueous zinc-ion batteries, capable of multi-electron redox reactions. However, the inherent hydrolysis of oxidized Te4+ exhibits significant polarization during redox, rendering... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Jeff Masters Hurricane Helene at sunset on Sep. 26, 2024, as the storm was closing in on the Florida coast as a Cat 4 with 130 mph winds. (Image credit: NOAA/RAMMB-CIRA Satellite Library) After a spectacular burst of rapid intensification, Hurricane Helene made landfall just east of the mouth of the Aucilla River, about 10 miles west-southwest of Perry, Florida, at about 11:10 p.m. EDT Thursday. Top sustained winds were estimated at 140 mph, making Helene a Category 4 hurricane at landfall. We’ll have much more on Helene’s many impacts—some still unfolding on Friday—in our next Eye in the Storm post. Helene’s landfall gives the U.S. a record eight Cat 4 or Cat 5 Atlantic...
Sand dunes are a familiar sight along beaches and in deserts. While we know how regular sand dunes are formed, much less is known about dunes made of snow. In a new study, scientists have analysed the vast snow dunes across Antarctica – reshaping our understanding of the continent's surface dynamics.This research sheds light on the unexplored world of Antarctic snow dunes, offering a fresh perspective on the complex interactions between wind, snow and climate in one of Earth's harshest environments.
Next year, countries will update their national climate plans under the Paris Agreement for 2025-2030—and the urgency to accelerate climate action has never been clearer. At COP28 in the UAE, global leaders called for turning climate strategies into concrete projects and investments. Building on global lessons and efforts towards global solutions Responding to this global […] The post The Value of Evidence-based Decision-Making for Revising NDCs in the 2025-2030 Cycle appeared first on Climate 411 .
Coral reefs around the world are at risk of collapse due to rising temperatures and acidifying oceans, but the natural adaptability of some species may help buy time
New Map Helps Show Significant Methane Pollution from Municipal Landfills
It’s not the panacea many people think it is. The post Recycling isn’t the solution to the climate crisis appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Isaac and Joyce were prowling the open Atlantic, and another Gulf threat may emerge, as a long-feared hurricane season kicked into overdrive. The post At least 52 killed in Helene’s Southeast rampage appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Fueled by record-warm waters, the storm turned into one of the largest on record ever to slam into the Gulf Coast.
The 2.4-million-year-old environmental DNA fragments collected from permafrost in northern Greenland unlock insights into an ancient ecosystem.
With the initial images from each of the instruments aboard ESA’s EarthCARE satellite now in hand, it's time to reveal how these four advanced sensors work in synergy to measure exactly how clouds and aerosols influence the heating and cooling of our atmosphere.
Washington state’s cap-and-invest program, created in the 2021 Climate Commitment Act (CCA), is nearing the end of its second year and has already raised over $2 billion for communities by putting a price on pollution. The program is a win-win for climate action and for communities: It creates a powerful economic incentive for companies across […] The post New modeling shows the power and potential of cap-and-invest in Washington state appeared first on Climate 411 .
ESA has awarded a contract valued at over €280 million to OHB in Germany to build ESA’s two Harmony Earth Explorer satellites.This innovative research mission will provide valuable new data on various Earth processes, from shifts in the shape of the land surface caused by earthquakes and volcanic activity to insights into glacier movement. Additionally, it will enhance our understanding of the interactions between the upper ocean and lower atmosphere, all of which will contribute to a deeper comprehension of Earth's dynamic systems.
This 2012 satellite photo shows a quartet of near-identical glaciers on Canada's Ellesmere Island. The ice masses help to spark life in the otherwise barren Arctic environment.
