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Fighting fire with fire: Controlled burns remain essential as US wildfires intensify
In 2015, the Lake Fire burned 31,000 acres in this popular hiking forest northeast of Los Angeles. It destroyed four buildings, came perilously close to the resort town of Big Bear Lake and took more than 1,900 firefighters ...
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New study explains how to broaden strategy to avert catastrophic climate change
Slashing emissions of carbon dioxide, by itself, cannot prevent catastrophic global warming. But a new study concludes that a strategy that simultaneously reduces emissions of other largely neglected climate pollutants would ...
Environment
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Temperature records broken across the US as UN warns of continued climate disruption
A heat wave gripping parts of the nation added an exclamation point to a series of announcements this week about the world's warming climate.
Environment
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South Asia's intense heat wave a 'sign of things to come'
The devastating heat wave which has baked India and Pakistan in recent months was made more likely due to climate change, according to a study by an international group of scientists on Monday. This, they say, is a glimpse ...
Environment
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New measurements from Northern Sweden show less methane emission than feared
It is widely understood that thawing permafrost can lead to significant amounts of methane being released. However, new research shows that in some areas, this release of methane could be a tenth of the amount predicted from ...
Earth Sciences
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Release of two new datasets related to climate in Central Asia
As one of the climate change hot spots, central Asia witnessed a significant warming in the past and is very likely to experience more heatwaves and drought events in the future.
Earth Sciences
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Four million people hit by floods in Bangladesh: UN
At least four million people have been affected by the worst floods in Bangladesh's northeast for nearly two decades, the United Nations said Monday.
Environment
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Red River flooding is worst in a decade
The Red River Valley in Minnesota, North Dakota and Manitoba is facing some of its worst flooding in a decade. An extreme spring blizzard, multiple rainstorms, and melting winter ice swelled the Red River of the North and ...
Environment
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Iraq sandstorm grounds flights, sends 1,000 to hospitals
Iraq closed public buildings and temporarily shut airports Monday as another sandstorm—the ninth since mid-April—hit the country.
Environment
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Priceless seeds, sprouts key to US West's post-fire future
A New Mexico facility where researchers work to restore forests devastated by fires faced an almost cruelly ironic threat: The largest wildfire burning in the U.S. was fast approaching.
Environment
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What are the key climate themes at Davos?
While the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's war in Ukraine will be focuses of the World Economic Forum's gathering of business and government leaders, so too will climate change. It's captured the world's attention in unignorable ...
Environment
May 22, 2022
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US high schoolers design low-cost filter to remove lead from water
When the pandemic forced schools into remote learning, Washington-area science teacher Rebecca Bushway set her students an ambitious task: design and build a low-cost lead filter that fixes to faucets and removes the toxic ...
Environment
May 22, 2022
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Millions stranded, dozens dead as flooding hits Bangladesh and India
Heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in parts of Bangladesh and India, leaving millions stranded and at least 57 dead, officials said Saturday.
Environment
May 21, 2022
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Geothermal drilling successes offer potential gain for petroleum industry
Texas A&M University researchers Dr. Sam Noynaert and Fred Dupriest recently presented results from a geothermal project that drastically reduced well-completion times and drill bit changeouts to an audience of mostly petroleum ...
Environment
May 20, 2022
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Key Iraq irrigation reservoir close to drying out
Iraq's Lake Hamrin, a once-vast reservoir northeast of Baghdad that is the sole source of water for irrigation across Diyala province, has nearly dried out, a senior official said Friday.
Environment
May 20, 2022
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The role of vegetation in reducing thermal stress in urban areas
Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) conducted a multi-year empirical study to assess the impact of trees on city temperatures. Taking the city of Würzburg as an example, the researchers showed that vegetation ...
Environment
May 20, 2022
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Scientists explain why meridional heat transport is underestimated
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a phenomenon responsible for transporting ocean heat northward through the Atlantic Ocean. This process significantly influences the Arctic and North Atlantic oceanic ...
Earth Sciences
May 20, 2022
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Israeli firm hopes AI can curb drownings
An Israeli city is testing whether an artificial intelligence programme that detects drowning threats can help save lives off its beaches.
Environment
May 20, 2022
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IAP releases datasets of frequent marine heatwaves in most ocean regions over two decades
Heatwaves are extreme climatic events that occur in the atmosphere and even the oceans. Recent research indicates that marine heatwaves (MHWs) will become more frequent and intense under global warming conditions.
Environment
May 20, 2022
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How do typhoons trigger coastal algal blooms?
A research team led by Prof. Yin Baoshu from the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS) has revealed how typhoons trigger coastal algal blooms.
Earth Sciences
May 20, 2022
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