Fungal-rich soil may improve green roof sustainability
Green roofs have become increasingly popular thanks to their benefits related to climate adaptation, mitigation, and urban biodiversity management.
Green roofs have become increasingly popular thanks to their benefits related to climate adaptation, mitigation, and urban biodiversity management.
Ecology
Jan 31, 2024
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Extreme heat events could become more intense and frequent both locally and globally, increasing the risk of harm to health and global economies, according to a new study that includes research from the UNC Gillings School ...
Social Sciences
Jul 6, 2022
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Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) conducted a multi-year empirical study to assess the impact of trees on city temperatures. Taking the city of Würzburg as an example, the researchers showed that vegetation ...
Environment
May 20, 2022
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Declining native species could be planted in urban green spaces. Researchers from the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), Leipzig University and ...
Plants & Animals
May 18, 2022
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Urban greening is unlikely to provide a single fix for tackling extreme weather events brought on by climate change, scientists have suggested.
Environment
Jan 26, 2022
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Life in a warming world is going to require human ingenuity to adapt to the new realities of Earth. Greenhouse-gas induced warming and megapolitan expansion are both significant drivers of our warming planet. Researchers ...
Environment
Feb 10, 2014
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Looking strictly at the economic costs and benefits of three different roof types—black, white and "green" (or vegetated)—Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) researchers have found in a new study that ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 22, 2014
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Green roofs could become a future source of water pollution, says a new study.
Environment
Nov 12, 2013
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The UK needs coordinated plans to stop a rush for air conditioning as temperatures rise, experts say.
Earth Sciences
Aug 1, 2024
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A new University of Maryland study suggests that Washington, D.C.'s most socioeconomically vulnerable neighborhoods are less equipped to handle runoff from heavy rainfalls made more frequent by climate change.
Environment
Jun 4, 2024
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