Wildfire evacuations: How our diverse experiences can strengthen disaster response
Wildfire affects us all differently. This is the central message from research about the social dimensions of climate hazards.
Wildfire affects us all differently. This is the central message from research about the social dimensions of climate hazards.
Environment
Jul 21, 2023
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It made world news last week when a small lake in Canada was chosen as the "Golden Spike"—the location where the emergence of the Anthropocene is most clear. The Anthropocene is the proposed new geological epoch defined ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 19, 2023
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Research conducted by academics from the University of New South Wales' Gonski Institute for Education, in partnership with the University of Canberra and Social Ventures Australia, has identified pathways to better outcomes ...
Social Sciences
Jul 7, 2023
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A pyromaniac is someone unhealthily obsessed with the destructive power of fire. Melinda Adams instead is pulled toward the term pyromantic—a lover of "good fire" for the benefits it can bring to people, communities and ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 5, 2023
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For the past 15 months, I have been helping residents living near the massive Cadia gold and copper mine in NSW to verify their concerns about pollution from the mine. The findings of alarming levels of heavy metals in their ...
Environment
Jun 22, 2023
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As someone who has spent the last decade researching sexual harassment and violence in public spaces, the question I'm commonly asked is: "What advice should I give my teenage daughter about what to do when she's harassed ...
Social Sciences
Jun 16, 2023
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Two historic giant sequoias were damaged in a prescribed burn last fall at Calaveras Big Trees State Park—and one of them may not survive, park officials and tree enthusiasts agree.
Plants & Animals
Jun 13, 2023
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Climbing caribou numbers in northeastern British Columbia prove that collaborations between Indigenous and colonial governments can reverse decades-long declines, but focus needs to shift to culturally meaningful recovery ...
Plants & Animals
May 18, 2023
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Six lions were killed on Saturday by Kenyan herders after the pride attacked 11 goats and a dog the previous night, wildlife officials said, in the latest incident of human-wildlife conflict in the country.
Plants & Animals
May 14, 2023
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Under the watchful eyes of neighbors, scientists in white lab coats knelt to spread a flour-like mineral over a lawn in Huntington Park.
Environment
May 4, 2023
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