A powerful new map by the University of Cincinnati illustrates one motivating force behind migrant caravans leaving Guatemala and Honduras to reach the United States.
Environment
Nov 19, 2018
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Reno, NV (Sept 10, 2018): Scientists from the Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC) at the Desert Research Institute (DRI) in Reno, Nev. are pleased to announce the release of a long-awaited update to a climate mapping tool ...
Environment
Sep 11, 2018
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A team of researchers led by the University of Minnesota and The Ohio State University have released the most accurate high-resolution terrain map of Antarctica ever created. The map uses high-resolution satellite images ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 5, 2018
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Maps are an important part of our everyday lives.
Social Sciences
Aug 10, 2018
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What does Salt Lake City have in common with Tehran?
Environment
Mar 21, 2018
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Although scientists warn that urgent action is needed to stop climate change, public engagement continues to lag. Many social scientists say people are hesitant to act on climate change because, especially in Western industrialized ...
Environment
Mar 19, 2018
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Scientists have developed cartograms—maps that convey information by contorting areas—to visualize the risks of climate change in a novel way.
Environment
Dec 7, 2017
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As the Earth's climate changes, shifting weather patterns will affect where plants and animals can live.
Ecology
Sep 27, 2017
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(Phys.org) —Breakthrough research on identifying potential climate oases, called microrefugia, could set a new standard for reducing risk in land management, writes UTS research fellow Dr John Gollan.
Ecology
Mar 6, 2014
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Like undiscovered groves of giant redwoods, centuries-old living corals remain unmapped and unmeasured. Scientists still know relatively little about the world's biggest corals, where they are and how long they have lived.
Earth Sciences
Oct 16, 2013
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