UConn Department of Natural Resources and the Environment researcher Wei Ren sees the interconnections between the systems in nature and how each component impacts the others. In Connecticut, rich in forests and farmland, ...
Ecology
Feb 20, 2023
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Grit. Don't quit.
Social Sciences
Feb 3, 2023
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The Columbia Climate School's National Center for Disaster Preparedness released a report this week exploring disaster resilience legislation during the 2021–2022 state legislative sessions.
Environment
Dec 14, 2022
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A forest's resilience, or ability to absorb environmental disturbances, has long been thought to be a boost for its odds of survival against the looming threat of climate change.
Plants & Animals
Dec 5, 2022
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According to UNICEF, school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic brought a decade's growth in school feeding programs to a dramatic halt, leaving about 370 million school children without access to their one reliable meal ...
Environment
Nov 29, 2022
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Adapting to a world that is warmer than today is a huge undertaking, even if the most ambitious temperature ceiling is met. Increasing climate risks mean that millions of Africans could be uprooted or trapped where they are ...
Environment
Nov 7, 2022
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Helping children become more "digitally resilient" must be a collective effort if they are to learn how to thrive online, according to new research led by the University of East Anglia. The work is published in Education ...
Social Sciences
Sep 29, 2022
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Born in India and having friends from Pakistan, Auroop Ganguly, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University, has been following the news about the catastrophic floods in Pakistan very closely.
Environment
Sep 9, 2022
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For disaster management organizations (DMOs) across Europe, social media and crowdsourcing (SMCS) are playing an increasingly larger role in dealing with crises. However, their effectiveness remains unclear, as do their opportunities ...
Environment
Sep 5, 2022
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In 2017 and again in 2019, Quebec was hit by major floods. The material and human cost of those disasters prompted the Quebec government to conduct an in-depth analysis of weather-event management.
Environment
Aug 30, 2022
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