climate

Our plastic pollution problem may have more significant consequences than we think

Plastics are a pervasive source of pollution. And they might also be significantly altering the Earth’s carbon cycle and our ability to monitor it, according to research by Northeastern’s Aron Stubbins.

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki July 6, 2021

The Kolyma River in eastern Siberia was sampled for a global study of black carbon in rivers and oceans by a team of researchers that included Aron Stubbins, an associate professor of marine and environmental sciences at Northeastern. Photo courtesy of Aron Stubbins

The deep ocean is not on fire. So what’s all that soot doing in there?

Until recently, scientists thought rivers moved black carbon from soil to the ocean. But new research by a team that included Aron Stubbins, an associate professor of chemistry and chemical biology at Northeastern, overturns this long-established idea.

by Roberto Molar Candanosa November 27, 2019

Risks of manipulating the global thermostat

As with most things in life, there’s no quick fix for climate change. Still, some scientists are pushing for research on high-tech climate engineering solutions. Professor Jennie Stephens, a sustainability science expert, says there are risks to climate engineering—both in deploying the technology and carrying out the research itself.

by Allie Nicodemo December 12, 2017

Nemo and the inner workings of climate change models

Photo by Robespierre Paget. After winter storm ‘Nemo’ dropped two feet of snow on us a couple weeks ago, it…

by Angela Herring February 20, 2013

Our plastic pollution problem may have more significant consequences than we think

The deep ocean is not on fire. So what’s all that soot doing in there?

Risks of manipulating the global thermostat

Nemo and the inner workings of climate change models

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