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#1194082019-01-16
Research advancing biological control of invasive plant species
Academics from Royal Holloway, University of London in collaboration with The Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience (CABI) and the University of Reading are the first in Europe to study the ecological effects of a rust fungus on the invasive plant species, Himalayan Balsam, in the field.
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#1194092019-01-16
Tanzania forest to be protected as a result of major scientific discoveries
The United Republic of Tanzania has announced it will protect a globally unique forest ecosystem in East Africa, following research that demonstrated it is under threat from illegal activities including tree-cutting for charcoal and the poaching of elephants and other animals.
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#1194102019-01-16
Using satellites to measure rates of ice mass loss in glaciers
If you compare historical photos of glaciers with those taken more recently, you can see that where there was formerly ice, there is now very often nothing but rock. Geographers, however, are less interested in the area covered by a glacier, and more interested in its mass.
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#1194112019-01-16
The pace at which the world's permafrost soils are warming
Global warming is causing increasing damage in the world's permafrost regions. As the new global comparative study conducted by the international permafrost network GTN-P shows, in all regions with permafrost soils the temperature of the frozen ground at a depth of more than 10 metres rose by an ...
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#1194122019-01-16
Scientists identify two new species of fungi in retreating Arctic glacier
Two new species of fungi have made an appearance in a rapidly melting glacier on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic, just west of Greenland. A collaborative team of researchers from Japan's National Institute of Polar Research, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies in Tokyo, Japan, a ...
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#1194132019-01-16
The global race for groundwater speeds up to feed agriculture's growing needs
Water is becoming a scarce resource in many parts of the world. Water tables have been falling in many regions for decades, particularly in areas with intensive agriculture. Wells are going dry and there are few long-term solutions available —a common stopgap has been to drill deeper wells.
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#1194142019-01-16
We're in the era of overtourism but there is a more sustainable way forward
If you live in a tourist destination, you might dread the holiday invasion. Likewise, disgruntled tourists complain about crowded and polluted beaches, national parks or attractions.
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#1194152019-01-16
The case for forests’ prominent role in holding off climate change
Most scientists and experts agree that forests are critical to stabilizing the global climate, and the 2015 Paris climate agreement recognized the need to “conserve and enhance” their carbon sequestration potential.
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#1194162019-01-16
Watch an endangered eagle take its first flight in rare video
With only an estimated 400 left in the wild, the race is on to save the Philippine eagle—one of the biggest and strongest raptors in the world.
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#1194172019-01-16
Forget lab-grown meat and blockchain. This is the future of food
The future of food is often defined by cutting-edge technologies like lab-grown meat or blockchain. Mike Lee, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based food product developer and co-founder of Alpha Food Labs, argues for a simpler solution — we need to grow and eat different plants.
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#1194182019-01-16
Davos 2019: climate change causing most anxiety for business leaders, says report
The risks of catastrophic weather and flooding from climate change top the list of concerns for business leaders heading into next week's World Economic Forum meeting in Davos.
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#1194192019-01-16
Climate Change and a Salty Dilemma
As the threat of water scarcity increasingly grows, many have turned to the Earth’s plentiful oceans for a solution. However, this has created a new risk threatening public and environmental health: brine.
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#1194202019-01-16
Our oceans broke heat records in 2018 and the consequences are catastrophic
Last year was the hottest ever measured, continuing an upward trend that is a direct result of manmade greenhouse gas emissions.
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#1194212019-01-16
Why mobility is a climate change issue
Mobility — that meaningless buzzword that's topping the powerpoint slides of struggling automakers, growing tech companies and eager venture capitalists — is actually a climate change issue. Or it really should be, according to a series of reports that came out this week.
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#1194222019-01-16
Global tensions holding back climate change fight, says WEF
Growing tension between the world’s major powers is the most urgent global risk and makes it harder to mobilise collective action to tackle climate change, according to a report prepared for next week’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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#1194232019-01-16
It's a crop circle, made of ice, in a river — and it's drawing lots of attention
A curious formation that’s getting attention in Greater Portland is actually a spinning ice disk that is roughly 100 yards (91 metres) wide. The formation in the Presumpscot River was widely shared on social media and has drawn comparisons to an alien spacecraft, a carousel and the moon.
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#1194242019-01-16
How arable farmers can help prevent ‘mass extinction’ of pollinators
Arable farming needs to change in order to halt declines in biodiversity and prevent one of the worst mass extinction events in history, a leading US entomologist has warned.