Two areas of potential development need to be monitored over the next few days. The post It’s too soon to put the Atlantic hurricane season to bed appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
These methods can help eradicated invasive species without causing further harm to the environment.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE02612H, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Priya Viji, Constantin Tormann, Clemens Göhler, Martijn Kemerink Slow thermalization of photogenerated charge carriers in organic solar cells leads to an electronic temperature that is much larger than that of the lattice and to significantly enhanced open-circuit voltages. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
With a spacecraft launching soon, the mission will try to answer the question of whether there are ingredients suitable for life in the ocean below Europa’s icy crust. Deep down, in an ocean beneath its ice shell, Jupiter’s moon Europa might be temperate and nutrient-rich, an ideal environment for some form of life — what […]
Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. This fact brief was written by Sue Bin Park from the Gigafact team in collaboration with members from our team. You can submit claims you think need checking via the tipline . Is more CO2 a good thing because it’s plant food? While CO 2 is necessary for plant growth, the negative impacts of climate change, driven by man-made CO 2 emissions, far outweigh short-term productivity gains. Plants need a balance of CO 2 , sunlight, water, and nutrients. Though more CO 2 can initially boost growth, rising temperatures, disease vulnerability, shifting land fertility, and increased water demands offset these benefits. The UN warns that global...
Milton’s 11% increase in winds because of human-caused climate change likely made it nearly twice as destructive. The post Without climate change, Hurricane Milton would have hit as a Cat 2, not a Cat 3 appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Sparse sea ice, thousands of datapoints and samples, a surprising number of animals and hydrothermal vents – those are the impressions and outcomes that an international research team is now bringing back from a Polarstern expedition to the Central Arctic. After a four-month-long Arctic season, the Alfred Wegener Institute’s research icebreaker is expected to arrive back in Bremerhaven with the morning high tide on Sunday.
Milton hit near Sarasota as a Cat 3, causing severe damage with its winds, storm surge, rains, and tornadoes. The post Hurricane Milton hits Florida hard, but spares Tampa a catastrophic storm surge appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Environmental Defense Fund Applauds Governor Shapiro’s Progress towards Implementing Methane Regulations
Hurricane Milton captured by NASA's GOES-East satellite as it made landfall on Florida's west coast.
Storm surge can push water levels well above normal sea level during a hurricane.
Dangerous online rumors that exploded after Hurricane Helene could be just the beginning, says emergency management expert Samantha Montano. The post Hurricane misinformation festers, revealing a new side to the climate fight appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Hurricanes often produce tornadoes that add to the destructive power of the storm – and climate change may make such tornadoes more common
The 2023 winner beat Chunk, whose attack on her cubs postponed this year's Katmai National Park and Preserve contest.
Milton will spawn torrential rains, inland floods, destructive winds, tornadoes, and a potentially catastrophic storm surge. The post Hurricane Milton barrels toward a ferocious nighttime landfall on Florida’s west coast appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Rising global temperatures are amplifying deadly extreme weather events. The post Climate change made Hurricane Helene and other 2024 disasters more damaging, scientists find appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections Emily Ogburn, right, hugs her friend Cody Klein after he brought her a meal on October 2, 2024, in Swannanoa, North Carolina. Ogburn's home was spared and she spent the morning of the storm helping and comforting neighbors who had found shelter on a neighbor’s porch. (Photo by Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images) Deadly Hurricane Helene, wildfires in the Amazon, an extreme monsoon downpour in India, a heat wave during the Summer Olympics, and other dangerous and devastating weather events in 2024 were all made more likely and damaging by climate change, scientists have found. Climate scientists quantified the link by running thousands of simulations in climate models, some that included and some that did not include...
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 129, Issue 10, October 2024.
If you receive evacuation orders from local authorities, follow them. The post Hurricane and storm surge warnings for much of Florida for extremely dangerous Hurricane Milton appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
A 3,775-year-old log found in Canada had barely lost any of its carbon content since being buried, indicating "wood vaulting" is a viable means of carbon storage.
"Hurricane Helene caused deadly and destructive flooding when it swept through the Southeast on Sept. 26-29, 2024."
