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Regional climate change understanding crucial for effective adaptationScience

Regional climate change understanding crucial for effective adaptation

A recent study published in Frontiers in Science underscores the importance of understanding regional climate change impacts to guide effective adaptation policies. This synthesis of…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 1, 2024 Full article
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Ancient log discovery points to new climate change strategyClimate

Ancient log discovery points to new climate change strategy

A newly published study in Science reveals how a 3,775-year-old log could help refine a novel approach to combating climate change. The research, led by…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 29, 2024 Full article
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Extreme heat is redefining daily life and travel patternsScience

Extreme heat is redefining daily life and travel patterns

A new study from researchers at Arizona State University, the University of Washington, and the University of Texas at Austin reveals that extreme heat profoundly…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 27, 2024 Full article
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Coral reefs can survive climate change if carbon emissions are cutClimate

Coral reefs can survive climate change if carbon emissions are cut

A new study by researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi's Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) suggests that curtailing carbon emissions could be key to helping…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 25, 2024 Full article
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Agriculture’s path to becoming a carbon capture powerhouseClimate

Agriculture’s path to becoming a carbon capture powerhouse

The global food system is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, making the reduction of these emissions a top priority for climate…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 24, 2024 Full article
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Muser Press – New Research Articles | Week 38, 2024Science

Muser Press – New Research Articles | Week 38, 2024

Bolstering community resilience through health-focused climate change adaptation: moving from talk to action in Western Canadian communities The impacts of climate change have been recognized…
SourceSourceSeptember 22, 2024 Full article
Demand-side actions could drive net-zero targets in Europe’s construction sectorScience

Demand-side actions could drive net-zero targets in Europe’s construction sector

A new study suggests that Europe’s construction sector could nearly eliminate its carbon emissions by 2060 through the adoption of advanced energy efficiency technologies. The…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 20, 2024 Full article
Cities can curb floodplain development with existing toolsClimate

Cities can curb floodplain development with existing tools

A recent paper published in Oxford Open Climate Change sheds light on an unexpected trend: many U.S. cities are successfully avoiding development in flood-prone areas,…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 19, 2024 Full article
Flooding: the unexpected biggest threat to desertsScience

Flooding: the unexpected biggest threat to deserts

A new study from the University of Southern California (USC) Viterbi School of Engineering, in collaboration with the University of Paris Cité, has revealed a…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 10, 2024 Full article
New model enhances accuracy of flash flood predictionsScience

New model enhances accuracy of flash flood predictions

An international team of climate scientists has developed a new approach that offers significant advancements in predicting life-threatening flash floods triggered by extreme rainfall. This…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreAugust 30, 2024 Full article
Limits to underground CO2 storage challenge climate goals, study findsScience

Limits to underground CO2 storage challenge climate goals, study finds

New research reveals significant challenges in scaling up carbon storage technologies necessary to limit global warming. A recent study led by Imperial College London has…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreAugust 28, 2024 Full article
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A roadmap for Earth’s cooling strategiesClimate

A roadmap for Earth’s cooling strategies

New paper provides essential framework for evaluating the feasibility, impacts, and governance of stratospheric aerosol injection as a potential climate solution. In a world increasingly…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreAugust 23, 2024 Full article
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New bioinspired method uses electricity to combat coastal erosionScience

New bioinspired method uses electricity to combat coastal erosion

In a new study, researchers from Northwestern University have introduced a novel method to combat coastal erosion using electricity, drawing inspiration from nature. As climate…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreAugust 22, 2024 Full article
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Climate change amplified the risk of record-breaking wildfires in 2023-2024Climate

Climate change amplified the risk of record-breaking wildfires in 2023-2024

By University of East Anglia Unprecedented wildfires in Canada and parts of Amazonia last year were at least three times more likely due to climate…
SourceSourceAugust 14, 2024 Full article
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Shifting dietary habits may reduce greenhouse gas emissionsClimateNews

Shifting dietary habits may reduce greenhouse gas emissions

By University of Birmingham Planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions associated with the global food supply chains induced by diets could fall by 17% if people change…
SourceSourceAugust 13, 2024 Full article
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Balancing technology and governance are key to achieving climate goalsScience

Balancing technology and governance are key to achieving climate goals

By International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Despite advancements in clean energy, global CO2 emissions continue to rise. IIASA researchers contributed to a new…
SourceSourceAugust 12, 2024 Full article
Forest. In Central Appalachia, programs that manage forested lands to enhance the carbon-storing capabilities of trees and soil are paying dividends for large corporate landowners but leaving small landholders out, according to WVU research. Biologist Steven Kannenberg is working to ensure local communities benefit from the carbon credits their forests generate
Money trees: researchers looking at local benefits from climate fighting ability in Appalachian forestsClimateNews

Money trees: researchers looking at local benefits from climate fighting ability in Appalachian forests

West Virginia University - Researchers at West Virginia University are working to ensure small landowners and local communities, instead of large corporations, profit from the…
SourceSourceAugust 9, 2024 Full article
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Detecting climate change using aerosolsClimateScience

Detecting climate change using aerosols

Researchers propose a new metric using aerosols to understand changes in transboundary air pollution pathways due to climate changes. By Chiba University Climate change is…
SourceSourceAugust 8, 2024 Full article
Disaster plant pathology: solutions to combat agricultural threats from disastersClimate

Disaster plant pathology: solutions to combat agricultural threats from disasters

By American Phytopathological Society An often-overlooked component of natural and human-driven disasters is their potential to affect plant health and thus food security at domestic…
SourceSourceAugust 7, 2024 Full article
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Scientists and climate change: extreme concern and high level of engagementScience

Scientists and climate change: extreme concern and high level of engagement

By Universiteit van Amsterdam Scientists from across academic disciplines are extremely concerned about climate change. Many of them have already changed their own lifestyles or…
SourceSourceAugust 6, 2024 Full article
Japan’s youth and climate changeClimateScience

Japan’s youth and climate change

Study highlights need to improve awareness of climate change’s effects and potential solutions amongst 12- to 14-year-olds. By University of Tokyo Students in Japan are…
SourceSourceAugust 1, 2024 Full article
Who’s fuelling the transition to greener energy?Climate

Who’s fuelling the transition to greener energy?

By James Goldie, 360info in Melbourne China still processes the biggest share of the critical minerals needed for the transition to greener sources of energy but other…
SourceSourceJuly 29, 2024 Full article
How well does tree planting work in climate change fight? It depends, OSU research showsClimateScience

How well does tree planting work in climate change fight? It depends, OSU research shows

Oregon State University - Using trees as a cost-effective tool against climate change is more complicated than simply planting large numbers of them, an international…
SourceSourceJuly 24, 2024 Full article
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Researchers warn of unprecedented arsenic release from wildfiresClimate

Researchers warn of unprecedented arsenic release from wildfires

Study finds contaminated mining sites worsen risks from fires. By University of Waterloo The wildfire season of 2023 was the most destructive ever recorded in…
SourceSourceJuly 23, 2024 Full article