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#1194252019-01-16
Action Plan on Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience: Managing Risks for a More Resilient Future
The World Bank Group today launched its Action Plan on Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience. Under the plan, the World Bank Group will ramp up direct adaptation climate finance to reach $50 billion over FY21–25.
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#1194262019-01-16
Whales share songs from other oceans
New research suggests that humpback whale populations in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans are picking up musical ideas from one another, and incorporating the new phrases and themes into their songs.
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#1194272019-01-16
Banks pressed to evaluate risks linked to ‘natural capital’
While the assessment of financial risks caused by climate change – like floods and storms – is becoming more widespread in the financial community, the evaluation of broader environmental risks like deforestation or ocean pollution is still a major blank spot for bankers.
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#1194282019-01-16
Move to create eco-awareness at 250 schools
A unique citizens' non-profit initiative, India Green & Wild (IGW), will be launched on January 19 in over 250 schools in 50 Indian cities, including Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, to introduce and teach the young generation in schools about the importance of preserving forests and wildlife.
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#1194292019-01-16
The diet to save lives, the planet and feed us all?
A diet has been developed that promises to save lives, feed 10 billion people and all without causing catastrophic damage to the planet. Scientists have been trying to figure out how we are going to feed billions more people in the decades to come.
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#1194502019-01-17
World's coffee under threat, say experts
The first full assessment of risks to the world's coffee plants shows that 60% of 124 known species are on the edge of extinction. More than 100 types of coffee tree grow naturally in forests, including two used for the coffee we drink.
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#1194512019-01-17
Why Costa Rica Is the Happiest Place on Earth
Do you know why Costa Rica is considered one of the happiest places in the world and the most beautiful to visit? Here are 7 excellent reasons:
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#1194522019-01-17
Snakes important for biodiversity, food chain
Snakes are an important part of Samoa’s biodiversity and play an important role in the animal food chain. That is the view of Paul Anderson, inform project manager with the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP).
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#1194532019-01-17
Mauritian island awarded for saving species through education
On Rodrigues Island in Mauritius, school children and citizens alike are rallying round to restore their island’s habitat. It’s all thanks to the Rodrigues Environmental Education Programme, which has won the Global Conservation Award 2018 for its positive impact on communities and species.
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#1194542019-01-17
We are ‘sleepwalking into catastrophe’ over environmental risks, says World Economic Forum survey
Environmental risks pose the biggest threat to the world this year, with extreme weather events and failings in the global response to climate change among the issues we should be most concerned about, according to a new report by the World Economic Forum
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#1194552019-01-17
Why a healthy planet and a healthy economy go hand-in-hand
We need to understand the nature and gravity of the collective crisis that now confronts human civilization if we are to answer the questions it poses. If we do not soon halt and reverse our current trajectory of runaway climate change, environmental degradation and widespread biodiversity loss, ...
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#1194562019-01-17
Memes highlight climate change, the #10YearChallenge we should all be worried about
The #10YearChallange has taken the social media by storm. While the millennials have used the trend to tell the world how much their appearance has changed (obviously for good), a few individuals and organisations have used the trending hashtag to nudge the world over a neglected issue: climate ...
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#1194572019-01-17
Penguin populations are among most vulnerable to climate change: study
Some of the world’s most “charismatic” species are the most at risk due to climate change, a new study says.The study, published in Frontiers in Marine Science on Thursday, shows since glaciers and breaking ice shelves are so important to certain species, they will be the first ones to feel the ...
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#1194582019-01-17
Climate change to cause more damage to Canada’s northern roads than previously feared: study
The impact of climate change on roads and other crucial structures in Canada’s North is likely to be even greater than feared, says new detailed research.
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#1194592019-01-17
How to Think About the Costs of Climate Change
Many of the big economic questions in coming decades will come down to just how extreme the weather will be, and how to value the future versus the present.
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#1194602019-01-17
Rohit Sharma highlights climate change with #10yearchallenge
Rohit Sharma also got into the #10yearchallenge but he decided against comparing pics of himself from 2009 to a present version.Rohit Sharma has also got into the 10-year challenge, albeit with a difference. The Indian limited overs vice-captain, instead of posting a pic of himself from 10 years ...
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#1194612019-01-17
Climate change is slowing down Antarctic starfish, Otago scientists find
A sturdy, resilient starfish from Antarctica is giving Kiwi scientists insight into how climate change can affect the life cycles of sea creatures.
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#1194622019-01-17
Save bees and butterflies to save urban life
Pollinators such as bees, hoverflies and butterflies, are responsible for the reproduction of many flowering plants and help to produce more than three quarters of the world’s crop species. Globally, the value of the services provided by pollinators is estimated at between $235 billion and $577 ...
