'Historically inclined' anthropologists trace the evolution of US emergency risk assessment and response
"Where were you when …?"
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After the Australian floods, the distressing but necessary case for managed retreat
From Brisbane to Sydney, many thousands of Australians have been reliving a devastating experience they hoped—in 2021, 2020, 2017, 2015, 2013, 2012 or 2010/11—would never happen to them again.
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Mar 14, 2022
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EPA rule would make heavy trucks cut smog, soot pollution
The Biden administration is proposing stronger pollution regulations for new tractor-trailer rigs that would clean up smoky diesel engines and encourage new technologies during the next two decades.
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Mar 7, 2022
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Five things the latest IPCC report tells us about climate change and health
More than four in ten people live in parts of the world that are highly vulnerable to climate change, reveals the latest report from the IPCC. The crisis is a clear threat to people's health, lives and livelihoods. But if ...
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Mar 7, 2022
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Paper shows regional public universities make local economies more resilient
Regional economies are routinely subject to the whims of the business cycle that can lead to job losses and lower incomes for residents when a recession hits or an industry declines. But new research co-written by a team ...
Economics & Business
Feb 21, 2022
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States increasingly require employers to provide paid sick leave—but even more states block local paid sick policies
More than a quarter of U.S. jobs are guaranteed paid sick leave thanks to state laws enacted over the past decade, according to a new study from researchers at NYU School of Global Public Health. Twelve states have passed ...
Economics & Business
Feb 10, 2022
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'We lost everything': Brazil floods leave thousands destitute
Carlos Batista da Silva holds his hand above his head, indicating on a wall the level where floodwaters reached inside his northeastern Brazil home.
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Dec 29, 2021
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Here's what it would take to end emissions from fossil fuels
Achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the UK by 2050 is a massive challenge. It'll mainly be achieved through cutting emissions from fossil fuels: coal, natural gas and oil. This will require rapid, deep transformation ...
Environment
Dec 13, 2021
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How can cities accelerate climate action to meet COP26 goals?
Last weekend, international negotiators approved the United Nations Glasgow Climate Pact at the 26th Conference of the Parties. Ashish Sharma, the Illinois research climatologist at the Illinois State Water Survey, spoke ...
Environment
Nov 19, 2021
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Why do brown bears frequent towns more than before?
Surveys have revealed an upward trend in the number of brown bears over the past three decades in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island. Researchers at Hokkaido University have been investigating the causes and implications ...
Plants & Animals
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