Surface-level ozone, also known as smog, has increased over the past quarter century at western US rural sites during springtime, partly due to rising Asian pollution, whereas smog has decreased in the eastern US but...
An economic model developed by UCR researchers demonstrates how blending wastewater from various treatment processes could produce irrigation water with nutrients that are beneficial to specific crops and is more affordable.
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Recycled wastewater is increasingly touted as...
Aerial view of sewage water treatment plant. (Stock image)
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The use of untreated wastewater from cities to irrigate crops downstream is 50 percent more widespread than previously thought, according to a new study published this week...
Spray irrigation at the Living Filter site of Penn State University continues year-round even during the freezing conditions of winter.
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What would you do without water?
Farmers in drought areas are especially concerned by this question. As fresh...
Ships crossing the Pacific Ocean emit particles into the clean air that create a seed for marine clouds.
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The idea of geoengineering, also known as climate engineering, is very controversial. But as greenhouse gases continue to accumulate in our...
At its peak intensity, waters off Tasmania were 2.9°C above expected summertime temperatures. (Stock image)
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Climate change was almost certainly responsible for a marine heatwave off Tasmania's east coast in 2015/16 that lasted 251 days...
Los Angeles skyline, showing air pollution. (Stock image)
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Exposure to environmental pollutants during pregnancy may increase the risk of asthma for as many as three consecutive generations, according to new research. The study is published ahead...
Smog in Los Angeles, California, USA
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A new study of 60 million Americans -- about 97% of people age 65 and older in the United States -- shows that long-term exposure to airborne fine particulate matter...
Sermeq Kujalleq Glacier, Greenland.
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The Greenland ice sheet is often seen as a pristine environment, but new research has revealed that may not be the case.
A Danish-led study, published today in the journal Environmental Research...
Farming in Africa (stock image).
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Climate change could turn one of Africa's driest regions into a very wet one by suddenly switching on a Monsoon circulation. For the first time, scientists find evidence in computer simulations...
Tree ferns still occupy the tropical moist forests in Australia, even though they shared their 'golden age' with dinosaurs.
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Throughout the history of life, new groups of species have flourished at the expense of earlier ones and global...
