Climate change adaptation; environmental conservation; protecting biodiversity—this page covers the trends and news that will shape the future of our shared environment.
They've got a plan to fight global warming. It could alter the oceans
In a quiet patch of forest in Nova Scotia, a company is building a machine designed to help slow global warming by transforming Earth's rivers and oceans into giant sponges that absorb carbon dioxide from the air.When switched on later this year, the machine will grind up limestone inside a tall...
ANDRITZ to supply world's first fiberboard recycling line to Sonae Arauco, Portugal - International Forest Industries
International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order to supply a dry fiberboard recycling line to Sonae Arauco's mill in Mangualde, Portugal. The line will recycle end-of-life fiberboards back into valuable fibers as new raw material for fiberboard production. It will be the first industrial-scale fiberboard recycling line in the world.
Climate change accelerates vulnerability and loss of resilience of a key species for the Mediterranean ecosystem: Study
A study by the University of Barcelona has analyzed the ability of red gorgonians (Paramuricea clavata), a key species for the Mediterranean marine ecosystem, to resist and recover after marine heat waves. The results, published in the Journal of...
After battering coastal towns, Hurricane Helene causes deadly flooding across five states
Dozens of people were killed across multiple states this week as Hurricane Helene swept across parts of the Southeastern United States, bringing heavy rains and a 15-foot storm surge.
Coastal towns and cities in Florida were devastated when the Category 4 hurricane made landfall, but communities...
