Published by The New York Times Science & Environment On the Penobscot in Maine and other rivers in the U.S., several endangered species are rebounding with the reopening of spawning areas. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/25/science/penobscot-river-maine-dam-removal-fish.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The 50-year-old University of Maine researcher, who was studying changes in sea levels, died when his snowmobile went into a crevasse. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/25/science/gordon-hamilton-climate-scientist-dies-accident-antarctica.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service PORTOROZ, Slovenia, October 24, 2016 (ENS) – As delegates from around the world gather in Portoroz for the 66th meeting of the International Whaling Commission on Monday, pro-whaling and anti-whaling nations are set to clash yet again over Japan’s so-called “scientific whaling.” Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/10/24/japans-whaling-in-defiance-of-world-court-stirs-anger/
Published by the Environmental News Service BRUSSELS, Belgium, October 23, 2016 (ENS) – At the first Eastern Partnership formal ministerial meeting on environment and climate change, the EU and six partner countries to the east confirmed their joint commitment to cooperation on environmental challenges, climate change and sustainable development. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/10/23/climate-cooperation-binds-eu-eastern-european-nations/
Published by the Environmental News Service CAPE TOWN, South Africa, October 22, 2016 (ENS) – The ongoing Asian demand for lion bones has led to a wildlife poisoning in the Limpopo National Park, just over the Mozambican border from South Africa’s Kruger National Park. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/10/22/mass-wildlife-poisoning-in-limpopo-national-park/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An alternative to hydrofluorocarbons for use in cars’ air-conditioners has far less impact on global warming but raises concerns about safety as well as cost. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/23/business/energy-environment/auto-coolant-global-warming-at-what-cost.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Bets for avoiding the worst droughts, wildfires and floods include Portland, Me., San Francisco, Detroit and — surprise — New York City. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/20/science/9-cities-to-live-in-if-youre-worried-about-climate-change.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scientists are trying to learn what melting sea ice means for the pinkish, feathery-limbed crustacean that sustains penguins, sea birds and whales. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/19/science/antarctic-marine-life-conference.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Most Americans say they are interested in the issue, but it came up only once in the first two debates and is not among topics listed for the third. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/18/science/hillary-cinton-donald-trump-global-warming.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service KIGALI, Rwanda, October 17, 2016 (ENS) – Nearly 200 nations have struck a legally binding deal to limit greenhouse gases of high global warming potential used in refrigerators and air conditioners. The accord was reached during talks in the Rwandan capital late Friday, and announced on Saturday. Read the […]
Published by the Environmental News Service JUPITER, Florida, October 17, 2016 (ENS) – In new research that could help eliminate the tragic birth defects caused by the Zika virus, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have pinpointed how the virus attacks the brains of newborns. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/10/17/zika-most-damaging-during-rapid-brain-growth/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Brian Helmuth, the marine scientist who devised them about 18 years ago, says they are an example of “biomimicry,” a relatively new field. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/18/science/robotic-mussels-climate-change.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, October 16, 2016 (ENS) – Independent biologist Alexandra Morton has filed a lawsuit against Canada’s Minister of Fisheries and Oceans for putting wild salmon at risk by failing to test farmed salmon for a viral disease. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/10/16/biologist-sues-canadian-government-over-salmon-disease/
Published by the Environmental News Service NAIROBI, Kenya, October 15, 2016 (ENS) – African delegates from more than 45 countries have welcomed progress made by the New Partnership for African Development, NEPAD, Gender Climate Change and Agriculture Programme, established to foster resilience among farmers to the shocks of climate change. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/10/15/africa-seeks-25-million-climate-smart-farmers-by-2025/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A binding accord on a heat-trapping chemical used in air-conditioners and refrigerators could have a greater impact on global warming than the Paris pact of 2015. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/15/world/africa/kigali-deal-hfc-air-conditioners.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The U.S. has struggled to limit wild horse populations since Congress passed a law in 1971 protecting the animals on public land in 10 Western states. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/15/us/wild-horses-us-west.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service GUILDFORD, Surrey, UK, October 14, 2016 E(NS) – The European Union’s own internal policy processes are blocking the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions across the 28-member bloc, finds new research by an international team from Sweden and the United Kingdom. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/10/14/eu-blocks-its-own-climate-change-emissions-cuts/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Technology displayed in Paris would make it possible for a production-ready vehicle to vary the compression ratio in the engine’s combustion chambers while the car is being driven. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/14/automobiles/infinitis-vc-turbo-suv-a-leap-ahead-in-efficiency.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada, October 12, 2016 (ENS) – Carbon emissions from international aviation will be controlled through a new global market-based measure, government, industry and civil society representatives have agreed. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/10/12/international-aviation-emissions-to-be-offset-by-agreement/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Foreign intelligence copied “an unknown quantity of documents,” a government report said, but it did not specify which country may have been responsible. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/13/world/australia/hacking-weather-bureau.html?partner=rss&emc=rss