Climate change, infectious disease seen as major threats: survey
Climate change and the spread of infectious disease are seen as the top threats by the majority of people in 14 economically advanced nations surveyed by the Pew Research Center.
Climate change and the spread of infectious disease are seen as the top threats by the majority of people in 14 economically advanced nations surveyed by the Pew Research Center.
Social Sciences
Sep 9, 2020
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Intact forests are important climate regulators and harbors of biodiversity, but they are rapidly disappearing. Agriculture is commonly considered to be the major culprit behind forest loss, but the authors of a new paper ...
Environment
Jan 20, 2023
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Climate negotiations opening next week in Madrid must prioritise funding for nations already dealing with the cost of drought, floods and superstorms made worse by rising temperatures, more than 150 environmental groups said ...
Environment
Nov 29, 2019
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As temperature records tumble, and the threat of bushfires and dry conditions looms large, an international study by Flinders University and Argentinian researchers renews the urgency of calls to make more concerted efforts ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 6, 2024
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North Korea's announcement that it is mass producing a home-grown smartphone has been met with skepticism in the tech industry in South Korea and abroad.
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 16, 2013
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Around 260 million years, the Earth was dominated by mammal like reptiles called therapsids. The largest of these therapsids were the dinocephalians, a genus composed of several herbivorous and carnivorous species.
Earth Sciences
Apr 25, 2018
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The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite provided a look at rainfall rates in Tropical Depression Kajiki after it made a quick landfall in Vietnam.
Environment
Sep 4, 2019
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Global fish stocks will not be able to recover to sustainable levels without strong actions to mitigate climate change, a new study has projected.
Ecology
Sep 1, 2022
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If you look at a globe, you'll see that the Southern Hemisphere is bluer than the Northern Hemisphere. A huge 80% of it is ocean compared to 60% of the North.
Environment
Oct 7, 2019
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A lack of extreme weather early warning systems means millions of lives are at risk in climate-vulnerable communities in the global South, climate scientists warn in a landmark report.
Environment
Mar 2, 2022
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