Extreme heat is a problem in Virginia: Researchers want to help
The summers in Hampton Roads, Va., are hot, but for some residents, swelling temperatures and their impacts can be disproportionately worse.
The summers in Hampton Roads, Va., are hot, but for some residents, swelling temperatures and their impacts can be disproportionately worse.
Environment
Apr 15, 2024
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Countries must act swiftly following a landmark declaration on sustainable agriculture and food systems at COP28 to protect farmers and vulnerable groups from the effects of climate change, research leaders urge.
Environment
Dec 11, 2023
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Research from the University of Warwick has found that national parks and protected areas are at a higher risk of forest fires when located farther away from indigenous communities.
Environment
Dec 7, 2023
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Research from the Institute for Sustainable Food at the University of Sheffield has investigated the reasons for post-harvest loss of crops produced in the Morogoro region of Tanzania.
Ecology
Mar 30, 2023
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In recent years, teleworking—spurred by the implementation of information and communication technologies and the recent pandemic, particularly—has become a feature of many jobs. Many companies have now made this form ...
Economics & Business
Mar 20, 2023
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic effect on the tourism industry worldwide. International arrivals dropped by 74% globally in 2020 and tourist accommodations, businesses, borders and heritage sites had to close, resulting ...
Economics & Business
Jan 6, 2023
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Transitions are never easy. Sometimes they are underway, and we are unaware of them. When New York City transitioned away from a manufacturing to a service economy, we lost a million people and 500,000 manufacturing jobs. ...
Environment
Jan 4, 2023
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A centerpiece of the typical Australian suburb has been the distinctive green of the traditional lawn bowling club. But despite being an institution for more than 150 years, a new study from UNSW Sydney shows the local "bowlo" ...
Social Sciences
Nov 29, 2022
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A third of the UK's church buildings cost more money each year than they are able to raise, and only one in five is financially profitable, according to an audit of churches carried out in Cambridgeshire and West Norfolk.
Social Sciences
Nov 14, 2022
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A new study led by the Landscape Ecological Forest Planning Lab at University of Tuscia (Viterbo, Italy) realized in cooperation with the alpine detachment of the University of Milan (UNIMONT) and published in the Journal ...
Ecology
Jun 30, 2022
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