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Los Angeles fire evacuees told no return for at least a week
Tens of thousands of people ordered to flee their homes as wildfires tore through Los Angeles were told Thursday they would not be allowed back for at least a week, with fears over electrocution, landslides and exposure to ...
Environment
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US braces for freezing weather fueled by polar vortex
Americans were bracing Thursday for frigid temperatures that forecasters said could produce life-threatening conditions, with Donald Trump's inauguration expected to be the coldest in 40 years.
Environment
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Rockfall frequency from French mountains has doubled since Little Ice Age
The Little Ice Age was a period of significant cooling from the early 14th to mid-19th centuries, which saw mean temperatures across the northern hemisphere drop by up to 2°C and the advancement of glaciers.
Geoengineering strategies against climate change could positively impact agriculture
On the basis of current carbon emissions rates and climate policies, average global temperatures are projected to increase to 2.9°C above preindustrial averages by the end of the century. Such an increase would severely ...
Earth Sciences
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Study examines how climate change has shaped coastal forests over the last decade
A new study finds that climate change may have a range of contrasting effects on coastal forests, both slowing and enabling growth in areas where sea levels are rising and storms are more common.
Earth Sciences
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Scientists uncover new human-caused shifts in global water cycle
In a recently published paper, NASA scientists use nearly 20 years of observations to show that the global water cycle is shifting in unprecedented ways. The majority of those shifts are driven by activities such as agriculture ...
Earth Sciences
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California backs out of clean truck and train regulations ahead of Trump administration
California withdrew plans for pioneering clean-air regulations targeting diesel trucks and trains on January 14, citing challenges posed by the incoming Trump administration. The state rules faced an uncertain future with ...
Environment
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Global model shows how diet can reduce environmental impact
Is it possible to feed the planet in a healthy way while reducing the use of land and water? A study conducted by researchers from the Glob3science Lab of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Politecnico ...
Environment
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40-year study suggests extreme droughts will become more frequent and severe
Increasingly common since 1980, persistent multi-year droughts will continue to advance with the warming climate, warns a study from the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow, and Landscape Research (WSL), with Professor ...
Earth Sciences
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Earth's water cycle: Study reveals how climate change may alter hydrology of grassland ecosystems
Research co-led by the University of Maryland reveals that drought and increased temperatures in a CO2-rich climate can dramatically alter how grasslands use and move water.
Earth Sciences
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Svalbard study exposes huge loss of glaciers in one of the fastest-warming places on Earth
A new study has revealed the alarming extent glaciers have shrunk over the past 40 years in a global warming hotspot for the first time—and the biggest retreat has occurred in recent years.
Environment
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Devastating volcanic eruption did not cause the sudden-onset cold period 13,000 years ago, climate archives reveal
The synchronization of data from two natural climate archives—a speleothem from the Herbstlabyrinth Cave in Hesse (Germany) and ice cores from Greenland—offers new insights into the chronology of abrupt climate changes ...
Earth Sciences
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New evidence suggests sulfur's role in dinosaur extinction was overstated
Approximately 66 million years ago, the Chicxulub asteroid, estimated to be 10–15 kilometers in diameter, struck the Yucatán Peninsula (in current-day Mexico), creating a 200-kilometer-wide impact crater. This impact triggered ...
Earth Sciences
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Coral-reef restoration in Florida and Puerto Rico could save lives and money
A new study co-led by the Center for Coastal Climate Resilience (CCCR) at UC Santa Cruz shows coral reef restoration in Florida and Puerto Rico could save thousands of lives and prevent hundreds of millions of dollars in ...
Environment
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Biochar shown to reduce risks of DDT-contaminated soil
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) soil pollution is still a major problem in many parts of the world. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a new method to manage ecological risks from ...
Earth Sciences
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Weighing the green cost: How nickel mining in Indonesia impacts forests and local communities
Indonesia produced nearly four times the amount of nickel in recent years compared to a decade earlier—following the global push for a low-carbon revolution that drives the mining for the mineral essential for electric ...
Environment
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Models show extreme rain heightens E. coli risks for communities of color in Texas
Nobody wants to share a day on the water with E. coli. The bacteria is a sure sign of fecal contamination, which is washed into waterways from farm fields or sewage systems by rain. The microbes are also dangerous—exposure ...
Environment
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Permafrost thaw threatens up to 3 million people in the Arctic
Permafrost thaw poses multiple risks to local Arctic communities, their livelihoods, infrastructure and environment. A transdisciplinary study led by Umeå University and others has identified key risks across four Arctic ...
Earth Sciences
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Arctic hotspots study reveals areas of climate stress in Northern Alaska and Siberia
Ecological warning lights have blinked on across the Arctic over the last 40 years, according to new research, and many of the fastest-changing areas are clustered in Siberia, the Canadian Northwest Territories, and Alaska.
Earth Sciences
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How America courted increasingly destructive wildfires, and what that means for protecting homes today
The fires burning in the Los Angeles area are a powerful example of why humans have learned to fear wildfire. Fires can level entire neighborhoods in an instant. They can destroy communities, torch pristine forests and choke ...
Environment
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