Study finds ocean impacts nearly double economic cost of climate change

mennessä CrNet Oy | tammi 16, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

For the first time, a study from researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego integrates climate-related damages to the ocean into the social cost of carbon— a measure of economic harm caused by greenhouse gas emissions....

How Climate Change Brings Wildlife to the Yard

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 14, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

As climate change increases the frequency of droughts, UCLA and UC Davis researchers found one overlooked side effect: People report more conflicts with wildlife during drought, when resources are scarce. For every inch that annual rainfall decreases, scientists found...

Climate Change May Increase the Spread of Neurotoxin in the Oceans

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 13, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

Climate-driven oxygen loss in the Black Sea thousands of years ago triggered the expansion of microorganisms capable of producing the potent neurotoxin methylmercury. That is shown in a new study published in Nature Water, led by Eric Capo at Umea University, which...

Putting water management at the centre of the climate change fight

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 26, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

Some 2.2 billion people worldwide still lack access to safely managed drinking water services, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) – an increasingly urgent challenge as demand for safer access to the vital resource grows. Currently underway in...

Climate Change May Lead to Rising Arsenic Levels in Paddy Rice, Increasing Health Risks

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 29, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

A new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health reveals that climate change may significantly impact arsenic levels in paddy rice, a staple food for millions across Asia. The research indicates that increased temperatures above 2°C,...