A roundup of the extreme heat hitting the globe
The world has been buffeted by fires, dire health warnings and broken temperature records in the past week.
Environment
Jul 20, 2023
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News tagged with population growth
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population
· climate change
Picturing where wildlands and people meet at a global scale
Researchers led by a team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have created the first tool to map and visualize the areas where human settlements and nature meet on a global scale. The tool, which was part of a study ...
Environment
Jul 19, 2023
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When considering coal as a source of energy, policymakers should examine current and future payoffs, say economists
Historically, coal has offered both benefits and costs to urban areas. In a new paper, researchers examined studies on how differences in the local availability of coal affect a variety of factors, including health and population ...
Economics & Business
Jul 10, 2023
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Research finds climate change and increasing population put Kenya at risk of famine
Research published in Outlook on Agriculture has shown that the population relative to available climate-suitable areas in Kenya has increased, posing a threat to the country's economy and food security.
Ecology
Jun 30, 2023
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Drone photographs reveal dolphin ages and pod health
Using unoccupied aerial system (UAS), or drone, photographs, researchers from the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) are now able to determine the age-structure of ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 29, 2023
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In the future, an increase in turbulence could alleviate the intensity of near-surface air pollution
Near-surface air pollution is a serious health hazard estimated to cause millions of deaths annually. Soot, emitted for instance from coal burning or from motor vehicles, is one such pollutant.
Environment
Jun 28, 2023
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South Korea has the lowest fertility rate in the world—and that doesn't bode well for its economy
Around the world, nations are looking at the prospect of shrinking, aging populations—but none more so than South Korea.
Social Sciences
Jun 27, 2023
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An energy-demanding loop: Study estimates how warming climate drives demand for cooling at country-level worldwide
A higher energy demand has been registered over the past decades in different sectors, including buildings, industry, and transportation, resulting in a notable rise in global energy consumption. In this context, population ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 26, 2023
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Smart farming platform improves crop yields, minimizes pollution
A new farming system developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin aims to solve one of the biggest problems in modern agriculture: the overuse of fertilizers to improve crop yields and the resulting chemical ...
Biotechnology
Jun 20, 2023
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Change food choices to increase chances of tackling global warming, say researchers
Action to protect the planet against the impact of climate change will fall short unless we reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the global food system, which now makes up a third of man-made GHG emissions, a new study ...
Environment
Jun 15, 2023
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