Sep. 1, 2016 The window of opportunity for limiting climate warming up to 2°C is closing rapidly. However, a reinforcing upward spiral of national government policy, non-state actions and transformative ...
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Aug. 31, 2016 The specific cultural values of a country may determine whether concern about environmental issues actually leads individuals to engage in environmentally friendly behaviors, according to the new ...
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Aug. 31, 2016 One of the first efforts to systematically assess how cities are preparing for climate change shows that city planners have yet to fully assess their vulnerability to climate change, leaving serious ...
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Aug. 30, 2016 A new article discusses increasing partisan polarization of American attitudes towards climate change. The article details the escalation of partisan polarization, particularly towards environmental ...
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Aug. 30, 2016 Researchers have used 'environmental DNA' to determine the biodiversity of a river. Previously, this involved collecting and identifying all the organisms living in it. Using environmental ...
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Aug. 30, 2016 Closing the high seas to fishing could increase fish catches in coastal waters by 10 percent, helping people, especially the most vulnerable, cope with the expected losses of fish due to climate ...
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Aug. 29, 2016 The sun's impact on our planet's climate has recently been a hotly debated topic in the context of climate change. The controversy around this issue has led scientists across Europe to dig ...
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Aug. 26, 2016 Increasing energy demands and expanding industrial and agricultural activities worldwide are changing the composition of the atmosphere and contributing to major global challenges like climate change ...
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Aug. 26, 2016 A new predictive tool, which for the first time combines human perception of the environment with land-use planning and socioeconomic data, could help governments mitigate the impact of climate ...
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Aug. 26, 2016 Researchers have developed an economic model that demonstrates how flexible wastewater treatment processes which blend varying levels of treated effluent can create a water supply that benefits crops ...
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Aug. 25, 2016 Despite ample evidence that Atlantic hurricanes are getting stronger, research found that people's view of future storm threat is based on their hurricane experience, gender and political ...
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Aug. 25, 2016 A new study challenges the widely held assumption that biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel are inherently carbon ...
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Aug. 24, 2016 Climate change could cause new hay fever misery for millions of people across Europe -- according to a new report. Hay fever is a common allergic condition that is caused by an allergy to pollen -- ...
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Aug. 24, 2016 One size does not always fit all, especially when it comes to global climate models, according to climate researchers who caution users of climate model projections to take into account the increased ...
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Aug. 24, 2016 Global warming could create substantial economic damage in agriculture, a new study finds. Around the globe, climate change threatens agricultural productivity, forcing up food prices. As the ...
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Aug. 24, 2016 An international research project has found human activity has been causing global warming for almost two centuries, proving human-induced climate change is not just a 20th century ...
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Aug. 23, 2016 The global impact of human activities on the natural environment is extensive, but those impacts are expanding at a slower rate than the rate of economic and population ...
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Aug. 23, 2016 Invasions from alien species such as Japanese knotweed and grey squirrels threaten the economies and livelihoods of residents of some of the world's poorest nations, new research ...
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Aug. 22, 2016 Extreme weather conditions associated with climate change may extend the ozone season in the Southeastern United States as drought-stressed trees emit more of the precursor compound that helps form ...
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Aug. 22, 2016 A strong national commitment to nuclear energy goes hand in hand with weak performance on climate change targets, researchers have ...
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