Universities will do the environment a good service and trim deforestation levels if they turn their campuses paperless, according to a study published as part of the 2022 Advances in Science and Engineering Technology International ...
Education
Dec 4, 2023
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Melting of glaciers, rising sea levels, extreme heat waves: the consequences of climate change are more visible than ever, and the scientific community has confirmed that humans are responsible. Yet studies show that a third ...
Environment
Nov 30, 2023
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While the impacts of climate change vary across the globe, most scientists agree that, overall, a warming environment is increasing both the frequency and intensity of severe weather events such as tornados and intense thunderstorms.
Earth Sciences
Nov 30, 2023
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As the latest UN climate change summit (COP28) gets underway in Dubai, conversations around limiting global warming to 1.5°C will confront a harsh reality. Global temperatures have surged over the past year, with the monthly ...
Environment
Nov 30, 2023
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Eight years ago, the world agreed to an ambitious target in the Paris Agreement: hold warming to 1.5°C to limit further dangerous levels of climate change.
Environment
Nov 29, 2023
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The warnings about the disastrous impact we are having on our planet are becoming more dire. The UN Environment Program's most recent emissions gap report, which tracks our progress in limiting global warming, revealed that ...
Social Sciences
Nov 27, 2023
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The warming climate is having ripple effects across ecosystems, including plants, which have evolved clever mechanisms to conserve water when stressed by drought.
Plants & Animals
Nov 24, 2023
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Spurred by the current climate crisis, there has been heightened attention within the scientific community in recent years to how past climate variation contributed to historic human migration and other behaviors.
Environment
Nov 22, 2023
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Daily predictions of rainstorms are useful for helping us decide whether we should bring an umbrella or not when we run errands. But scientists, urban planners, and many others need to know about precipitation extremes on ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 21, 2023
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Climate change is threatening the survival of plants and animals around the globe as temperatures rise and habitats change.
Evolution
Nov 21, 2023
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