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Ocean Noise Reveals Acidification Patterns in Breakthrough Study

Scientists have developed an innovative method using ambient ocean noise to measure acidification across entire water columns. The acoustic technique could revolutionize how researchers monitor pH changes in the world’s oceans, providing broader coverage than traditional point measurements.

In what could represent a significant breakthrough for ocean monitoring, researchers have reportedly found a way to use the ocean’s natural soundscape to track dangerous acidification patterns. According to findings published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, the method leverages ambient noise across different frequencies to measure pH changes throughout entire water columns rather than at single points.

Turning Noise into Data

by Michael Turner
InnovationScienceTechnology

Researchers Map Rural Heat Islands to Protect Farmworkers from Climate Dangers

Researchers from San Diego State University are deploying advanced monitoring technology to map rural heat islands in California’s farming regions. The study aims to develop better protections for farmworkers facing increasingly dangerous temperatures due to climate change.

The Human Cost of Harvesting in Extreme Heat

For farmworkers like Raul Cruz, beating the heat means starting work before dawn in jet-black darkness. By the time most office workers are brewing their first coffee, Cruz and his colleagues have already put in hours chopping sugarcane in California’s Imperial Valley, desperately trying to finish before temperatures become unbearable.

by Jessica Moore P.E.
BusinessGovernmentTechnology

EU Sustainability Reporting Overhaul Faces Political Gridlock After Parliamentary Delay

The European Parliament has unexpectedly delayed a crucial vote on reducing sustainability reporting requirements for businesses. This political setback throws the EU’s regulatory timeline into disarray and creates fresh uncertainty for companies navigating environmental compliance.

Political Standoff Disrupts EU Regulatory Timeline

The European Parliament has postponed a scheduled vote on reducing sustainability reporting requirements for businesses, according to reports, creating significant uncertainty around the future of corporate climate regulations in the bloc. Sources indicate the delay stems from a last-minute political maneuver by the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D), which upset what was expected to be a fast-track approval process.

by Michael Turner
International Business and TradePolicy

Global Shipping Climate Accord Stalled Amid US Opposition Tactics

A landmark climate agreement for the global shipping industry has been postponed following contentious negotiations at the International Maritime Organization. The delay comes after the US and allied nations applied pressure to block the proposed carbon levy, drawing criticism from climate-vulnerable countries and industry representatives.

Shipping Emissions Agreement Derailed

A United Nations-backed climate framework for the global shipping industry has been effectively stalled after a controversial vote to delay adoption for one year, according to reports from the International Maritime Organization meetings in London. The Net Zero Framework, which had been provisionally agreed upon by a majority of countries in April, would have established a legally-binding carbon price on shipping emissions starting in 2030.

by Jessica Moore P.E.