Promoters of ‘flying taxi’ drones scrap test flights in Paris during OlympicsNews
SourceAugust 8, 2024
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Promoters of ‘flying taxi’ drones scrap test flights in Paris during Olympics
Paris, France (AFP) - Test flights of so-called flying taxis -- futuristic drones capable of transporting people -- have been scrapped in Paris during the…

Study quantifies air pollution for NYC subway commutersScience
SourceAugust 8, 2024
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Study quantifies air pollution for NYC subway commuters
Economically disadvantaged and racial minority groups have the highest exposure to fine particular matter during their home to work commutes. PLOS - New York City…

Repetition boosts belief in climate-skeptical claims, even among climate science endorsersScience
SourceAugust 7, 2024
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Repetition boosts belief in climate-skeptical claims, even among climate science endorsers
A single repetition increased the claims’ perceived truth for the strongest climate science supporters surveyed. By PLOS ONE Climate science supporters rated climate-skeptical statements as…

Most existing heat wave indices fail to capture heatwave severityNewsScience
SourceAugust 7, 2024
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Most existing heat wave indices fail to capture heatwave severity
By Cell Press Even though climate change is bringing more frequent and severe heat waves, there is no standard, global way to measure heat-wave severity,…

How well will different US forests remove atmospheric carbon in the future?ClimateNews
SourceAugust 7, 2024
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How well will different US forests remove atmospheric carbon in the future?
By Wiley Forests absorb carbon by capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, making forest carbon stocks an important resource against climate change. In research published…

Disaster plant pathology: solutions to combat agricultural threats from disastersClimate
SourceAugust 7, 2024
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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…

Individuals vary in how air pollution impacts their moodNewsScience
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Individuals vary in how air pollution impacts their mood
Statistical models show how daily air pollution is linked to a person’s affective states. By PLOS ONE Affective sensitivity to air pollution (ASAP) describes the…

Great Barrier Reef facing catastrophic damage, research showsClimate
SourceAugust 7, 2024
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Great Barrier Reef facing catastrophic damage, research shows
By University of Melbourne The Great Barrier Reef is under significant pressure, with warming sea temperatures and mass coral bleaching events threatening to destroy the…

Great Barrier Reef ocean temperatures hit 400-year record: studyNewsScience
SourceAugust 7, 2024
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Great Barrier Reef ocean temperatures hit 400-year record: study
By Laura CHUNG | AFP Sydney, Australia - For the past decade, water temperatures along Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef have been the warmest in…

Antarctic-wide survey of plant life to aid conservation effortsScience
SourceAugust 6, 2024
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Antarctic-wide survey of plant life to aid conservation efforts
The first continent-wide mapping study of plant life across Antarctica reveals growth in previously uncharted areas and is set to inform conservation measures across the…

Future enterovirus outbreaks could be exacerbated by climate changeScience
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Future enterovirus outbreaks could be exacerbated by climate change
By Brown University Outbreaks of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), which causes fever and rash in young children, typically occur in the summer months.…

Groundwater reserves in southwestern Europe prove more stable than anticipatedClimate
SourceAugust 6, 2024
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Groundwater reserves in southwestern Europe prove more stable than anticipated
Groundwater levels in southwestern Europe remain stable over decades Groundwater is a vital resource, sustaining plants and ecosystems, ensuring agricultural production and serving as a…

Rethinking the economy to protect the Amazon and empower its peopleClimate
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Rethinking the economy to protect the Amazon and empower its people
By University of Cambridge To protect the Amazon and support the wellbeing of its people, its economy needs to shift from environmentally harmful production to…

Greenland fossil discovery reveals increased risk of sea-level catastropheNewsScience
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Greenland fossil discovery reveals increased risk of sea-level catastrophe
Seeds, twigs and insect parts in ice core stun scientists and confirm that center of ice sheet melted in recent past. By Joshua Brown |…

Scientists and climate change: extreme concern and high level of engagementScience
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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…

Four killed after Storm Debby hits Florida coastNews
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Four killed after Storm Debby hits Florida coast
Miami, United States (UPDATED) - Tropical Storm Debby drenched Florida on Monday, killing at least four people and threatening southeastern US states with heavy rainfall…

Forecasting climate’s impact on a debilitating diseaseClimate
SourceAugust 5, 2024
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Forecasting climate’s impact on a debilitating disease
In Brazil, climate and other human-made environmental changes threaten decades-long efforts to fight a widespread and debilitating parasitic disease. Now, a partnership between researchers from…

How unplanned development, unusual rain ended in disasterClimate
SourceAugust 5, 2024
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How unplanned development, unusual rain ended in disaster
By Sajan Thomas, St. John's College, Anchal in Thiruvananthapuram | 360info The Kerala landslide underscores the importance of preserving human lives in the Western Ghats region amid…

Seismic detectors measure soil moisture using traffic noiseNewsScience
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Seismic detectors measure soil moisture using traffic noise
By California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Caltech researchers have developed a new method to measure soil moisture in the shallow subterranean region between the surface…

EV transition worries French car industry workersClimateNews
SourceAugust 4, 2024
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EV transition worries French car industry workers
By Béatrice JOANNIS | AFP Vouziers, France - As France faces a 2035 deadline to phase out new combustion engine cars, workers in the industry…

How the rising earth in Antarctica will impact future sea level riseClimateScience
SourceAugust 3, 2024
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How the rising earth in Antarctica will impact future sea level rise
Effects will depend on how much global warming is controlled, study finds. By Tatyana Woodall | Ohio State University The rising earth beneath the Antarctic…

Combined effects of plastic pollution and seawater flooding amplify threats to coastal plant speciesScience
SourceAugust 2, 2024
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Combined effects of plastic pollution and seawater flooding amplify threats to coastal plant species
By Alan Williams | University of Plymouth Two of the planet’s more pressing environmental stressors have the potential to alter the growth and reproductive output…

Scientists find a human ‘fingerprint’ in the upper troposphere’s increasing ozoneClimate
SourceAugust 2, 2024
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Scientists find a human ‘fingerprint’ in the upper troposphere’s increasing ozone
Knowing where to look for this signal will help researchers identify specific sources of the potent greenhouse gas. Jennifer Chu | Massachusetts Institute of Technology…

Healthy AI: sustainable artificial intelligence for healthcareClimate
SourceAugust 2, 2024
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Healthy AI: sustainable artificial intelligence for healthcare
Growing use of AI reveals the need for global sustainability initiatives. By Osaka Metropolitan University Similar to other sectors around the world, the light speed…
