Science and Climate Content / Science and Climate Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en Extreme Weather Accelerates Nitrate Pollution in Groundwater /food/news/extreme-weather-accelerates-nitrate-pollution-groundwater Extreme weather from climate change, including droughts and heavy rains, may increase the risk of nitrates from fertilizers ending up in groundwater. November 13, 2024 - 1:53pm Amy M Quinton /food/news/extreme-weather-accelerates-nitrate-pollution-groundwater In Greening Arctic, Caribou and Muskoxen Play Key Role /climate/news/greening-arctic-caribou-and-muskoxen-play-key-role A ºÙºÙÊÓƵ study highlights the importance of caribou and muskoxen to the greening Arctic tundra, linking grazing with plant phenology and abundance in the Arctic tundra. November 12, 2024 - 5:30am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/greening-arctic-caribou-and-muskoxen-play-key-role Elephant Seal Colony Declines One Year After Avian Flu Outbreak /health/news/elephant-seal-colony-declines-one-year-after-avian-flu-outbreak A year after an outbreak of H5N1 killed thousands of elephant seals, only about a third of the seals normally expected here returned, ºÙºÙÊÓƵ scientists and partners estimate. A study chronicles the 2023 outbreak. November 11, 2024 - 2:00am Katherine E Kerlin /health/news/elephant-seal-colony-declines-one-year-after-avian-flu-outbreak Can Corals Be Saved? /blog/can-corals-be-saved <p><span>It takes a strong constitution to be a coral researcher these days. These vibrant underwater ecosystems are beset by all manner of challenges in the 21st century, from bleaching events and pollution to storm surges and overfishing. But there’s good news on the way for coral conservation.</span></p> November 04, 2024 - 4:13pm Andy Fell /blog/can-corals-be-saved Buried Alive: Carbon Dioxide Release From Magma Deep Beneath Ancient Volcanoes a Hidden Driver of Earth’s Past Climate /blog/buried-alive-carbon-dioxide-release-magma-deep-beneath-ancient-volcanoes-hidden-driver-earths <p>An international team of geoscientists led by a volcanologist at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and including Maxwell Rudolph, associate professor in the ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, has discovered that, contrary to present scientific understanding, ancient volcanoes continued to spew carbon dioxide into the atmosphere from deep within the Earth long past their period of eruptions.</p> October 30, 2024 - 2:34pm Andy Fell /blog/buried-alive-carbon-dioxide-release-magma-deep-beneath-ancient-volcanoes-hidden-driver-earths Assessing the Real Climate Costs of Manufacturing /news/assessing-real-climate-costs-manufacturing <p>Producing materials such as steel, plastics and cement in the United States alone inflicts $79 billion a year in climate-related damage around the world, according to a new study by engineers and economists at the University of California, Davis. Accounting for these costs in market prices could encourage progress toward climate-friendly alternatives.&nbsp;</p> October 24, 2024 - 11:42am Andy Fell /news/assessing-real-climate-costs-manufacturing Video Series Aims at Improving Indoor Air Quality /news/video-series-aims-improving-indoor-air-quality <p>Improving indoor air quality is the goal of a new video series developed by experts at the University of California, Davis in collaboration with the California Department of Public Health. Aimed at building and facility managers, the videos distill the science of air quality into steps building and facility managers can take to remove pollutants, including viruses, from the place we spend most of our time -- indoors.<span>&nbsp;</span></p> October 16, 2024 - 2:29pm Andy Fell /news/video-series-aims-improving-indoor-air-quality Laser Purified Silica /blog/laser-purified-silica <p>Materials science and engineering researchers at the University of California, Davis, and materials company <a href="https://homerunresources.com/">Homerun Resources, Inc.</a>, have developed a groundbreaking one-step laser-pulse technique to purify raw silica sand to over 99.99% purity. The method is the first phase in a collaborative effort to create a pathway to a carbon-neutral process of deriving silicon from silica sand.</p> October 14, 2024 - 11:51am Andy Fell /blog/laser-purified-silica Chinook Salmon Face Habitat Challenges /climate/news/chinook-salmon-face-habitat-challenges A ºÙºÙÊÓƵ study finds that decades of human activities have not only reduced the size of Chinook salmon, but also disrupted their ability to spawn. October 14, 2024 - 10:23am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/chinook-salmon-face-habitat-challenges Charging, Not Range, is Becoming a Top Concern For Electric Car Drivers /blog/charging-not-range-becoming-top-concern-electric-car-drivers <p>The Biden administration is using <a href="https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/credits-for-new-clean-vehicles-purchased-in-2023-or-after">tax credits</a>, <a href="https://theconversation.com/epas-new-auto-emissions-standard-will-speed-the-transition-to-cleaner-cars-while-also-addressing-consumer-and-industry-concerns-225986">regulations</a> and <a href="https://www.energy.gov/articles/biden-harris-administration-announces-nearly-2-billion-support-american-auto-workers">federal investments</a> to shift drivers toward electric vehicles.</p> October 10, 2024 - 9:16am Andy Fell /blog/charging-not-range-becoming-top-concern-electric-car-drivers