Vegetation at Most Abandoned Oil and Gas Pads Slow to Recover After 10 Years
A new scientific approach can now provide regional assessments of land recovery following oil and gas drilling activities, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment. (more…)
An unusually warm patch of seawater off the West Coast in late 2014 and 2015, nicknamed “the blob,” was part of an offshore pattern that had cascading effects up and down the coast. Its sphere of influence was centered on the marine environment but extended to weather on land. (more…)
Alarmierende Luftschadstoffmessungen des ZDF-Magazins „WISO“ an Bord der AIDA Sol
Nachdem verdeckte Abgasmessungen des ARD-Magazins „Plusminus“ erst vor wenigen Wochen die AIDA Prima als Dreckschleuder entlarvt haben, dokumentierte nun das ZDF-Magazin „WISO“ während einer Kanarenkreuzfahrt auf der AIDA Sol ebenfalls eine alarmierende Konzentration gesundheitsgefährdender ultrafeiner Partikel. (more…)
AUSTIN, Texas — Homes with solar panels do not require on-site storage to reap the biggest economic and environmental benefits of solar energy, according to research from the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. In fact, storing solar energy for nighttime use actually increases both energy consumption and emissions compared with sending excess solar energy directly to the utility grid. (more…)
For decades, among the most enduring questions for ecologists have been: “Why do species live where they do? And what are the factors that keep them there?” A Princeton University-based study featured on the February cover of the journal Ecology could prove significant in answering that question, particularly for animals in the world’s temperate mountain areas. (more…)
Surprising new study finds that the mantle is hotter than we thought
The temperature of Earth’s interior affects everything from the movement of tectonic plates to the formation of the planet. (more…)
New research shows how river diversions may change water quality in estuaries.
River diversions are a common coastal wetland restoration tool, but recent research, conducted by U.S. Geological Survey in collaboration with researchers in Louisiana State University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the LSU AgCenter, has shown that large-scale Mississippi River diversions may significantly change water quality in estuaries, affecting economically important shellfish and fish species. (more…)
Asbestos is a natural mineral known to cause a variety of life-threatening health concerns and illness. However, as dangerous as exposure to asbestos can be, asbestos remains a commonly unknown substance to many, as it does not receive the precautionary attention it deserves. Today asbestos use is not yet banned in the United States and remains in use in the production of many products and is housed in buildings and homes built prior to 1980.
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