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Glacier Bubble Melt. Photo Credit: today.oregonstate.edu

September 11, 2023

Tiny Bubbles, Titanic Impact: How Air Pockets Accelerate Glacier Melt!

Oregon State University research has unveiled a potential reason behind the rapid retreat of sea-terminating glaciers: the bursting of minuscule, pressurized bubbles in submerged ice. This groundbreaking study, recently published in Nature

Africa·Climate·Health

World Malaria Report 2023: Climate Change and its Role in Africa’s Malaria Surge According to WHO

As climate change continues to escalate global health issues, few challenges loom as large and as persistently as malaria, especially in Africa. The World Malaria Report 2023 from the World Health Organization (WHO) shines a light on this ever-urgent issue,

December 1, 2023

The Vanishing Glaciers of the Hindu Kush Himalayas: Race Against Time

Asia·Climate·Nature

The depleting rate of glacier melting in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region has been highlighted in the report by the International Centre for Integrated

COP28 Controversy Escalates with UAE’s New Oil Lobbying Allegations

Climate·Politics

COP28, the conference of the world’s leaders, is taking place over two weeks, from November 30 to December 12, hosted by the UAE in

Climate·Energy·USA

Reviving the Landscape: Michigan’s Coal Plants Transform into Public Parklands

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled in favor of three environmental groups in a case against the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) regarding MidAmerican Energy’s coal plants. Board’s order was overturned and sent back

Rahul Somvanshi

June 11, 2023

Climate·Pollution·USA

New York City’s Inadequate Response to Wildfire Smoke Crisis: Unprepared and Choking

The response to the wildfire smoke in New York City was delayed and inadequate, leaving residents unprepared and struggling to protect themselves. The acrid and otherworldly smoke from the wildfires had already

Karmactive Staff

June 10, 2023

Climate·Nature·Science

How Fungi Are Saving the Planet from Carbon Chaos: Nature’s Hidden Heroes

“According to a study published in Current Biology, fungi play an important role in combating climate change by absorbing over a third of global fossil fuel emissions. The amount of carbon emissions

Rahul Somvanshi

June 10, 2023

Climate·Pollution

GE’s Quest for Sustainable Carbon Capture Solutions: From Air to Solution

Today the younger generation is vocal, demanding change, & more environmentally conscious than ever before. For fighting climate change, GE Research in Niskayuna has assembled a team of over 50 scientists &

Govind Tekale

June 6, 2023

Climate·Nature·Science

One of the World’s Largest Carbon Time Bombs: Unveiling the Massive Logjam Hidden in the Arctic

The Mackenzie River Delta in the N.W.T. is home to the world’s largest known cumulative logjam. Unfortunately, this logjam is storing a huge amount of carbon. Driftwood is abundant in the Arctic, providing

Karmactive Staff

June 6, 2023

Climate·Ocean·Science

Redefining the Stability of the Antarctic Ice Sheet: Antarctica’s Climate Crossroads

A frigid, dark subglacial lake filled with tales yet to be discovered lies deep beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Owing to their inaccessibility, these mysterious lakes have remained unexplored. Now scientists

Govind Tekale

May 18, 2023

Climate·Marine Life·Nature·Ocean

Marine Heatwaves Set to Devastate Ocean Life by 2100: Rising Threat

Defined as an extended period of high-water temperatures, heat waves are expected to increase before the end of the century. A study on marine heatwaves by Brazilian researchers was published in the

Govind Tekale

May 16, 2023

Climate·Energy·USA

Louisiana Oil and Gas Producers Lost More Than Two-Thirds of Annual Residential Consumption in Wasted Gas in 2019, EDF Report Finds

The wastage of oil & gas by Louisiana was revealed in a report by the Environmental Defence Fund to the tune of more than $82 million worth of natural gas in 2019,

Govind Tekale

April 16, 2023

Climate·USA·Water

Rapidly Rising Sea Levels Along US Coastline Cause Concerns for Future

The Journal Nature Communications has published a new study that reveals that sea levels along the US coastline have been rising rapidly over the last 12 years. Since 2010, the coastline along

Govind Tekale

April 13, 2023

Climate·Pollution·Science

New Discovery: Strong Electric Field Creates Hydroxide, Key Molecule in Clearing Air Pollution

A mechanism that creates hydroxide through a strong electric field at the surface between airborne water droplets & surrounding air has been discovered and announced. The atmosphere can be helped by OH

Govind Tekale

April 11, 2023

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