Climate change to stir up global agriculture within next decade
Potential climate-related impacts on future crop yield are a major societal concern, according to a new study published in Nature Food.
Potential climate-related impacts on future crop yield are a major societal concern, according to a new study published in Nature Food.
Agriculture
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"Climate change is racist." So reads the title of a recent book by British journalist Jeremy Williams. While this title might seem provocative, it's long been recognized that people of color suffer disproportionate harm under ...
Environment
Jul 12, 2022
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Human trade and transport have led to the intentional and accidental introductions of non-native species outside of their natural range globally. These biological invasions can cause extinctions, cost trillions, and spread ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 16, 2023
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Hybrid agricultural and horticultural crops can play an important role in supporting global food security. They produce higher yields and are often more resistant than non-hybrid varieties to diseases and climate stress. ...
Agriculture
May 16, 2022
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Plastic pollution in the oceans is a major problem that is finally getting the attention it deserves, thanks to Blue Planet II. It makes headline news almost every week – and famous figures such as the Pope, Prince Charles, ...
Environment
Apr 6, 2018
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A team of researchers from the Global Footprint Network, the Munasinghe Institute for Development, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Missouri Botanical Garden has found that approximately 72% of people globally live ...
Coastal communities need to prepare for simultaneous extreme weather events as heat waves increasingly overlap with surges in sea levels due to climate change, a study published on Thursday warned.
Environment
Apr 14, 2024
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The wildfires raging across Canada's south-eastern province of Quebec are unprecedented. A warm, dry spring allowed the tinder to accumulate and lightning storms in early June lit the match, dramatically escalating 2023's ...
Environment
Jun 30, 2023
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People in poorer countries are disproportionately suffering from air pollution spewed from the increasing scourge of fires in forests and fields around the world, according to new research published Wednesday.
Environment
Sep 23, 2023
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Biodiversity losses in countries with smaller, less-developed economies, impact large, developed economies, according to a new study.
Ecology
Mar 30, 2022
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