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Climate change may lead to shifts in vital Pacific Arctic fisheries
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Climate change may lead to shifts in vital Pacific Arctic fisheries

Commercially important marine fish and invertebrate species will likely shift northwards under a warmer climate. By Hokkaido University Marine fisheries are an essential source of…
SourceSourceAugust 1, 2024 Full article
Study tracks exposure to air pollution through the day
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Study tracks exposure to air pollution through the day

Data from the Bronx account for people’s daily mobility patterns, reveal demographic disparities in exposure levels. By Peter Dizikes | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute…
SourceSourceJuly 29, 2024 Full article
Researchers warn of unprecedented arsenic release from wildfires
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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
Creating sustainable cooling in southeast Asia using ground source heat pump systems
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Creating sustainable cooling in southeast Asia using ground source heat pump systems

By Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT), Japan As energy and environmental crises rampage, sustainable solutions like ground source heat pump (GSHP) systems gain traction. GSHP…
SourceSourceJune 27, 2024 Full article
Human activity: A double-edged sword in the face of drought
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Human activity: A double-edged sword in the face of drought

By Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH) Earth and environmental scientists reported that as human socio-economic activities increase, greenhouse gas emissions will rise, leading…
SourceSourceJune 21, 2024 Full article