The report provides info on the state of the Ocean to assist policymakers, in light of the 10 Decade challenges
Call for Papers: Coral Reefs
IEEE Earthzine, an online scientific publication, is soliciting articles of 800 to 3,000 words for its second 2017 quarterly theme, Coral Reefs.
Clearing the Air: Aerosol Estimates in the Coastal United States
Category: Assessing Air Quality & Water Resources Project Team: Coastal US Health & Air Quality Team Location: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Centers for Environmental Information ÛÒ Asheville, North Carolina Authors: Christie Stevens Toni Strauch Alec Courtright Mentors/Advisors: Annette Hollingshead (Global Science & Technology, Inc.) DeWayne Cecil (Global Science & Technology, Inc.) Jesse Bell (Centers for Disease Control and … Read More
Enhancing Ocean Color Observation from Space: A Look Forward to NASA’s PACE and GEO-CAPE Missions
Future NASA satellites will extend the reach of global ocean color observation and research.
A Proposal for Climate Change Adaptation at the Local Level in Costa Rica
The implementation of climate change adaptation strategies at the municipal level is fundamental for the integration of efforts that would otherwise leave actions uncovered, resulting in a slower, less effective, and more expensive adaptation process.
Pollutionwatch: The world's dirtiest cities
Originally Published by The Gaurdian – For the first time in history, over half the world’s population now live in cities. But only 12% of urban dwellers enjoy airborne particle pollution that meets World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines. Globally, lowest city air pollution is in Canada and Iceland and the highest in India (Delhi and Patna) and Pakistan (Karachi and Peshwar).
The most polluted rivers and streams in Europe
Originally Published by New Scientist – Europe’s rivers are awash with organic chemicals that can kill or subtly harm aquatic life, according to the most extensive survey yet of freshwater pollution.
Leatherback Sea Turtles
The issues treated throughout the investigation root from the eminent danger of global warming, and analyses of several aspects of it, such as the loss of the polar ice caps, coastline erosion, and the changes in precipitation indexes. Then, the project focuses on the consequences inflicted on leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys Coriacea) by the major changes on their environment.
An Application for Improving Air Quality (a Houston Case Study)
In this work, we focus on the surface layer scheme, which provides input to the land and surface sub-models to calculate surface heat, momentum and moisture fluxes that drive the planetary boundary layer schemes that determine near surface wind speeds.
Air pollution 'kills 7m people a year'
Originally Published by The Guardian – WHO report says issue is now biggest single environmental health risk and the cause of one in eight deaths worldwide.