Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Climate change-related extreme weather, such as massive flooding and prolonged drought, often results in dangerous outbreaks of diarrheal diseases particularly in less developed countries, where diarrheal disease is the third leading cause of death among young children. Now a study published Oct. 22, 2024, in Environmental Research Letters by an international … Read more
Study reveals $79 billion in hidden climate costs from common materials. Credit: IOP Publishing A study published today in the journal Environmental Research Letters, has revealed a staggering $79 billion in annual climate-related costs from the production of common materials in the United States. These costs, which stem from greenhouse gas emissions, are not reflected … Read more
Men building a make-shift levee amid floods in Messawi, Sudan earlier this year. Human-caused climate change worsened floods that have killed hundreds of people and displaced millions in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan this year, according to a study published on Wednesday. The intense rainy season has unleashed a humanitarian crisis across large areas … Read more
Household food waste is an important contributor to global food loss and waste and greenhouse gas emissions, but not much is known about what types of food are wasted the most and by whom. Now, researchers from Japan investigated the relationship between food waste, food type, and various socioeconomic and demographic factors. Their findings will … Read more
In a massive research project spanning five years and stretching the length of the Northeast seaboard, a Wellesley College professor is examining how various fishing communities can change their fishing habits in order to adapt to climate change. Rebecca Selden, an assistant professor of biological sciences at Wellesley, is creating a “spatial sea map” designed … Read more