As tourists pose for selfies on the shores of Lake Victoria in Uganda, factories within spitting distance of the source of the Nile dump their waste directly into Africa's longest river.
Environment
Nov 2, 2022
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The University of Idaho's plan to build the nation's largest research dairy and experimental farm cleared a big hurdle on Tuesday.
Agriculture
Sep 20, 2022
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Extreme weather events linked to climate change caused about $65 billion in total losses in the first half of 2022, roughly half of which hit uninsured assets, according to data compiled by Munich Re.
Environment
Jul 29, 2022
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Mexico has declared a drought emergency to enable authorities to take special measures to guarantee water supplies in hard-hit areas.
Environment
Jul 13, 2022
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In Nigeria, about 90% of water available for drinking is sourced from boreholes, or deep, narrow wells that tap into naturally occurring underground water. A recent study in Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry found that ...
Environment
May 18, 2022
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A first-of-its-kind article coauthored by scholars at Resources for the Future (RFF) and Columbia University in the journal American Economic Review finds that the loss of a hectare of wetlands (roughly the size of two and ...
Environment
Apr 1, 2022
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Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from JSC Research Center of Construction have demonstrated the practical utility of their previously patented method for determining at what temperature soil freezes and how much ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 15, 2022
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China has promised to become carbon neutral before 2060 and has coupled this ambitious target with stringent limitations on industrial water use by 2030. An international team of IIASA researchers and Chinese colleagues explored ...
Environment
Feb 14, 2022
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One of India's holiest rivers was coated with toxic foam on Monday, adding to the woes of New Delhi residents already enduring a blanket of thick smog over the capital.
Environment
Nov 8, 2021
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With untreated sewage in the water and rubbish piled on the sand, pollution on Tripoli's Mediterranean coast is denying residents of the war-torn Libyan capital a much-needed escape.
Environment
Aug 25, 2021
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