Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The fate of the Paris Pact reveals the difficulties in incorporating water into global climate agreements. The Tigris River watershed is shared by Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Turkey. Photo © J. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue. National actions take precedent in climate adaptation and mitigation over watershed-level plans. Recognition of water in national climate plans is increasing but more could be done.

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Yale E360

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Coal, oil, and natural gas received $5.9 trillion in subsidies in 2020 — or roughly $11 million every minute — according to a new analysis from the International Monetary Fund. Read more on E360 ?.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Take explosive population growth, acute vulnerability to future climate change, and social vulnerability. Stir well and bake. That’s a recipe for trouble. It’s also Africa in 2050. Overcoming the resulting problems is among humanity’s greatest challenges. Currently, 490 million Africans live below the extreme poverty level ($2/day per person). The number is rising but the percentage is going down, because the overall population is growing faster than the number of the extremely poor.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 5, 2021

UCS partnered with Soulardarity to chart a path toward 100% local, resilient, and affordable clean energy resources owned by the people.

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Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The country’s worst drought in nearly a century is choking commerce, threatening ecosystems, and diminishing hydroelectric power generation. Scientists estimate that Brazil hasn’t seen a normal period of rainfall since 2010. Photo courtesy of João Felipe C.S. / Wikimedia Commons. After a decade of dry conditions, a drought in Brazil is straining the country’s economy, energy systems, and environment.

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Yale E360

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Ground-level ozone has long been known to pose a threat to human health. Now, scientists are increasingly understanding how this pollutant damages plants and trees, setting off a cascade of impacts that harms everything from soil microbes, to insects, to wildlife. Read more on E360 ?.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Transitioning New Jersey’s diesel trucks to zero tailpipe emission vehicles is a crucial step in making the air safer to breathe.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 7, 2021

YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. South Australia is keeping coronavirus cases low through a robust wastewater monitoring system. A Louisiana hospital may not reopen for another year due to damages from Hurricane Ida. A new report from the World Meteorological Organization found that found that billions of people will go without adequate access to water for at least a month each year by 2050.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The sheer length and complexity of polymers – chains of molecules that make up both artificial materials such as plastics and the proteins that form the essential building blocks of life – make them formidable objects to study. Researchers in Italy have now tackled this problem in a new way, using quantum computers to make polymers slightly more approachable.

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Frontiers

OCTOBER 6, 2021

By K.E.D Coan, science writer. Snow buntings in winter. Image: Mircea Costina/Shutterstock.com. There is still much to learn about how Arctic migratory birds adjust their physiology during different phases of their life. For example, between winter and summer habitats, or during migration. A recent study published to Frontiers shows the first evidence that snow buntings keep their winter traits through migration.

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Speaker: Antoine M. Thompson, Executive Director of the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition

Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Inclusion (DEJI) policies, programs, and initiatives are critically important as we move forward with public and private sector climate and sustainability goals and plans. Underserved and socially, economically, and racially disadvantaged communities bear the burden of pollution, higher energy costs, limited resources, and limited investments in the clean energy and transportation sectors.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 7, 2021

UCS economist Rachel Cleetus, the Climate and Energy program’s policy director, has been closely following the infrastructure bill and the reconciliation package. I asked her to provide us with a synopsis of their major provisions to get a better fix on just what they could accomplish.

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Inside Climate News

OCTOBER 6, 2021

With global warming intensifying the water cycle, floods and droughts are increasing, and many countries are unprepared. By Bob Berwyn The global supply of fresh water is dropping by almost half an inch annually, the World Meteorological Organization warned in a report released this week. By 2050, about 5 billion people will have inadequate access to water at least one month per year, the report said.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 2, 2021

If the last few years of environmental coverage has taught us anything, it is that the climate crisis is a complex problem with no silver bullet. Effectively mitigating it will require a multifaceted approach that incorporates technological solutions as well as behaviour change at the governmental, corporate and individual levels. For physicists, the challenges of meeting our needs sustainably are already opening up lots of interesting and creative job opportunities.

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Ocean Conservancy

OCTOBER 8, 2021

October 8 is World Octopus Day, which is the perfect excuse to appreciate these unbelievable cephalopods. To be fair, if you know us, you know we don’t need a reason to celebrate octopuses. You can make every day World Octopus Day by learning more about octopuses on our blog, with posts including: See more wonderful ocean animals! Sorry, but we failed to add you to the list.

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Speaker: Laurie Schoeman Director, Climate & Sustainability, Capital

As households and communities across the nation face challenges such as hurricanes, wildfires, drought, extreme heat and cold, and thawing permafrost and flooding, we are increasingly searching for ways to mitigate and prevent climate impacts. During this event, national climate and housing expert Laurie Schoeman will discuss topics including: The two paths for climate action: decarbonization and adaptation.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 8, 2021

The proposed changes require federal agencies to evaluate all environmental impacts of their permitting decisions, including climate change. It’s a big deal.

