A recent Oxford University
study warns that the global marine food chain could be
disrupted by the extinction of a key species of zooplankton, a vital food source for marine life that is unable to adapt to increasingly warming ocean temperatures driven by climate change. (Phys.org)
A new
study found that the world’s glaciers have lost nearly 5.4 trillion tons of ice over the past two decades and that the rate of loss is
rapidly accelerating, threatening a range of cascading effects to humanity and the planet. (BBC)
A new
study analyzing more than 2,000 children across the U.S. and U.K. found that those exposed to high levels of traffic-related air pollution while growing up had higher rates of
mental illness by the time they reached 18 years of age. (The Guardian)
A new
report revealed that the U.S. Appalachian Basin is the
largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., with more than 500,000 abandoned oil and gas wells and coal mines contributing to 2.4 million tons of methane
—the equivalent of 30 million cars
—last year. (Our Daily Planet)
A new
study revealed that cutting global methane emissions in half by 2030
—a feat achievable through existing technologies—could
slow the rate of planetary warming by 30 percent and fend off some of the most severe impacts of climate change. (The Washington Post)