Wetlands hold the key to cutting emissions
A team of scientists has identified more ways to mitigate climate change.
Environment
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What you need to know about the latest U.N. climate change report
The United Nations scientific panel on climate change recently released a major report that examined the benefits of trying to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above nineteenth-century temperatures and described ...
Environment
Nov 14, 2018
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Opinion: Methods for protecting England's coastal communities 'not fit for purpose'
In October 2018, a stark report suggested that current methods being used to protect England's coastal communities are 'not fit for purpose'.
Environment
Nov 8, 2018
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Building sea walls is a small Band-aid on a gaping wound
The Kingscliff seawall, in the Tweed Shire in northern New South Wales, is an engineering marvel. It is 300 metres long and 6 metres deep, with a projected cost of between A$3 million and A$5 million. Its depth enables it ...
Environment
Oct 5, 2018
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Charity urges aid for sinking cities
Governments must provide "major" investment in flood risk reduction to save coastal cities around the world, a charity said Friday, as rising seas and sinking urban areas pose unprecedented threats to millions of homes.
Environment
Oct 5, 2018
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Research collaboration works toward timely coastal flood adaptation
A research collaboration between Victoria University of Wellington and NIWA is working towards a better method for adapting to coastal flooding as sea levels continue to rise due to climate change.
Earth Sciences
Oct 1, 2018
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Citizen scientists advance the knowledge of coastal seas
Scientists from the University of Portsmouth and local volunteers have taken part in the UK's largest ever citizen science project to understand how our coastline is changing in the face of climate change and species invasion.
Plants & Animals
Sep 27, 2018
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What the world needs now to fight climate change: More swamps
"Drain the swamp" has long meant getting rid of something distasteful. Actually, the world needs more swamps – and bogs, fens, marshes and other types of wetlands.
Environment
Sep 12, 2018
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New cities may make millions more vulnerable to climate change
A forthcoming study of over a hundred new cities being built around the world suggests developers and planning authorities are doing very little to make their projects resilient to climate change. On the contrary, a boom ...
Environment
Sep 12, 2018
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Mangrove expansion and climatic warming may help ecosystems keep pace with sea level rise
Sea level rise and extreme weather events have become harsh realities for those living along the world's coasts. The record-breaking hurricanes of the past decade in the United States have led to staggering tolls on coastal ...
Environment
Aug 29, 2018
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