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=====Technical Flaws May Inflate Australia's Forest Carbon Credits===== | |||
[https://phys.org/news/2026-07-technical-flaws-inflate-australia-forest.html Article link] | Australian Forest Products Association | Phys.org | July 31, 2026 | |||
Analysis warns that technical assumptions in a new Australian forest-carbon method could substantially overstate claimed emissions reductions. | |||
=====Shark Finning Regulations Have Not Significantly Changed Global Trade===== | |||
[https://phys.org/news/2026-07-shark-finning-significantly-global-analysis.html Article link] | Harrison Tasoff | Phys.org | July 31, 2026 | |||
A global trade analysis found no statistically significant change in shark-product trade after adoption of shark-finning regulations, highlighting complex enforcement and supply chains. | |||
=====Isotopic Analysis May Help Police Combat Illegal Timber Trade in Amazon===== | |||
[https://phys.org/news/2026-07-isotopic-analysis-police-combat-illegal.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | July 31, 2026 | |||
Researchers show how chemical isotope signatures in wood may help authorities determine geographic origin and identify illegally harvested Amazon timber. | |||
=====Magnetic Nanoparticles Remove Forever Chemicals From Water===== | |||
[https://phys.org/news/2026-07-magnetic-nanoparticles-chemicals.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | July 31, 2026 | |||
A magnetic nanoparticle treatment captures persistent PFAS contaminants from water and allows the particles to be separated using magnets. | |||
=====New Method Flags Hurricane Rapid Intensification Up to Five Days Ahead===== | |||
[https://phys.org/news/2026-07-method-flags-hurricane-rapid-intensification.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | July 31, 2026 | |||
Researchers developed a forecasting method that can identify conditions favorable to rapid hurricane intensification several days in advance. | |||
=====Agricultural Waste Could Fuel Protein-Rich Black Soldier Fly Larvae for Human Foods===== | |||
[https://phys.org/news/2026-07-agricultural-fuel-protein-rich-black.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | July 31, 2026 | |||
Study explores converting agricultural byproducts into feed for black soldier fly larvae as a lower-waste source of protein for human food. | |||
=====A Rollercoaster of Weather Extremes: Drought and Heat Waves Are Creating UK's Climate Whiplash===== | |||
[https://phys.org/news/2026-07-rollercoaster-weather-extremes-drought-uk.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | July 31, 2026 | |||
Climate researchers describe increasingly rapid swings between drought, heat and heavy rainfall in the United Kingdom and the planning challenges they create. | |||
=====Fish Pathogens Once Limited to Asia and US Emerge in Brazilian Farms===== | |||
[https://phys.org/news/2026-07-fish-pathogens-limited-asia-emerge.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | July 31, 2026 | |||
Researchers detected aquaculture pathogens in Brazilian fish farms that were previously associated mainly with Asia and the United States. | |||
=====Smarter Fish Farms Could Cut Electricity Use and CO₂ While Keeping Fish Safe===== | |||
[https://phys.org/news/2026-07-smarter-fish-farms-electricity-safe.html Article link] | Phys.org | Phys.org | July 31, 2026 | |||
Modeling suggests adaptive control of pumps and oxygen systems can reduce aquaculture energy use and emissions without compromising fish welfare. | |||
=====This Robot Can Snuff Out Wildfires With a Cryogenic Spray===== | |||
[https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-robot-snuff-wildfires-cryogenic-spray.html Article link] | Tech Xplore | Tech Xplore | July 30, 2026 | |||
Engineers developed a firefighting robot that uses a cryogenic spray to suppress flames while reducing risks to human responders. | |||
=====Antarctic Slowdown Signals Changes in Global Ocean Circulation===== | |||
[https://phys.org/news/2026-07-antarctic-slowdown-global-ocean-circulation.html Article link] | Science X | Phys.org | July 15, 2026 | |||
Measurements indicate Antarctic Bottom Water has contracted since 2002 and its decline accelerated after 2015, pointing to weaker deep-ocean overturning. | |||
=====Links Between Sea Level and Earth's Carbon Thermostat===== | |||
[https://phys.org/news/2026-07-links-sea-earth-carbon-thermostat.html Article link] | Science X | Phys.org | July 13, 2026 | |||
Researchers connect intermediate ancient sea levels with enhanced ocean carbon burial and long-term regulation of atmospheric carbon dioxide. | |||
=====Hotter, Drier Weather Could Nearly Double Water Bills in Cities===== | |||
[https://phys.org/news/2026-07-hotter-drier-weather-bills-cities.html Article link] | Science X | Phys.org | July 8, 2026 | |||
A Santa Cruz case study finds that adapting urban water systems to reduced supply could sharply increase household bills and affordability burdens. | |||
===Weather, El Niño, and Climate Forecasting=== | ===Weather, El Niño, and Climate Forecasting=== | ||
