Tropical forest landscapes are home to millions of Indigenous peoples and small-scale farmers. Just about every square meter of land is spoken for, even if claims are not formally recognized by governments.
Environment
Dec 18, 2023
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Extreme heat waves, once considered rare, are now frequent and severe in cities due to climate change. Phoenix faced such a brutal heat wave in July of 2023 when it endured 31 consecutive days of high temperatures of at least ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 18, 2023
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On a hillside overlooking cabbage fields outside the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, a drone's rotors begin to whir, lifting it over a patch of forest.
Ecology
Dec 18, 2023
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More than half of the world's population faces water scarcity for at least one month a year.
Earth Sciences
Dec 15, 2023
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While the UN's COP28 climate summit marked a pivot moment, when the world pledged to say "goodbye" to fossil fuels, International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol told AFP on Friday, it needs to now urgently boost finance ...
Environment
Dec 15, 2023
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It was an improbable scene in Dubai as a top oil executive basked in a standing ovation from hundreds of diplomats tasked with fighting climate change. Sultan Al Jaber, head of the United Arab Emirates' state-owned oil company, ...
Environment
Dec 15, 2023
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Large commercial and residential buildings in Seattle will need to phase out the use of fossil fuels and other greenhouse gas emissions over the next three decades under a new city law passed this week.
Environment
Dec 15, 2023
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The UK population collectively breathes out about 1,100 tons of the greenhouse gases methane and nitrous oxide every year. That's one key finding from our new research published in PLOS ONE.
Environment
Dec 14, 2023
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We know that war is bad for the environment, with toxic chemicals left polluting the soil and water for decades after fighting ceases. Much less obvious are the carbon emissions from armed conflicts and their long-term impacts ...
Environment
Dec 13, 2023
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Beneath Svalbard's permafrost, millions of cubic meters of methane are trapped—and scientists have now learned that it can migrate beneath the cold seal of the permafrost and escape. A large-scale escape could create a ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 13, 2023
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