January 2020
Rule of law vital for humanity’s sustainability and survival
... development. “Humankind may be facing an imminent decision about the future of this blue marble,” he said. “Global warming, exhaustion of natural resources and worldwide pollution may be spelling out an inconvenient truth necessitating interstellar...
January 2023
Clearing space junk from orbit
...processing capabilities improve, these observations of our planet become even more valuable. In the effort to fight global warming, satellites have become critical in monitoring human activities and developing the appropriate responses. While the use...
July 2014
In thrall to a star: understanding the Sun will help us understand our own climate and environment
... our thin layers of protection. The Sun’s interaction with the Earth takes many forms but with global warming on the rise and humanity’s increasing reliance on sophisticated technology, the impact of this interaction is now more important...
November 2021
Space in support of sustainable development
.../goal7), in part because fossil fuel consumption has been identified as a major contributor to environmental problems and global warming. Space systems can support SDG 7 through all phases of energy production and supply, including locating clean...
January 2019
Saving humanity – is space up to the job?
... radiation so that x-rays and ultraviolet radiation could be reduced, would mitigate skin cancer threats and reduce global warming effects for some decades to come. Given the ongoing build-up of greenhouse gases (GHGs), ‘dirty’ human manufacturing...
15 November 2021
Earth's lower atmosphere is rising due to climate change, new study says
... 60 metres per decade. The rising is caused by warming temperatures near Earth's surface that are causing the lower atmosphere...account the impact of natural events, such as the “global warming hiatus” caused by significant El Niño’s in the late 1990s...
