Dense evergreen plantations in Canada's boreal forest absorb so much winter sunlight that the resulting surface warming can offset 6% to 20% of the climate benefit they are credited with. Canada's current carbon accounting ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 20, 2026
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As competition between the United States and China intensifies over critical minerals, pressure is mounting to begin exploitation of deep-sea minerals before a code to regulate mining of the seabed in areas beyond national ...
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Aug 20, 2026
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Global mangrove cover—vegetation vital to tackling climate change—has increased over the past 40 years, despite significant losses in some key regions, according to a new analysis.
Earth Sciences
Aug 20, 2026
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Increasingly hot, dry and windy conditions could substantially extend the area affected by wildfires across Europe, according to a new study led by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) with contributions ...
Environment
Aug 20, 2026
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The Honduran government on Wednesday placed 80% of the country, including the capital, on drought alert as El Niño scorches harvests and causes livestock to die of thirst.
Environment
Aug 20, 2026
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Researchers at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have discovered that fine particulate pollution (PM2.5) significantly impairs plants' ability to use water efficiently and absorb carbon dioxide.
Environment
Aug 19, 2026
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In 1804, William Blake wrote in his poem Jerusalem of England's "green and pleasant" land. This idealized vision of English pastoral has resonated through two centuries, fusing the character of the nation with its landscape—those ...
Environment
Aug 19, 2026
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Photovoltaic technology, most commonly seen as bulky solar panels used on solar farms, is expected to become a dominant energy source by 2050. But these panels are often installed on land that might otherwise be used to grow ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 19, 2026
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Lake Zurich's water level sank to its lowest level in 75 years on Wednesday, official measurements showed, as a drawn-out drought also took a toll on a range of other major Swiss lakes.
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Aug 19, 2026
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As climate impacts such as heat waves, floods and fires intensify worldwide, there is an urgent demand for information on how to respond. IIASA researchers and partners have developed a new tool that meets that need, integrating ...
Environment
Aug 19, 2026
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