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Environment Mar 13, 2023

Can Paris 2024 deliver a 'climate positive' Olympics?

Organizers of the 2024 Paris Olympics say they plan to make the Games the world's first 'climate positive' sporting event, a boast experts claim is 'misleading'.

Environment Mar 6, 2023

No, the Fukushima water release is not going to kill the Pacific Ocean

Japanese authorities are preparing to release treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean, nearly 12 years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster. This will relieve pressure on more than 1,000 storage tanks, creating ...

Ecology Feb 27, 2023

Hundreds of Washington state plants, animals at risk of extinction

Over a third of species and ecosystems in the United States are at risk of disappearing, including hundreds of plants and animals in Washington.

Plants & Animals Feb 23, 2023

Our need for seed fosters an unusual partnership to restore forests

Deep in the evergreen woodlands of Washington's Olympic Peninsula sits a forest-within-a-forest: groves of Douglas fir, western hemlock, Sitka spruce and western white pine in evenly planted rows surrounded by a tall deer ...

Environment Feb 23, 2023

To clean up England's rivers we need to know how much sewage is dumped—but water firms won't tell us

UK environment secretary Thérèse Coffey has demanded that water companies share plans for how they will reduce sewage discharges into rivers. They could start by coming clean on how much sewage is being dumped. If we don't ...

Earth Sciences Feb 21, 2023

Lakes collapse and release meltwater during winter causing inland ice to speed up in Greenland, finds study

A team of international researchers has shown for the first time how 18 meltwater lakes in Greenland collapse during winter, which causes the edges of the ice to flow faster. The new knowledge is essential for understanding ...

Earth Sciences Feb 16, 2023

Climate, ice sheets & sea level: the news is not good

Parts of Earth's ice sheets that could lift global oceans by meters will likely crumble with another half degree Celsius of warming, and are fragile in ways not previously understood, according to new research.

Social Sciences Feb 16, 2023

Abuse in Canadian sports highlights gender and racial inequities

Sport in Canada is at a crossroads. The ongoing scandal with Hockey Canada highlights the need to take broader societal action to create a safer sport culture. The crisis in sport is rooted in issues of power and control ...

Environment Feb 15, 2023

Too warm in Canada: world's largest ice rink may not open

The Canadian capital's iconic Rideau Canal Skateway—the largest outdoor rink in the world and a UNESCO heritage site—may not open this winter for the first time in five decades, due to a lack of ice.

Environment Feb 10, 2023

Where's the snow? Climate change affects ski racing season

Besides some minor dustings, it hasn't snowed significantly in the French resorts hosting the skiing world championships since mid-January.

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