The nutrient cycle outlines the movement of chemical nutrients in the environment. ... CO2 trapped in rock or fossil fuels can be returned to the atmosphere via erosion, ...

“Fossil fuels and deforestation can really work in concert to accelerate the existing loss of the rainforest by changing the hydrological cycle,” says Rong Fu, a climate scientist at the ...

There’s a big winner in the record heat waves baking the United States, China and other countries — fossil fuels. The United States is setting records for natural gas consumption this week at ...

Nutrient recycling potential of excreta for global crop and grassland production. Nature Sustainability , 2024; DOI: 10.1038/s41893-024-01467-8 Cite This Page : ...

Extreme weather is wreaking havoc across Latin America, racking up billions worth of damage and unleashing a vicious cycle that leads to higher demand for fossil fuels and more climate change, the ...

The world must rapidly ditch fossil fuels and end "the senseless war against creation", Pope Francis said on Thursday, in a fresh plea over climate change that called on people to repent for their ...

According to the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Guide, produced by the International Civil Aviation Organization, a reduction in net CO 2 on a life-cycle basis of “at least 10%” compared to ...

Any further expansion of fossil fuels betrays world leaders’ claims to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius and puts our planet in further peril.” In a major step forward from Glasgow’s commitments, ...

An annual accounting of CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels and land use change finds no sign emissions will peak this year. ... We thought Earth's water cycle was resilient to human meddling, ...

A new report illustrates a concerning dynamic: Record heat last year pushed countries to use more planet-warming fossil fuels to cool things down. By Claire Brown Last year was the hottest on ...

Electric vehicles, you might have heard, have a mineral problem. Beneath the floor of an EV sits a 900-pound battery filled with minerals extracted from around the world. Millions of tons of ...

Chemical pollution is driven by the extraction, production, and use of fossil fuels (coal, oil, and gas), and fossil fuels are also the primary driver of climate change. 5 Many fossil fuel ...