The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released a comprehensive report on Nuclear Technologies and Climate Adaptation in Africa, describing how these technologies are already being widely used to build resilience on the continent at United Nations…
Deeper understanding of the icy depths
Scientists have uncovered new details of how ice forming below the ocean surface in Antarctica provides cold dense water that sinks to the seabed in an important aspect of global water circulation. The results, published…
Glacier melting on Kamchatka contributed to sea rise
One of the many effects of global warming and climate change is the reduction in the size of glaciers due to accelerated melting. The most severe of these losses have been seen in mountain glaciers,…
Lightning strikes shape tropical forests
By Elise Mahon MADISON — It’s easy to see how droughts, fires, and other features of the environment alter and determine the shape of a forest, from the trees that compose it, to where and…
Nuclear Technique Helps Mexico Eradicate an Invasive Insect…
The Mediterranean fruit fly or medfly, one of the most devastating insect pests infesting fruits and vegetables, has been successfully eradicated in the Mexican state of Colima, as announced by the Mexican authorities this week. In…