Environment
Pollution
New York’s iconic hot dog carts are going electric to cut noise and pollution
New York is testing battery-powered street food carts that replace noisy gasoline generators with swappable batteries, offering a cleaner, quieter model that could reshape street vending in…
Paolo Travisi•10 August 2026
Water Management
Water becomes a weapon as the…
As conflict spreads across the Gulf, desalination plants and cogeneration facilities have…
Erminia Voccia•10 August 2026
Environment
US emissions increase as higher natural…
Rising natural gas prices triggered a sharp rebound in US coal consumption…
Erminia Voccia•2 July 2026
Climate Change
What would life be like in cities if global warming exceeded 3…
A report from the World Resources Institute (WRI) shows what would happen in cities if global…
Editorial Team•28 September 2024
Climate Change
We have almost exceeded another Planetary boundaries
The global indicator for ocean acidification, the aragonite saturation state, has worsened and is very close…
Editorial Team•25 September 2024
Climate Change
The year 2024 will be the worst for fires in the Amazon…
Half of the fires have devastated areas of old-growth forest. Emissions are on track to surpass…
Editorial Team•23 September 2024
Climate Change
In 2024, nearly 1,900 extreme events in Italy
The data released by Anbi. More than half of the total are cloudbursts. A particular concentration…
Editorial Team•20 September 2024
Scientific Reports
Global Electricity Demand Surges by a Record 4%, Renewables Keep Coal in…
For both 2024 and 2025, the International Energy Agency forecasts an increase not seen since 2007.…
Editorial Team•18 September 2024
Scientific Reports
Air Conditioning: More Emissions, More Inequality
A CMCC study maps the growing inequalities driven by the increased use of air conditioning due…
Editorial Team•18 September 2024
Climate Change
Climate change: the degradation of the cryosphere generates tsunamis
The glacier retreat caused by rising temperatures led to a rockslide of 25 million cubic meters…
Editorial Team•18 September 2024
Climate Change
Antarctic Glaciers: Decisions Today Will Shape Their Fate in 300 Years
We are making decisions today that will determine the future of Antarctica's glaciers 300 years from…
Editorial Team•16 September 2024
Climate Change
Planetary Boundaries: How to Make the Future Fair as Well as Safe
Integrating equity into the historical concept of Planetary Boundaries—this is the goal of a groundbreaking study…
Editorial Team•12 September 2024
Pollution
How to Precisely Identify Microplastics in Seawater
A new method for removing plankton from particles is facilitating the monitoring of microplastics in seawater.
Editorial Team•9 September 2024
Climate Change
Global Warming: Summer 2024 is the Hottest on Record
With August, we now have 13 months exceeding 1.5°C over the last 14 months. From January…
Editorial Team•6 September 2024
Water Management
80% of Marine Protected Areas in Europe Are Ineffective
Most marine areas with restrictions on human activities fail to significantly reduce the pressure on marine…
Editorial Team•5 September 2024
Climate Change
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