New York state sued PepsiCo on Wednesday, pointing to the soda giant's plastic waste as a scourge of waterways and blasting the company's "misleading" statements on the environment.
Environment
Nov 15, 2023
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Large numbers of elephants from Zimbabwe's biggest national park are moving to neighboring Botswana in a search for water, a spokesman said Monday.
Plants & Animals
Sep 18, 2023
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Identifying the factors contributing to algal growth accurately and reliably is vital for sustainable use and scientific management of freshwater resources. As scientific research evolves from using small data sets to larger ...
Ecology
May 22, 2023
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Captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on 8 April 2023, this image shows Los Angeles and part of the hinterland in Southern California.
Planetary Sciences
Apr 28, 2023
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Every year on 22 March, World Water Day reminds us of the importance of one of the most important resources of life. Almost two-thirds of our planet is covered with water, but not even 3% is drinkable freshwater. Every day, ...
Environment
Mar 20, 2023
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The Thünen Institute now offers interactive forest maps through the Thünen Atlas (http://atlas.thuenen.de) that provide a nationwide overview of the stocked forest area—i.e., the area on which trees grow—and the dominant ...
Environment
Mar 20, 2023
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Approximately 52 million square kilometers of the earth surface is made by arid zones, defined as areas where the total amount of rainfall is balanced by evaporation from the surface and natural transpiration of plants. The ...
Economics & Business
Mar 16, 2023
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More than 2 billion people live in "water stressed" countries. These are territories where more than 25% of the available freshwater resources are withdrawn for human use each year.
Environment
Jan 19, 2023
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Hospital wastewater (HWW) contains plenty of persistent compounds, dangerous substances, and pathogenic microorganisms, such as antibiotics, psychiatric drugs, β-receptor blockers, anesthetics, analgesics, anti-inflammatory ...
Environment
Oct 18, 2022
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Rita Adrian is lead author in Working Group II (Impacts, Adaptation, Vulnerability) on the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, released today. She contributed to the chapter on "Terrestrial and Freshwater Ecosystems and their Services." ...
Environment
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