Scientists unveil least costly carbon capture system to date

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The need for technology that can capture, remove and repurpose carbon dioxide grows stronger with every CO2 molecule that reaches Earth’s atmosphere. To meet that need, scientists at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have cleared a new milestone in their efforts to make carbon capture more affordable and widespread. They have created …

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NASA Says 2022 Fifth Warmest Year on Record, Warming Trend Continues

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Earth’s average surface temperature in 2022 tied with 2015 as the fifth warmest on record, according to an analysis by NASA. Continuing the planet’s long-term warming trend, global temperatures in 2022 were 1.6 degrees Fahrenheit (0.89 degrees Celsius) above the average for NASA’s baseline period (1951-1980), scientists from NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) …

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NASA Measures Underground Water Flowing From Sierra to Central Valley

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In a recent study, scientists found that a previously unmeasured source – water percolating through soil and fractured rock below California’s Sierra Nevada mountains – delivers an average of 4 million acre-feet (5 cubic kilometers) of water to the state’s Central Valley each year. This underground source accounts for about 10% of all the water …

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How Is Climate Change Affecting Central Asia?

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Water is arguably the most important resource in Central Asia. It is vital for agriculture, which feeds and provides livelihoods for the region’s predominantly rural population, as well as for hydropower stations that generate electricity for domestic consumption and export. But this resource is at risk. According to the 2019 report by the Intergovernmental Panel …

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Water Mission to Gauge Alaskan Rivers on Front Lines of Climate Change

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NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory While Alaska straddles the Arctic Circle and is covered by vast expanses of frozen land, the state also has a lot of liquid water. In fact, Alaska holds about 40% of U.S. surface water resources. This includes more than 12,000 rivers, thousands more streams and creeks, and hundreds of thousands of …

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USAID launches a “community of practice” to strengthen cooperation on water, energy, food and environmental issues in Central Asia

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BISHKEK, KYRGYZ REPUBLIC (November 10, 2022) – Today, in Bishkek, USAID launched a Community of Practice webpage that will serve as an online knowledge repository and discussion platform for water specialists in the region, and provide an important foundation for ensuring sustainable collaboration on water, energy and climate change issues in Central Asia. Tha launch …

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Student research competition on sustainable management of natural resources in Central Asia

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The student research competition aims to build the capacities of young specialists in the sustainable management of natural resources in the Central Asian countries. The competition is organized within the Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program for Aral Sea Basin project. Main topics of the competition: All thematic areas should be directly or indirectly related to climate change …

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