FURTHER ONGOING OCEAN PROBLEMS
A relatively small amount of groundwater trickling through Alaska’s tundra is releasing huge quantities of carbon into the ocean. The[…]
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Author: Gail McCormick
Gail McCormick has been a leader in climate change activism for over 40 years. Her relevant award-winning art has been shown in museums, university galleries, and at the landmark UN Rio Conference. As a board member of HealthLink, she helped eradicate antiquated Massachusetts coal power plants and has been chair of Sustainable Arlington, MA. She has a Master’s degree from Columbia University. Follow her on Twitter @GailMcCormick20.
TACKY TAPE POWER SOURCE
Zaps of static electricity can be an untapped source of energy. A device called a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG), can convert[…]
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ONGOING OCEAN TEMPERATURE RISE
The rate of ocean warming more than quadrupled over the past four decades and roughly doubled since 2010, partly due[…]
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CORAL REEF RESTORATION
Coral reefs can absorb and weaken damaging waves so that when hitting shores, they’re smaller and cause less flooding and[…]
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CORAL REEF CALAMITY
Coral reefs provide essential services to human communities, including fisheries, tourism and coastal protection. Unfortunately, the results of coral bleaching[…]
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FABULOUS FUNGAL BATTERY
A new living 3D-printed fungal battery could supply power to sensors for agriculture or research in remote regions. Once the[…]
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GLACIERS—GOING, GOING, GONE?
91% of glaciers across Svalbard in the Arctic (a region experiencing warming up to seven times faster than the global[…]
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FABULOUS FABRIC
A new wearable fabric can help people survive the impacts of massive heat. It stayed 4.1 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than[…]
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MORE MEGADROUGHTS
Increasingly common since 1980, persistent multi-year droughts will continue to advance with the warming climate. There was a worrying increase[…]
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND CONSTRUCTION
Construction materials like concrete and plastic could lock away billions of tons of carbon dioxide. While bio-based plastics could take[…]
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