An "exceptional" marine heatwave is gripping the western Mediterranean with surface temperatures up to five degrees Celsius (41 degrees Fahrenheit) hotter than average, according to experts contacted by AFP.
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The chances your household will completely recover from a natural disaster could depend almost entirely on how financially and socially vulnerable you were before the crisis hit, according to a survey released today by the ...
Economics & Business
Jul 26, 2022
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Scientists from the Division of Policy and Planning Sciences at the University of Tsukuba studied ways to make flood evacuations more efficient by allowing for routes that cross municipal boundaries. They estimate that the ...
Environment
Jul 25, 2022
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While many U.S. policy makers are calling for reshoring and nearshoring to combat trade disruptions caused by COVID-19, new University of California San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy research suggests retrenchment ...
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Jul 19, 2022
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Every student in every school in Australia has experienced unprecedented disruptions to their schooling over the past three years. On top of the disruptions and stress of COVID-19 lockdowns, isolation from their schools, ...
Education
Jun 17, 2022
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Feeling anxious about the future isn't particularly new, but the challenges posed by climate change can undoubtedly bring about intense feelings of uncertainty. And while climate anxiety isn't strictly a medical diagnosis, ...
Social Sciences
Jun 7, 2022
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The deadly shooting of at least 19 children and two adults in Texas on May 24, 2022, is the latest in an ever-growing list of national tragedies, leaving families and friends of the victims gripped with grief, anguish and ...
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May 27, 2022
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This week's tragic shooting in Uvalde, Texas, marked the 213th mass shooting and the 27th school shooting thus far this year. That's just seven fewer school shootings than in all of 2021 and more than in 2018, 2019 or 2020.
Social Sciences
May 27, 2022
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Researchers have developed a way to use satellite imaging data to create 3D images that could quickly detect changes on the Earth's surface, a new study says.
Environment
Apr 27, 2022
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A disaster-weary globe will be hit harder in the coming years by even more catastrophes colliding in an interconnected world, a United Nations report issued Monday says.
Environment
Apr 26, 2022
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