2020 | Page 10 of 21 | Find Climate Answers

WA coastline facing marine heatwave in early 2021, CSIRO predicts

December 23, 2020 Currator 0

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/24/wa-coastline-facing-marine-heatwave-in-early-2021-csiro-predictsPublished By: Climate change | The Guardian Link: https://www.findclimateanswers.com/wa-coastline-facing-marine-heatwave-in-early-2021-csiro-predicts/ Exclusive: Ocean temperatures to peak at about 1C above average in April, according to forecast, threatening marine life and coral Western Australia’s coastline is set for […]

Trump EPA overhaul of lead pipe regulations allows toxic plumbing to stay in the ground in Chicago, other cities

December 23, 2020 Currator 0

https://phys.org/news/2020-12-trump-epa-overhaul-pipe-toxic.htmlChicago has more lead water pipes than any other American city, yet federal regulations unveiled this week by the Trump administration likely won’t require anything new to prevent homeowners and renters from ingesting the brain-damaging […]

New Form of Ice Could Be Storage Solution for Hydrogen

December 23, 2020 Currator 0

https://www.realclearscience.com/2020/12/23/new_form_of_ice_could_be_storage_solution_for_hydrogen_654194.htmlEurekAlert! Scientists from the United States, China, and Russia have described the structure and properties of a novel hydrogen clathrate hydrate that forms at room temperature and relatively low pressure. Hydrogen hydrates are a potential […]

This experimental vineyard seeks to save wine from climate change

December 23, 2020 Currator 0

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2020/12/23/climate-change-wine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_climate-environmentIn Bordeaux, France, rising temperatures are threatening the wine industry. French scientists are hard at work, trying to find varieties of grapes that will thrive in warm weather, yet still deliver a wine known and […]

Scientists descended into Greenland’s perilous ice caverns — and came back with a worrying message

December 23, 2020 Currator 0

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/12/23/climate-moulins-greenland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_climate-environmentVertical ice caverns in Greenland, called “moulins,” are even bigger than scientists thought. Original Title: Scientists descended into Greenland’s perilous ice caverns — and came back with a worrying message Full Text of the Original […]

Combustion-derived water vapor may worsen winter air quality

December 23, 2020 Currator 0

https://phys.org/news/2020-12-combustion-derived-vapor-worsen-winter-air.htmlWater vapor is an important medium for the wet growth of particulate matter. The increase of water vapor content will accelerate the liquid-phase oxidation of primary pollutants, promoting the generation of new particles and further […]

Pollution killed nearly 1.7m people in India in 2019

December 23, 2020 Currator 0

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/23/pollution-killed-nearly-17-million-people-in-india-in-2019-studyLancet report finds that toxic air caused rise in lung cancer, stroke and other diseases Pollution accounted for nearly 1.7m premature deaths in India in 2019, or 18% of all deaths, according to a study […]

A Unique Alliance Could Help Warn Us of Toxic Algae

December 23, 2020 Currator 0

https://www.wired.com/story/a-unique-alliance-could-help-warn-us-of-toxic-algaeIn Washington state, scientists, coastal communities, and state agencies are banding together to manage the growing threat of harmful algal blooms. Original Title: A Unique Alliance Could Help Warn Us of Toxic Algae Full Text […]

Caspian crisis: Sinking sea levels threaten biodiversity, economy and regional stability

December 23, 2020 Currator 0

https://phys.org/news/2020-12-caspian-crisis-sea-threaten-biodiversity.htmlCoastal nations are rightly worried about sea level rise, but in the countries around the Caspian Sea, over 100 million people are facing the opposite problem: an enormous drop in sea level. Technically, this sea […]

Nomadic Pastoralism, Climate Change, and Conflict in Africa

December 23, 2020 Currator 0

http://www.nber.org/papers/w28243#fromrssArid regions of Africa are expanding by thousands of square kilometers a year, potentially disturbing pastoral routes that have been forged over a long period of time. This disturbance is often said to explain why […]