Ships Now Spew Less Sulfur, but Warming Has Sped Up
New findings document fewer ship tracks, reduced cloud cover, and boosted warming after ship emissions regulations took effect in 2020.
Collaboration, Data Sharing, and Community Engagement are Key to Building a Resilient Grid
At the second Grid Resilience to Extreme Events Summit, a diverse range of experts gathered to tackle the biggest challenges in building a resilient grid.
The Way It Burns Matters: Experimental Burning Conditions Shape Organic Matter Composition
The study found that the way a fire burns (in open air versus in an oven in a controlled lab setting) can greatly change the leftover materials (char or charcoal) and how they interact in the environment.
PNNL Publishes Port Electrification Handbook Featuring Microgrids
PNNL publishes Port Electrification Handbook to aid the nation’s maritime and commercial ports during this energy transition.
Current Predictions may Underestimate Precipitation Increase with Climate Change
A recent study suggests a higher global mean precipitation increase and narrows the uncertainty range.
Pacific Northwest Launches Clean Hydrogen Energy Hub
Clean hydrogen energy infrastructure is coming to the Pacific Northwest and PNNL experts are advising the work to come.
City Sprawl Now Large Enough to Sway Global Warming Over Land
Once thought to cover too little of the Earth’s surface to affect climate at larger scales, new work finds that city sprawl does add to global warming—over land, at least.
Five PNNL Earth Scientists Participated in a Department of Energy Workshop on Coastal Systems
Five PNNL scientists participated in an invitation-only Department of Energy-sponsored workshop on coastal systems.
Slowing Climate Change is Possible—Here’s How Nations Could Make it Happen
Policy changes in power, energy, buildings, and more could help slow global temperature rise, according to a new report with co-authors from PNNL’s Joint Global Change Research Institute.
Predicting the Intensity of Hurricanes
A new model accounts for co-occurring environmental parameters to improve predictions of a hurricane’s intensification.