Day: January 18, 2023

Letters to the Editor — Jan. 19, 2023

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Letters to the Editor — Jan. 19, 2023

The Issue: The Post’s report on the prevalence of marijuana odor in New York City since its legalization. Thank you for the article on the foul odor in the city caused by marijuana smoke (“City that always reeks,” Jan. 18). It’s just as bad at lunchtime as it is in the morning. You can’t walk … Read more

Sharing the burden of carbon dioxide removal — ScienceDaily

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Sharing the burden of carbon dioxide removal — ScienceDaily

Carbon dioxide removal is key to meeting the climate goals outlined in the Paris Agreement. A new study analyzes what fair and equitable burden-sharing means for nature-based carbon dioxide removal in developing countries. To have a chance to achieve the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5-2°C compared to pre-industrial levels, it is … Read more

Most plastic debris on Seychelles beaches comes from far-off sources — ScienceDaily

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Most plastic debris on Seychelles beaches comes from far-off sources — ScienceDaily

Vast amounts of plastic debris accumulate on beaches across the Seychelles and other small island developing states. Observational analysis (for instance, plastic bottle labels) suggest that much of this waste originates from distant sources and not from the islands themselves. But until now, the likely sources of this debris have not been quantified. A new … Read more

Systematic framework to compare performance of plastics recycling approaches — ScienceDaily

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Systematic framework to compare performance of plastics recycling approaches — ScienceDaily

With only a small percentage of plastics recycled, determining the best way to recycle and reuse these materials may enable higher adoption of plastics recycling and reduce plastic waste pollution. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) examined the benefits and trade-offs of current and emerging technologies for recycling … Read more

Researchers say climate change could accelerate slightly if dust levels stop climbing — ScienceDaily

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Researchers say climate change could accelerate slightly if dust levels stop climbing — ScienceDaily

A new study shows that global atmospheric dust — microscopic airborne particles from desert dust storms — has a slight overall cooling effect on the planet that has hidden the full amount of warming caused by greenhouse gases. The UCLA research, published today in Nature Reviews Earth and Environment, found that the amount of desert … Read more

Our future climate depends partly on soil microbes — but how are they affected by climate change? In a surprising twist, food, not temperature, is the most important factor driving microbial release of CO2 — ScienceDaily

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Our future climate depends partly on soil microbes — but how are they affected by climate change? In a surprising twist, food, not temperature, is the most important factor driving microbial release of CO2 — ScienceDaily

The largest terrestrial carbon sink on Earth is the planet’s soil. One of the big fears is that a warming planet will liberate significant portions of the soil’s carbon, turning it into carbon dioxide (CO2) gas, and so further accelerate the pace of planetary warming. A key player in this story is the microbe, the … Read more