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In the 1960s, Sudbury's nickel smelters turned Ontario's lakes acidic, and tiny creatures evolved to survive, but when the pollution cleared, something unexpected happenedScientists witnessed evolution in action as a tiny copepod species, Leptodiaptomus minutus, adapted to acidic lakes in Killarney Provincial...- A 2022 volcano eruption in Pacific may have vented a new weapon to fight climate changeA 2022 volcanic eruption unexpectedly revealed a powerful methane destruction mechanism in the stratosphere. Researchers observed high form...
- Think Again: Volcanic eruptions can cool Earth – but the impact isn’t so simple; here is whyVolcanic eruptions can influence global temperatures, with explosive events injecting gases like sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere, lead...
- As Trump throws lifeline to coal plants, critics warn of higher costs and health risksUnder the Trump administration, coal power is making a comeback, as plans to phase out coal plants are being scrapped. This change is desig...
- Antarctica’s Frozen Secret: How Ice Solved the 1809 Climate MysteryAntarctica's ice holds secrets of Earth's past. Scientists have found evidence of a massive volcanic eruption around 1808 to 1809. This eve...
- How a Volcano Can Cool the Entire PlanetExplosive volcanic eruptions can surprisingly cool the planet by injecting sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere. This gas forms reflective ...
- ‘Iron-breathing’ microbe which eliminate toxic sulfide from Earth discovered by scientistsUniversity of Vienna researchers discover MISO bacteria that breathe iron minerals while oxidizing toxic hydrogen sulfide in marine sedimen...
- Is cleaning the air making Earth hotter? Scientists reveal a hidden side to pollution controlScientists warn that while reducing air pollution is vital for human health, it also exposes the Earth to stronger warming. Countries like ...
- Silicon Valley renegades pollute the sky to save the planetAs the perils of climate change become more extreme, interest in the idea, known as stratospheric solar geoengineering, is growing. Scienti...
- In major climate step, EPA proposes 1st limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plantsA rule unveiled by the Environmental Protection Agency could force power plants to capture smokestack emissions using a technology that has...
- How cleaning up pollution may be heating the planetFor all the prominence of carbon dioxide in the discussion of climate change, it’s just one of the ways in which human activity has upset t...
- View: Can geoegineering fix climate change?The trade-off between geoengineering and carbon removal depends on one’s time horizon. The sooner cooling is pursued, the greater the envir...
- Several power plants miss deadline for emission norms complianceA total of 47.95 gigawatts thermal power capacity missed the Dec 31, deadline to install Flue Gas Desulphurization (FDG) units to minimise ...
- L&T bags 'significant' orders from Damodar Valley CorporationL&T said India's power ministry has set December 2022 as the deadline for existing thermal power plants to comply with revised emission nor...
- Volcanic eruptions can trigger El Nino eventsNew York, Oct 4 (IANS) Large volcanic eruptions in the tropics can lead to El Nino events, notorious warming periods in the Pacific Ocean w...
- India will take at least 6 years to cap toxic emissions from power plantsThe caps are meant to ease emissions from coal plants, which cause tens of thousands of premature deaths annually, according to a report pu...
- US greenhouse gas emissions down by 10 per cent since 2010: ReportGreenhouse gas emissions by US dropped 3.4 per cent in 2012 from previous year and by 10 per cent since 2005, according to official report.
- US greenhouse gas emissions down by 10% since 2010: ReportGreenhouse gas emissions by the US dropped 3.4% in 2012 from the previous year and by 10% since 2005, according to an official report.
- Natural gas cleanest, least harmful fossil fuelDomestically abundant, natural gas is perceived as a secure source of energy, besides offering a host of environmental benefits over other ...
- China warns officials against fudging emission survey figuresChina today warned its officials not to fudge figures ahead of the launch of a key survey to asses emission-reduction results, as it gears ...
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