An image of Hurricane Milton moving towards Florida taken with the GOES satellite at 22:30 UTC on 10/07/24.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03097D, Review Article Xinyuan Shan, Zhaowei Song, Hang Ding, Lengwan Li, Yuhang Tian, Alexei P Sokolov, Ming Tian, kang Xu, Pengfei Cao The development of solid polymer electrolytes for lithium−metal (Li0) batteries (LMBs) with high energy density and high safety has been a long-standing goal that attracted intensive efforts for over four... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Milton grew quickly into a Category 5 storm Monday morning and is forecast to make landfall in Florida midweek.
The rate of heat-related deaths in the U.S. rose 117% in the last seven years, research finds. The post Warming world, deadly problem: Heat-related deaths are surging appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
The most vulnerable metropolitan area in the U.S. to storm surge damage is Tampa/St. Petersburg. The post Best- and worst-case hurricane scenarios for Tampa Bay appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
TD 14 is expected to intensify into Hurricane Milton by Monday, and potentially make landfall on Florida’s west coast as a major hurricane on Wednesday. The post Major landfalling hurricane threat setting up for Florida’s west coast appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03468F, Review Article Zhi Zheng, Xue Fang, Wei Deng, Peng Li, Xiaobo Zheng, Hang Zhang, Lin Li, Shulei Chou, Yuan Chen, Yongbing Tang, Jiazhao Wang Rechargeable lithium (Li)-based batteries, including Li-ion batteries (LIBs) and Li-metal batteries (LMBs), are essential energy storage devices. However, their electrochemical performance in practical applications is affected by Li electroplating characters... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Justices Deny Shadow Docket Requests for Emergency Stays of Methane Pollution Standards, Strengthened Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
The fungus has decimated chestnut trees in the national park, and larger trees have been slow to replace them.
Satellite images of the Antarctic Peninsula and nearby islands reveal that the area covered by vegetation grew dramatically between 1986 and 2021 and the rate of growth has accelerated since 2016
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03148B, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence. Zi an Xu, Jian Zhu, Jingze Shao, Yu Xia, Peng-Fei Liu, Guangshe Li, Rouxi Chen, Shaoqing Chen, Jiacheng Wang, Shi Chen, Fu Qiang Huang, Hsing-Lin Wang Durable and high-efficient electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) are central to rechargeable Zn-air batteries (ZABs). The current best-performing ORR electrocatalysts are FeN4-based powder materials among non-noble metals, but they... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Oil and gas company Hilcorp appears to be moving toward new oil and gas exploration work in Alaska’s Interior.
Open access notables Sloth metabolism may make survival untenable under climate change scenario s , Cliffe et al., PeerJ: Sloths are limited by the rate at which they can acquire energy and are unable to regulate core body temperature (Tb) to the extent seen in most mammals. Therefore, the metabolic impacts of climate change on sloths are expected to be profound. Here we use indirect calorimetry to measure the oxygen consumption (VO2) and Tb of highland and lowland two-fingered sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) when exposed to a range of different ambient temperatures (Ta) (18 °C –34 °C), and additionally record changes in Tb and posture over several days in response to natural fluctuations in Ta. We use the resultant data...
Deposits of ice in lunar dust and rock (regolith) are more extensive than previously thought, according to a new analysis of data from NASA’s LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) mission. Ice would be a valuable resource for future lunar expeditions. Water could be used for radiation protection and supporting human explorers, or broken into its hydrogen […]
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03134B, Paper Yiteng Ma, Yong Qiu, Ke Yang, Shun Lv, Yuhang Li, Xufei An, Guanyou Xiao, Zhuo Han, Yuetao Ma, Likun Chen, Danfeng Zhang, Wei Lv, Yun Tian, Tingzheng Hou, Ming Liu, Zhen Zhou, Feiyu Kang, Yan-Bing He The competitive Li + coordination environment with a three-dimensional transport network is designed in a composite solid-state electrolyte to realize a high ionic conductivity of 1.03 × 10 −3 S cm −1 and ultralong-cycling solid-state batteries at 5C. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Product efficiency requirements help combat the environmental cost of ultra-low temperature freezers, but there is more to sustainability than standardized energy ratings.
