Water resources are running dry in the world's highest-elevation capital due to the combined effect of the Andean glaciers melting, drought and mismanagement.
Environment
Sep 19, 2019
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The largest glacier in the Alps is visibly suffering the effects of global warming. ETH researchers have now calculated how much of the Aletsch Glacier will still be visible by the end of the century. In the worst-case scenario, ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 12, 2019
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Some 60% of the planet's expected urban area by 2030 is yet to be built. This forecast highlights how rapidly the world's people are becoming urban. Cities now occupy about 2% of the world's land area, but are home to about ...
Environment
Sep 10, 2019
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Search for "climate change" on YouTube and before long you'll likely find a video that denies it exists. In fact, when it comes to shaping the online conversation around climate change, a new study suggests that deniers and ...
Other
Aug 2, 2019
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Chinese scientists have made significant progress on the influence of the Northern Hemisphere mid-high latitudes on East Asian climate, according to Prof. Jianping Li, from the Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography-Institute ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 9, 2019
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Greening our cities has become one of the great global imperatives of the 21st century including to tackle climate change. And Australia's sprawling car-based cities are gradually changing to embrace green or living infrastructure.
Environment
Jul 9, 2019
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Climate change threatens the medium-term commercial viability of citrus fruits, vines and olives. A study by the Ecophysiology and Biotechnology research group at the Universitat Jaume I de Castelló (UJI) - carried out in ...
Ecology
May 28, 2019
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The warming of the Earth by the human-caused greenhouse effect is progressing. But predictions for the next decades still show relatively large uncertainties. A German-Australian research team headed by GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre ...
Earth Sciences
May 21, 2019
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IIASA researchers collaborated with colleagues in Japan to clarify the impacts of stringent climate mitigation policies on food security. The team identified smart and inclusive climate policy designs where the risk of food-security ...
Environment
May 13, 2019
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Human adaptation to climate change may include changes in fertility, according to a new study by an international group of researchers.
Environment
May 3, 2019
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