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New Scientist

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Deepfake tools that mimic a particular individual's voice from just a few snippets of audio are good enough to trick humans and bypass voice recognition systems

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Physics World

OCTOBER 8, 2021

The Sun may be fading fast here in the northern hemisphere, but the number of solar panels installed here in the UK and elsewhere continues to grow by leaps and bounds. As the area of land covered by solar panels increases, have you ever wondered if converting all that solar energy into electricity is affecting the local environment? The answer is yes, at least in arid ecosystems, according to a team of researchers at the UK’s Lancaster University, Ludong University in China, and the University

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Inside Climate News

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The melting ice is affecting the bears’ behavior and physical condition, and it has made studying them through forays out onto the ice a treacherous business. By David Hasemyer It was spring in Alaska’s frozen north, and Todd Atwood was fidgety.

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Scientific American

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Just 30 percent of cars on the road will be electric by 2050 under current policies, the U.S. Energy Information Administration says. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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New Scientist

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Lyme disease, a tick-borne illness that is becoming more common in many countries, could be eradicated using a drug that kills the disease-causing bacterium

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Physics World

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Spin doctor: Giorgio Parisi shares one half of the 2021 Nobel Prize For Physics. (Courtesy: Lorenza Parisi). Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi have won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Physics. The prize is awarded for “for groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of complex physical systems” The prize is worth 10 million Swedish krona ($1.1 million).

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Yale E360

OCTOBER 4, 2021

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Earth 911

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The U.S. Department of Energy recently released a study showing how America could decarbonize its. The post DIY Solar Now To Pocket Profits From Solar Energy appeared first on Earth911.

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New Scientist

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Legislation working its way through the European Parliament could see a complete ban on the use of artificial intelligence in law enforcement

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Physics World

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Quantum entanglement is a valuable resource, enabling spy-proof communications and allowing quantum algorithms to be faster than classical ones. But like other quantum phenomena, entanglement is also extremely delicate and sensitive to environmental noise. Because many quantum communication protocols require high levels of entanglement to operate properly, preserving that entanglement is crucial.

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Ocean Conservancy

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Ocean animals have evolved all kinds of different ways to protect themselves from threats. Some use camouflage to blend into their surroundings. Others have hard shells that keep the animals (relatively) safe inside. And many others rely on toxins to dissuade potential predators from bothering them. Today we’re sharing some of our ocean’s most notorious venomous residents.

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Frontiers

OCTOBER 3, 2021

By Suzanna Burgelman, Frontiers science writer. Image: Larina Marina/Shutterstock.com. A team of researchers have developed a model to track the pathways and fate of plastic debris from land-based sources in the Mediterranean Sea. They show that plastic debris can be observed across the Mediterranean, from beaches and surface waters to seafloors, and estimate that around 3,760 metric tons of plastics are currently floating in the Mediterranean.

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New Scientist

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Mars used to have flowing water, which filled Jezero Crater with an enormous lake. Images of cliff faces taken by NASA’s Perseverance rover show the lake used to flood 3.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Computer simulations by astronomers in the US have presented a new clue for researchers hunting a hypothesised planet hiding in the far reaches of the solar system. The modelling suggests that searching for “Trans-Neptunian Objects”, or TNOs, in certain orbits could shed light on whether a so-called “Planet Nine” exists beyond Neptune. The possible presence of a ninth planet in our solar system was first proposed more than five years ago based on the orbital characteristics of certain objects tr

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Scientific American

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Humanity’s greatest achievement might be building our successors. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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PBS Nature

OCTOBER 8, 2021

In arid regions across southern Kenya, the waterhole, created by elephants and termites, is central to life. It is where animals visit to drink and where some creatures are born and die. Every visit is charged with tension; a waterhole is the perfect place for predators to wait in ambush. That is the traditional view, but there is an entire community of creatures that call the waterhole home, many of whom live at an elephant’s toenail height such as frogs, dung beetles and chameleons.

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New Scientist

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Painful knee arthritis may occur when cartilage breaks down and increases friction in joints, but tests in rats suggest a synthetic lubricating fluid helps cartilage regenerate

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Physics World

OCTOBER 8, 2021

A team of researchers in the US has discovered that electrons in a transition metal superconductor called ditetrelide flow like a fluid rather than behaving as individual particles. The finding, which is connected to the physics of electron-phonon liquids, could shed fresh light on the fundamental properties of these technologically important materials and their potential applications.

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