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Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 17, 2021
2020 US Census data are now available and accessible–and there are an exciting variety of tools for science and democracy advocates to use this data to demand fair and unbiased districting. Science and Democracy Democracy Democracy Reform science and democracy Voting rights
Environmental Leader
AUGUST 24, 2021
The world is experiencing a revolution in how electricity is generated. As climate poses an existential threat to global ecologies and economies, the future—and increasingly the present—belongs to those companies that can reliably and efficiently generate electricity from low or no carbon sources.
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Circle of Blue
AUGUST 24, 2021
World Bank report sheds light on the nuanced connections between “water shocks” and human migration.
Yale E360
AUGUST 25, 2021
Next month, an industrial facility in Iceland will join a growing number of projects to remove CO2 from the air and put it underground. But major hurdles, including high costs, remain before this technology can be widely deployed and play a key role in tackling climate change. Read more on E360
Physics World
AUGUST 24, 2021
Effective theorists: Sonia Bacca (left), Bijaya Acharya (centre) and Joanna Sobczyk. Courtesy: Sabrina Hopp/Angelika Stehle). The interaction between an electron and a calcium-40 nucleus has been calculated from first principles for the first time.
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 17, 2021
by Jon C. Day, Scott F. Heron, and Terry Hughes (James Cook University) After much anticipation, the World Heritage Committee on Friday decided against listing the Great Barrier Reef as “in danger”.
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 5, 2021
A conservationist writes about how many anti-trophy hunting conservation efforts miss the real needs of the people, environment, and animals most affected. Science and Democracy #ScienceforPublicGood conservation disinformation misinformation
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Circle of Blue
AUGUST 17, 2021
Federal government declares, for the first time, a Tier 1 shortage due to low water at Lake Mead. Mineral deposits on the canyon walls show where Lake Mead water levels used to touch. The reservoir is the lowest it’s been since it was first filled in the 1930s. Photo © J.
IMFBlog
AUGUST 11, 2021
By Mariano Moszoro. For countries on the path to recovery, reviving economic activity is a major priority. And what better way to support a come-back than by creating jobs. Our new IMF staff research shows that when governments spend on infrastructure, they create many new jobs.
Physics World
AUGUST 21, 2021
If you’ve ever read Roald Dahl ’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , you must surely have dreamed of tearing back the silver foil from your favourite chocolate bar and winning a golden ticket.
Real Climate
AUGUST 9, 2021
Climate scientists are inordinately excited by the release of a new IPCC report (truth be told, that’s a bit odd – It’s a bit like bringing your end-of-(seven)-year project home and waiting anxiously to see how well it will be received).
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 12, 2021
The Senate just released a federal budget resolution that includes a measure that could subsidize the production of natural gas. Here are 5 reasons why we shouldn't do that.
Yale E360
AUGUST 10, 2021
In an interview with Yale Environment 360 , marine biologist Edith Widder talks about her pioneering research into the world of bioluminescent organisms in the deep oceans and warns of the dangers, from trawling to oil drilling, that imperil this hidden realm. Read more on E360
Inside Climate News
AUGUST 20, 2021
The research suggests that the impacts of the fracking boom may have outrun the science documenting its effects. By Bob Berwyn Fossil fuels don’t just damage the planet by emitting climate-warming greenhouse gases when they are burned.
IMFBlog
AUGUST 10, 2021
By Vitor Gaspar and Gita Gopinath. Differences in vaccine access and the ability to deploy policy support are creating a growing divergence between advanced economies from many emerging market and developing economies.
Physics World
AUGUST 6, 2021
Like many science writers, I have often adopted the conceit that quantum mechanics and general relativity are our two principal (if incompatible) theories of the physical world.
Real Climate
AUGUST 9, 2021
Guest commentary by Malte Meinshausen, Zebedee Nicholls, and Piers Forster.
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 17, 2021
A Science Network guest blogger reacts to Dr. Steven Koonin's controversial book on climate science, and a perhaps overly credulous review of this book by George Will in the Washington Post. Climate Change climate impacts disinformation risk assessment science-based decision making
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 11, 2021
The climate crisis will jeopardize key sources of fresh water and make extreme weather events more severe. But experts say there’s still time to prevent the worst outcomes. A farmer in the Mekong Delta uses plastic, mud, and sticks to hold back the rising sea.
Inside Climate News
AUGUST 25, 2021
New attribution research shows that climate change primed the pump and increased the odds of deadly July floods in northwestern Europe.
Frontier Sin
AUGUST 16, 2021
By Tania Fitzgeorge-Balfour, science writer. Example of marine dinoflagellates ( Dinophysis sp., not the species studied in the paper). Image credit: Rattiya Thongdumhyu/Shutterstock.com. Plastic pollution is not just a problem for larger marine animals.
Physics World
AUGUST 20, 2021
Jesper Grimstrup is a Danish theoretical physicist who received his PhD in 2002. His life’s mission is to find a theory of everything.
Yale E360
AUGUST 18, 2021
From the Bank of England to the People’s Bank of China, monetary authorities of the world’s largest economies are gauging how climate change could rock the financial system. Though long committed to being “market neutral,” some are even starting to push greener investments. Read more on E360
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 12, 2021
Two years ago, I went on a tour of the Russell City Energy Center. Two months ago, the power plant exploded. Energy California explosion grid reliability natural gas Power Plant
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 9, 2021
Julia Bernal came of age while living in a watershed turned upside down by dams and diversions. Now an activist, she campaigns for Indigenous rights — and the water to sustain them. Pictured at the Santa Elena Canyon in Texas, the flow of the Río Grande shrinks during the summer.
Inside Climate News
AUGUST 16, 2021
The findings could help policy makers determine a price for carbon that better reflects future economic impacts like sea level rise. By Bob Berwyn Calculating the future cost of global warming is one of society’s most urgent challenges.
Ocean Conservancy
AUGUST 3, 2021
By now, we all know the damage single-use items can do to our ocean and the creatures that call it home. That’s why thousands of people have taken Ocean Conservancy’s pledges to reduce waste in their daily lives by skipping the straw and quitting the cutlery.
Physics World
AUGUST 23, 2021
Noise from wind farms may be more bothersome at night than it is during the day – and not only for the reasons you might expect.
Real Climate
AUGUST 9, 2021
Half a dozen takeaways from a first read of the new IPCC AR6 report. As climate scientists we tend to look at the IPCC reports a little differently than the general public might.
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 13, 2021
Center for Science and Democracy Director Andrew Rosenberg summarizes the testimony he and his colleagues provided to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 11, 2021
In this hot, dry summer, household wells are failing and wait lists for replacements stretch up to a year. A dry field north of Maralee and Noal Child’s house in Glenn County, California, used to be an olive orchard. Now it is slated to be planted with almond trees, Maralee said.
Inside Climate News
AUGUST 9, 2021
A new IPCC science assessment, coming before COP26 in November, called for immediate action and showed that this summer’s extremes are only a mild preview of the decades ahead.
IMFBlog
AUGUST 3, 2021
By Olusegun Akanbi , Kenji Moriyama , Keyra Primus.
Physics World
AUGUST 4, 2021
An international team of physicists has created what might seem like a contradiction in terms: a non-radiating source of electromagnetism.
Real Climate
AUGUST 13, 2021
My top 3 impressions up-front: The sea level projections for the year 2100 have been adjusted upwards again.
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 31, 2021
A historic black community fights to improve its air quality. Transportation pm 2.5
Yale E360
AUGUST 2, 2021
Next week, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will unveil its latest scientific assessment, widely considered the most authoritative review of climate research.
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