This Oceans Week, lets ponder: Is there a way to reverse ocean health decline and continue to rely on it ? The coming Decade is an opportunity to seek a positive answer to this question.
Careers – An IEEE OES panel at Oceans’18 in Charleston
Summary of a Panel discussion on Careers held at Oceans’18 Charleston organized by IEEE OES.
Sea Ice from Space: Crossing Boundaries of Sea Ice Science
Polar science can be challenging, but satellites give scientists access to otherwise inaccessible regions.
Tracking a Changing Planet: The National Academies Releases its Decadal Survey on Earth Observations from Space
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has released the decadal survey for Earth sciences and applications from space, an ambitious road map to guide investments in Earth observation programs over the next 10 years.
Finding Hope at Home and in a Deep Ocean of Possibilities
In this annual series, IEEE Earthzine staff and guest contributors offer short essays on their sources of hope or inspiration in the face of widespread global change.
IEEE Earthzine: 10 Years of Science Communication, Community and Hope
In this annual series, IEEE Earthzine staff and guest contributors offer short essays on their sources of hope and inspiration in the face of widespread global change. With 2017 marking Earthzine’s 10th anniversary, the series takes on added meaning for all of us.
New catalyst paves way for carbon neutral fuel
Australian scientists have paved the way for carbon neutral fuel with the development of a new efficient catalyst that converts carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air into synthetic natural gas in a ‘clean’ process using solar energy.
Dutch toxic landfill site is now capturing and storing carbon
Precise carbon measurements indicate that peat is already being formed at the Volgermeerpolder near Amsterdam (NL), a toxic waste landfill site that was capped with foil with an artificial wetland on top.
Cold conversion of food waste into renewable energy and fertilizer
Researchers from Concordia’s Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering (BCEE) in collaboration with Bio-Terre Systems Inc. are taking the fight against global warming to colder climes.