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Russia’s permafrost is melting and it could have a devastating global effect
Rising temperatures are causing the frozen ground that covers large parts of the Earth to break up, adding to the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
Water-energy-food: can leaders at Davos solve this global conundrum?
Huge demands for water present complicated challenges, but leaders will not resolve these kinds of interconnected risks without a systems approach
What the melting Arctic means for the world
The Arctic is turning from white to blue, absorbing more heat and disrupting the world's weather patterns. If Arctic ice disappears completely we are heading for disaster.
Are Man-Made Glaciers the Answer to the Himalayas’ Melting Ice?
How one man’s plan to irrigate the Ladakh desert is drawing inspiration and critics
How the world’s powers are fighting over a melting Arctic
What will happen to the fossil fuels hidden under the ice? It could depend who wins the battle for supremacy over the rapidly clearing ocean.
Why are women underrepresented in the water sector?
A recent study led by The World Bank’s Water Global Practice titled: “Women in Water Utilities, Breaking Barriers”, highlights that in the water sector,...
How Antarctica’s melting ice could change weather around the world
New research shows that melting ice will lead to more trapped heat in some regions and colder temperatures in others.
How Does a Bad Capacitor Effect Air Conditioning?
The majority of repairs needed to keep air conditioners running (around 85%) are for the electrical systems. There are numerous components, circuits, and connections that must work correctly in order for an AC to operate, and even small failures can result in an inefficient and power-draining cooling system.
How might humans be able to stop glaciers from melting?
Devastating photos show lakes vanishing around the world
Is It Climate Change or Global Warming? And Why Does it Matter?
Let's explore the differences between the terms climate change and global warming. They are often used interchangeably but are different in scope.
What Do You Do With $2.7 Billion Worth of Tainted Russian Oil?
Cleaning up the mess means scrubbing thousands of miles of pipeline, and some high-priced crude.
Ripple effect: Conserving water is about more than just letting it mellow
Knowing that we’ll be facing increasingly frequent droughts, one woman’s quest to reduce her own water footprint offers insight into the impending water crisis and how we can fix it.
How Just 5 Copper Mines Determine Global Supply
With production down, miners are having to search farther and dig deeper to access copper.
Jupiter's Great Red Spot Has Surprising Effect on the Planet
The Great Red Spot is actually a huge source of energy for Jupiter. What does this mean for the gas giant?
Could tight oil go global?
What lessons can countries draw from the remarkable rise in US tight oil production
Could Flooding Deserts Help Stop Global Warming?
Flooding a massive desert with desalinated ocean water to grow enough algae to consume Earth's climate-changing carbon dioxide is one of four 'moonshot' scenarios revealed by a Silicon Valley venture capital...
Satellite study finds major shifts in global freshwater
A new global, satellite-based study of Earth's freshwater distribution found that Earth's wet areas are getting wetter, while dry areas are getting drier. The data suggest that this pattern is due to a variety of factors, including human water management practices, human-caused climate change and natural climate cycles.
Could walls that SWEAT solve global warming?
Architects in Barcelona have invented a new type of air conditioning. A substance called hydrogel that could be used in walls (shown) and can absorb water and then 'sweat'.
First global look finds most rivers awash with antibiotics
Almost two-thirds of the rivers studied contained enough antibiotics to contribute to the growing problem of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Shell is Wrong: Global Oil Demand Can Only Increase
The great shale rise has put to bed the 'peak oil production' theory but it has not stopped the apparent new concern of 'peak oil demand.'
