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Sea Level Rise to Flood Major U.S. Cities
As an iceberg the size of Delaware broke away from an ice shelf in Antarctica Wednesday, scientists released findings that up to 668 U.S. communities could face chronic flooding from rising sea...
Trillion-Ton Larsen C Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctic Ice Shelf
The biggest iceberg in recorded history has broken off of Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf, sending a trillion tons of ice trillion-ton Larsen C Iceberg has broken offinto shipping lanes. If only...
Hopes of Mild Climate Change Dashed by New Research
Hopes that the world's huge carbon emissions might not drive temperatures up to dangerous levels have been dashed by new research.
The work shows that temperature rises measured over recent decades do not...
GTM Predicts 27% Drop In Solar Prices By 2022
A new report from GTM Research has highlighted what is becoming an increasingly common refrain these days — solar prices simply continue to fall, and they’re not slowing down, either, with GTM...
Portion Of West Antarctica Twice Size Of California Partially Melted In 2016
A portion of West Antarctica over twice the size of the US state of California partially melted in 2016 as the result of high temperatures brought by an especially pronounced El Niño,...
The Factors Driving The Sea-Level Rise Impacting Global Coastlines
Most people understand that melting ice will mean rising seas, but when scientists look closely, they’re finding the reality is more complex. In many places, local observations and measurements contradict global trends.
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Researchers At Australia’s University Of Newcastle Testing Printed Solar Panels
A team of researchers headed by Professor Paul Dastoor at the University of Newcastle in Australia has begun testing printed solar panels. The experimental panels are made by printing a special electronic...
Temperature Increase To Exceed 1.5° Celsius “Barrier” By 2026–2031, Research Finds
If the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO) hasn’t yet moved into a positive phase, though, the 1.5° Celsius threshold will still be passed by 2031 or so, according to the research.
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Deep-Sea Mining Could Help Develop Mass Solar Energy but Only at a Cost to the Environment
Scientists have just discovered massive amounts of a rare metal called tellurium, a key element in cutting-edge solar technology. As a solar expert who specialises in exactly this, I should be delighted....
Chemistry Research Breakthrough that Could Improve Nuclear Waste Recycling Technologies
Researchers from The University of Manchester have taken a major step forward by describing the quantitative modelling of the electronic structure of a family of uranium nitride compounds a process that could...
Beijing Creates Anti-Smog Police to Tackle Air Polluters
Beijing will create an environmental police force aimed at tackling deadly smog, after the Chinese capital spent the first week of 2017 mostly shrouded in a thick haze of pollution.
The new law...
NOAA: ‘Arctic Is Warming at Least Twice as Fast as the Rest of the Planet’
The Arctic broke multiple climate records and saw its highest temperatures ever recorded this year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) annual Arctic Report Card released Tuesday.
The report shows...
Apple’s New Solar-Powered Spaceship Office is Nearly Complete
One of the world’s most anticipated buildings is nearly complete – new drone footage shows that Apple’s $5 billion solar-powered “spaceship” office is on track to meet its 2016 completion goal. According...
Researchers Retract Study Suggesting Pro-Nuclear Countries Lag On Clean Energy
Researchers from the University of Sussex and the Vienna School of International Studies have retracted a controversial study published this summer which suggested pro-nuclear countries have been slower to embrace renewable energy...
World Bank Ups Its 2017 Oil Price Forecast To $55
The World Bank has just upped its oil price forecast for 2017, saying it now expects average prices to be US$55 a barrel over the next year. That’s US$2 more than its...
U.S. Start-up SunCulture Solar Reveals Integrated Solar-Plus-Storage Devices
SunCulture Solar Inc. (Mountain View, CA, U.S.) on September 22nd, 2016 announced the launch of “SolPad”, a new series of integrated energy products for solar homes or off-grid photovoltaic (PV) applications.
According to...