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#1194632019-01-17
KENYA: UNDP launches $4 million project for biodiversity conservation
Kenya has a high biodiversity, with national parks that are among the best known and most visited by tourists on the African continent. For example, the Masai Mara National Park, known for its beautiful wildebeest population, or Lake Nakuru National Park, with its myriad of water birds. These na ...
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#1194642019-01-17
People with the most extreme views on ‘Frankenfoods’ are the least well informed
People who have strong views on ‘Frankenfoods’ know the least about the science behind them.Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are foods produced from plants or animals whose DNA has been altered through genetic engineering.
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#1194652019-01-17
San Diego’s Frozen Zoo Offers Hope for Endangered Species Around the World
The largest animal cryobank in the world is a rich source of genetic knowledge that may one day be used to bring endangered species back from the brink.
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#1194662019-01-17
Soil bacteria found to produce mosquito repelling chemical stronger than DEET
A trio of researchers at the University of Wisconsin has discovered that a common soil bacterium produces a chemical that is more effective in repelling mosquitoes than DEET. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, Mayur Kajla, Gregory Barrett-Wilt and Susan Paskewitz describe ...
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#1194672019-01-17
Climate change: How could artificial photosynthesis contribute to limiting global warming?
If CO2 emissions do not fall fast enough, then CO2 will have to be removed from the atmosphere to limit global warming. Not only could planting new forests and biomass contribute to this, but new technologies for artificial photosynthesis as well. Physicists have estimated how much surface area ...
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#1194682019-01-17
As Brazilian agribusiness booms, family farms feed the nation
Brazil’s “Agricultural Miracle” credits industrial agribusiness with pulling the nation out of a recent economic tailspin, and contributing 23.5 percent to GDP in 2017. But that miracle relied on a steeply tilted playing field, with government heavily subsidizing elite entrepreneurs.
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#1194692019-01-17
Cellphones are still endangering gorillas, but recycling old ones can help
You probably use it every day and don’t think once about gorillas. In today’s world, it’s almost impossible to get by without a mobile phone, but they’re wreaking havoc for these primates. The critically endangered Grauer’s gorilla has lost 77 percent of its population in the last 20 years, part ...
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#1194702019-01-17
Protecting the biodiversity of Colombia's unique wetlands
When the river Magdalena in Colombia bursts its banks the water flows into a ciénaga, a unique wetland bursting with invaluable biodiversity. Today, climate change has put this under threat.
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#1194972019-01-18
Bee surveys in newest US national park could aid pollinator studies elsewhere
Declines in native bee populations are widely reported, but can existing data really analyze these trends? In the Jan. 17, 2019, online edition of PLOS One, Utah State University and USDA researchers report findings about pollinator biodiversity in California's Pinnacles National Park derived fr ...
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#1194982019-01-18
Yet again, climate change is the greatest threat facing our world
For the past decade, the World Economic Forum has put out a yearly review of the greatest threats to our world—the economic and geopolitical risks that endanger our planet, our way of life, and even our species.
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#1194992019-01-18
Starfish, Jellyfish to Benefit from Climate Change: Study
Seafloor predators and open water feeding animals like the starfish and the jellyfish will benefit from climate change, while those associated with sea ice for food or breeding are most at risk, a study said on Thursday.
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#1195002019-01-18
Why We Won't Quit the Climate Fight
We are old climate veterans who have tried to do our part, in every way we know how, to keep our fossil-fuel addicted civilization from driving off a cliff. Are we tired? Sure. Discouraged? Absolutely. Pissed off? Yep. Sad? Call it broken-hearted. Quitting?
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#1195012019-01-18
Climate change: Is nuclear power the answer?
Nuclear is good for the environment. Nuclear is bad for the environment. Both statements are true. Why is it good? Nuclear power is planned to be a key part of the UK's energy mix. The key benefit is that it helps keep the lights on while producing hardly any of the CO2 emissions that are heatin ...
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#1195022019-01-18
Biomimicry Gives a Lift to AI in Aviation
Who among us hasn’t stared up at a hawk or a vulture circling lazily in the sky and wondered how they stay aloft so long? Or wondered how sky-darkening flocks of migrating birds can travel thousands of miles so quickly and so effortlessly?
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#1195032019-01-18
Divers Discovered an Enormous Great White Shark Off the Coast of Hawaii
Diving off the coast of Hawaii, divers encountered a massive, 20-foot female great white shark, believed to be one of the biggest on record, Agence France-Presse reports.