PEAT BOG PROBLEM
Ancient peat bogs grew rapidly when the Southern Westerly Winds suddenly shifted thousands of years ago. These wind changes affected[…]
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Ancient peat bogs grew rapidly when the Southern Westerly Winds suddenly shifted thousands of years ago. These wind changes affected[…]
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As the use of batteries grows in EVs and other large-scale applications, the future will bring a stockpile of discarded[…]
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Weeklong floods are killing rice crops worldwide with damage surging in recent decades. Severe floods reduced global yields by 4.3%[…]
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Over 50 million metric tons of electronic waste are produced a year. Hard-to-recycle PCBs make up much of it. At[…]
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The world’s 250 largest oil and gas producers are responsible for 88% of global hydrocarbon output. Only 20% of them[…]
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A nanoengineered polymer paint-like coating passively cools buildings and captures water directly from the air without energy input. It could[…]
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Antarctica faces the growing threat of sudden and possibly irreversible transformations to its ice, oceans, and ecosystems. The sweeping changes[…]
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Municipal solid waste could be used as a reliable, low-emission, cost-effective feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel, reducing greenhouse gas emissions[…]
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The East Antarctic Ice Sheet experienced a major retreat about 9,000 years ago, triggered by a powerful feedback between melting[…]
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Buildings across 12 U.S. cities could store 134,863 million metric tons of carbon dioxide for the long term. Urban buildings[…]
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