More than half of the climate tipping points identified a decade ago are now "active", a group of leading scientists have warned.
Environment
Nov 27, 2019
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Distrust in politicians and the political system is preventing people from supporting increased taxes on fossil fuels, a potentially important climate policy. By comparison, most people believe in climate change. So says ...
Political science
Nov 26, 2019
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Life has changed almost beyond recognition in the last few decades. Artificial intelligence (AI) has substituted entire job fields—intelligent software can now review legal documents, a job which was previously only carried ...
Economics & Business
Oct 15, 2019
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Mangroves are tropical, salt-tolerant trees that grow in the intertidal zone of coastal waters. They don't tolerate cold weather, particularly extreme freezes, during which they die and get replaced by coastal salt marshes.
Environment
Oct 11, 2019
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As a result of industrialization, the carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere has increased continuously over the past 100 years, which is considered the main reason behind global warming. However, the observational global ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 10, 2019
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In a new study, researchers found that unless steps are taken to mitigate climate change, up to 60 percent of current wheat-growing areas worldwide could see simultaneous, severe and prolonged droughts by the end of the century. ...
Environment
Sep 25, 2019
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Melbourne's existing water supplies may face pressure if global warming hits the 2℃ level, according to our new research published today in Environmental Research Letters.
Environment
Aug 2, 2019
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COSMIC-2, a mission of six satellites designed to improve weather forecasts and space weather monitoring, blasted into orbit at 2:30 a.m. ET today, June 25, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.
Space Exploration
Jun 26, 2019
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A research team of Tohoku University, Nissan Motor Co., Shinshu University, and Okayama University made a groundbreaking discovery in the quest to replace hydrofluorocarbons in refrigeration systems with natural refrigerants ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 19, 2019
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Agriculture and the food system have long been challenging subjects for climate negotiators at the United Nations' annual gathering to advance the global agenda on climate change. Issues related to mitigation, fiscal responsibility, ...
Environment
Jun 5, 2019
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