by faster | Nov 18, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: ABC (Australia) DATE: November 18, 2019 SNIP: Emissions of nitrous oxide — a greenhouse gas 300 times more potent than carbon dioxide — are going up faster than we thought. Nitrous oxide is a greenhouse gas 300 times more potent than carbon dioxide. This means...
by faster | Jun 6, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: Harvard Gazette DATE: June 6, 2019 SNIP: About a quarter of the Northern Hemisphere is covered in permafrost. Now, it turns out these permanently frozen beds of soil, rock, and sediment are actually not so permanent: They’re thawing at an increasing rate....
by faster | Sep 10, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: The Independent DATE: September 10, 2018 SNIP: Rice farming is known to be a major contributor to climate change, but new research suggests it is far bigger a problem than previously thought. Techniques intended to reduce emissions while also cutting water use...
by faster | Mar 28, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: Science Daily DATE: March 28, 2018 SNIP: Drained fertile peatlands around the globe are hotspots for the atmospheric emission of laughing-gas — a powerful greenhouse gas called nitrous oxide, which is partly responsible for global warming and destruction...
by faster | Oct 17, 2017 | Blog
SOURCE: Forbes DATE: October 17, 2017 SNIP: A years-long study of Minnesota farm fields has found that emissions of nitrous oxide—a more dangerous greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide—will likely increase as our planet gets warmer. And our climate models aren’t...
