Concrete production accounts for 8 percent of total CO2 emissions each year.
Author: William House
William is an earth scientist and writer with an interest in providing the science "backstory" for breaking environmental, earth science, and climate change news.
The Everglades water wars
Sea level rise impacts the Florida Everglades.
Florida Everglades, not what it used to be
The Florida Everglades is an important ecosystem under stress from natural and human processes.
Beer and cannabis: A dynamic duo
Carbon sequestration achieved via the natural chemistry between the beer and cannabis.
Riding the global conveyor belt
The global conveyor belt takes Arctic water on an epic journey around the globe.
Thermohaline circulation
Thermohaline circulation affects weather and climatic conditions around the globe.
Chemosynthetic life: The first mass extinction
Chemosynthetic life probably formed the first ecosystem on planet earth
Cyanobacteria: Links to the origins of life
Investigations into early life must rely on matrix of evidence, called biosignatures.
Species adaptation to climate change
Ecosystems migrate to fulfill the collective needs of the species populating them.
Denman Canyon, threatening the heart of Antarctica
Denman Canyon forms a dangerous conduit from the ocean into the heart of Antarctica.