Fukushima: lessons learnt from an extraordinary case of soil decontamination
Following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in March 2011, the Japanese authorities decided to carry out major decontamination... [mehr]
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One-third of recent global methane increase comes from tropical Africa
“One of the suggestions for the continued rise in atmospheric methane, based on ground-based data, is that tropical sources have increased,”... [mehr]
Burgundy wine grapes tell climate story, show warming accelerated in past 30 years
“We did not anticipate that the accelerated warming trend since the mid-1980s would stand out so clearly in the series,” says Christian... [mehr]
New study: Fracking prompts global spike in atmospheric methane
The research suggests that this methane has less carbon-13 relative to carbon-12 (denoting the weight of the carbon atom at the centre of the... [mehr]
Climate impact of clouds made from airplane contrails may triple by 2050
Contrail cirrus change global cloudiness, which creates an imbalance in the Earth’s radiation budget – called ‘radiative forcing’ – that... [mehr]
More than 90% of glacier volume in the Alps could be lost by 2100
The study, by a team of researchers in Switzerland, provides the most up-to-date and detailed estimates of the future of all glaciers in the Alps,... [mehr]
European Geosciences Union meeting: ExoMars press conference, live streams, on-site registration
In addition, the EGU meeting will feature a session on science, politics and European (dis)integration with Mario Monti and Ilaria Capua, which... [mehr]
European Geosciences Union meeting: Press conferences announced (EGU 2019 media advisory 3)
The meeting is taking place on 7–12 April at the Austria Center Vienna and is expected to attract more than 14,000 scientists from around the... [mehr]
EGU establishes new award for Earth, planetary and space science journalism
Communicating science to the public is increasingly important in today’s society. By establishing the Angela Croome Award, the EGU seeks to... [mehr]