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Most Valuable Homes in the Western United States at Risk for Wildfire Exposure

The top ten per cent most valuable homes in the western United States are 70% more likely to be in high wildfire hazard areas than median-value properties, measured by county, according to a new study published today in Environmental Research Letters.

27 May 2022

How People Can Help to Tackle Climate Change

According to scientists, handling the climate crisis can only be made possible by “placing people at the heart of climate action.”

27 May 2022

Restoring Neglected Farmland to Minimize the Effects of Climate Change

Hundreds of millions of acres of land are now being abandoned throughout the world as a result of “rural outmigration,” or people moving to urban.

26 May 2022

Monitoring the Soundscapes of Coral Reefs Helps Track Their Health Around the World

A healthy coral reef seems to be loud. Similar to a busy city, the infrastructure results in more organisms and activity, and also more background noise.

26 May 2022

American Society of Nephrology Calls on Professionals to Take Action Against Climate Change

The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) is calling on kidney health professionals to take action to address the impact of climate change on the 850 million people-;including more than 37 million Americans-;living with kidney diseases across the world who are uniquely vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

26 May 2022

Just Keep Swimming … Silky Sharks are Setting Records

Tracking silky sharks has revealed them to be swift swimmers. But they’re also one of the most heavily fished sharks globally. Will expanded marine protection in the Tropical Eastern Pacific go far enough to protect these long-distance swimmers?

26 May 2022

Windship Technology's Patented Rig Design Can Help Ship Operators Post the January 2023 EEXI Environment Legislation

The new regulatory framework (Energy Efficiency eXisting ship Index - EEXI) around CO2 emissions for existing shipping come into force in January 2023 and many ship owners are now considering how to meet these through either operational changes or technical alterations.

From Windship Technology Ltd 26 May 2022

Global Warming Cannot be Prevented by Just Cutting CO2, Study Says

A new study has shown that cutting down emissions of carbon dioxide by itself is not sufficient to avoid catastrophic global warming.

25 May 2022

Climate Change Likely to Make the U.S. Corn Belt Unsuitable for Cultivation by 2100

Climate change will make the U.S. Corn Belt unsuitable for cultivating corn by 2100 without major technological advances in agricultural practices, an Emory University study finds.

25 May 2022

Strategies to Keep the Sustainable California Shellfish Industry Resilient Despite Climate Change

Thanks to the proximity to the sea, Californians are able to enjoy locally procured mussels, oysters, clams, and abalone. The majority of the shellfish eaten here originate from aquaculture farms throughout the coast—from San Diego to Humboldt County. These animals are filter feeders as they siphon minute plankton from the marine water, thus growing them is environmentally friendly.

24 May 2022