A major Southern California water agency has declared a water supply alert for the first time in seven years and is asking residents to voluntarily conserve.
Environment
Aug 19, 2021
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Life on Earth is most diverse at the equator. This pattern, where species biodiversity increases as we move through the tropics towards the equator, is seen on land and in the oceans, and has been documented across a broad ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 28, 2021
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In 2018, the Camp Fire ripped through the town of Paradise, California at an unprecedented rate. Officials had prepared an evacuation plan that required 3 hours to get residents to safety. The fire, bigger and faster than ...
Environment
May 24, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic has elevated consumers' focus on sustainability and willingness to pay out of their own pockets—or even take a pay cut—for a sustainable future, according to a new IBM Institute for Business Value ...
Social Sciences
Apr 22, 2021
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A new technique using dissolved noble gas tracers sheds light on how water moves through an aquifer, with implications for water resources and their vulnerability to climate change.
Earth Sciences
Apr 21, 2021
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Climate change has and will continue to induce severe increases in summer temperatures throughout Europe, especially in the Mediterranean region, where Italy stands out in terms of heat-related effects on daily mortality. ...
Environment
Dec 7, 2020
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Providing a standing desk to every primary school child in a UK classroom can reduce sitting time throughout most of the academic year, according to a new study.
Education
Nov 17, 2020
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During times of crisis, people find themselves faced with lifestyle changes. One of the earliest and most noticeable changes seen during the COVID-19 lockdown was how we consume media—and especially how we read.
Education
Oct 6, 2020
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The dynamics of the current COVID-19 pandemic could offer valuable insights for the efforts to mitigate climate change. Highlighting the parallels between the global health and the climate emergency, a team of researchers ...
Environment
Aug 17, 2020
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Concern about the politicization of climate change news is not new, but coverage of the issue over the last three decades has shifted.
Political science
Mar 12, 2020
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