The global warming that the world has been facing for decades due to greenhouse gases emitted by human activities is a known issue, but global temperatures that broke records in 2023 and again in 2024 make it difficult for scientists to understand what is happening.
Methane is responsible for about 30% of global warming, making it one of the most powerful greenhouse gases, with a warming potential 80 times that of carbon dioxide.
Global warming is intensifying the threat of bacterial and fungal infections not just for warm-blooded animals, such as mammals and rodents, but for cold-blooded creatures like insects, corals, and fish. The severity of these infections varies based on several factors.
According to the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), the average global temperature from September to November 2024 was 1.31 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, ranking as the second warmest in the last 175 years.
Video game developers are starting to grapple with the real-life, planet-warming consequences of immersing gamers in fantasy worlds.
The tourism sector is the primary source of income in many countries around the world.
Scientists have long been interested in employing artificial intelligence in scientific research and developing useful technologies. As for climate scientists, they have sought to develop climate models using artificial intelligence to monitor and predict the potential developments regarding the climate changes that the planet is currently experiencing.
Researchers have revealed the extent to which zooplankton in seas and oceans are affected by the deterioration in the quality of the materials they feed on due to the increasing alkalinity of seawater, as one of the proposed solutions to make the oceans more capable of absorbing carbon dioxide.
In the spring of 2018, the phenomenon of dead Christmas trees began to spread across Canadian fields, first discovered by Anthony Taylor, a forestry professor at the University of New Brunswick.
Recent satellite images have unveiled a striking transformation in Antarctica, showing the region becoming 10 times greener than it was 35 years ago. This transformation is attributed to climate change, which has fostered the spread of plant life across the frigid continent.
The Department of Energy – Abu Dhabi (DoE) announces details on the International Desalination and Reuse Association World Congress 2024 (IDRA World Congress 2024) which is set to take place from December 8 – 12 at ADNEC during a media briefing this week.
"Solutions+," a subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company, launched an innovative initiative titled "Project Decarb 2.0," aimed at accelerating the decarbonization journey of small and medium-sized enterprises across Abu Dhabi.
During her speech at the "One Water" summit in the margin of COP16 of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, President of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), affirmed the crucial role of freshwater ecosystems in addressing global sustainability challenges.
Agricultural pesticides are used as a form of protection for crops and to maintain optimal levels of production; they prevent pests and weeds from ruining the harvest. Just like medicine, we spray those pesticides in specific quantities at specific times.
In an effort to monitor changes in Antarctica and strengthen the global response to climate change, China announced this week that its first atmospheric monitoring station in Antarctica began operations.
