Populations of European bumblebees are projected to fall drastically in the coming decades due to climate change and habitat loss, researchers warned on Wednesday.
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Sep 13, 2023
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A smoky haze blanketed Australia's scenic Sydney Harbour on Wednesday, as a ring of controlled blazes burned on the city's fringes in preparation for the looming bushfire season.
Environment
Sep 13, 2023
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Around 50 million years ago there were extensive, lush deciduous forests in the polar regions of the Arctic, where today there is sparse vegetation. The forests existed due to the conditions in the Eocene—a combination ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Sep 7, 2023
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On a tiny Caribbean island, hundreds of people are preparing to pack up and move to escape the rising waters threatening to engulf their already precarious homes.
Environment
Sep 6, 2023
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As temperatures rise, so does the maltreatment of children, according to a new study from a researcher in the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. The study, released as a National Bureau of ...
Social Sciences
Aug 31, 2023
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Temperatures have soared in the central U.S., leading to deaths in some states as more dangerous heat is expected, a national weather service official said.
Environment
Aug 24, 2023
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In 2010, the U.S. government announced a multi-billion-dollar plan to improve the energy efficiency of its buildings, including a focus on LEED certification. Used worldwide, LEED—Leadership in Energy and Environmental ...
Economics & Business
Aug 22, 2023
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Sweltering temperatures lingered Sunday in a large swath of the central U.S., causing misery from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes.
Environment
Aug 20, 2023
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Global CO2 emissions for 2022 reached 36.1 gigatons, and this consumed 13–36% of the remaining carbon budget to limit warming to 1.5°C, which means our permissible emissions could be depleted within two years.
Spain's eastern city of Valencia set a new temperature record on Thursday as the country baked under its third heat wave of the summer.
Environment
Aug 10, 2023
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