Wyoming stands at a crossroads that will determine the future of the state’s energy industry. In front of the state lie two paths for how to implement rules for methane emissions from oil and gas production, and leaders in Wyoming need to decide which direction the state will go. One path is to stand by […] The post Wyoming is at a crossroads moment for methane that may decide its energy future appeared first on Energy Exchange .
Some forms of renewable energy we think of as modern were used thousands of years ago.
The sun just unleashed one of its largest solar explosions in recent years, temporarily causing a radio blackout on Earth and spitting out a coronal mass ejection that will likely collide with our planet this weekend.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03103B, Paper Lipeng Jiang, Dengqian Chen, Zhengkai Hao, Dongxue Cao, Runqiao Liu, Jingyu Cheng, Limei Chen, Xin Liu, Boyin Jia, Dongdong Liu This study proposed a “dual ship bottling” strategy to synthesize Cu x Ag 50− x /UiO66-NH 2 , achieving over 90% selectivity for reduced carbon products. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
As Helene tragically showed, even places semi-shielded from heat and drought can fall prey to intensifying downpours and disastrous floods. The post Is the idea of a “climate haven” under water? appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
They’re using anaerobic digesters that convert kitchen scraps into fertilizer and cooking gas. The post Tampa residents turn food waste into energy appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE02817A, Paper Xia Li, Guoliang Zhang, Dongmei Zhang, Ruonan Yang, Han Yu, Xiuqi Zhang, Gang Lian, Hua Hou, Zhanhu Guo, Chuanxin Hou, Xiaoyang Yang, Feng Dang High entropy design guidance enables a modulated broad d-band of cathode catalyst with efficient d–p coupling for all reactants, realizing multiphasic catalytic capability of Li 2 O 2 and Li 2 CO 3 and ultralong cycle life in Li–air and Li–CO 2 batteries. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Plankton that lived during the last glacial maximum have helped confirm the accuracy of our climate models – suggesting the predictions those models make about future El Niño events are accurate too
ESA has released its new Earth Observation Science Strategy, Earth Science in Action for Tomorrow’s World. Responding to the escalating threats from climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution and extreme weather and the need to take action to address these threats, this forward-looking strategy outlines a bold vision for Earth science through to 2040.
This is a re-post from The Climate Brink by Andrew Dessler link You should probably learn the term compound climate event . It refers to the occurrence of multiple weather- or climate-related hazards happening simultaneously or in close succession, leading to amplified impacts. One of the most feared compound events is a hurricane causing massive infrastructure damage followed by extreme heat. If the damage caused a blackout, it could leave a huge population without access to air conditioning, leading to heat-related illnesses and fatalities. This is far from a theoretical occurrence: It just happened in Houston when Hurricane Beryl hit the city, knocking out power for days. Various news reports put the number of deaths due to Beryl at a few dozen. A...
A listing of 30 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, September 22, 2024 thru Sat, September 28, 2024. Story of the week Given the headlines dominance of hot oceans lofting water into the atmosphere where it then obeys the Clausius-Clapeyron relationship thereby leading to catastrophic rainfall, our Story of the Week might have been a composite of misery brought down on many heads thanks to our having changed Earth's climate. For an example of our hydrometeorological scope of disaster being widened in plain view over the past week alone, simply scan the article listing below to see how the story of Hurricane Helene evolved. But extreme rainfall is not uppermost in the thoughts of our Skeptical Science...
From "MooLoos" to painting mountains, these silly scientific suggestions could actually help with climate change.
On this episode of Alaska Insight, we speak with two Alaska Native filmmakers documenting the impacts of climate change in their communities.
Climate change makes the strongest hurricanes stronger, increases rainfall, increases storm surge damage through sea level rise, and increases the probability of rapid intensification events. The post Four ways climate change likely made Hurricane Helene worse appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Season 7 cast member Taylor Krause has devoted her career to solving the problem. The post Five things we hope this ‘Love is Blind’ contestant says about climate change appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.