Europe’s water security under threat, environment agency warnsNews
Europe’s water security under threat, environment agency warns
Copenhagen, Denmark (AFP) - Pollution, habitat degradation, climate change and over-use of freshwater resources are putting a strain on Europe, with only a third of…
SourceOctober 15, 2024
Full articleMaking food safer and sustainableFacts
Making food safer and sustainable
As World Food Day approaches on October 16, global food systems face urgent calls for transformation to ensure sustainable and safe nutrition for all. The…
Adrian AlexandreOctober 14, 2024
Full articleMuser Press – New Research Articles Week 41, 2024NewsScience
Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 41, 2024
Strong contribution from sensible heat to global precipitation increase in climate models is not supported by observational based data It has previously been shown that…
SourceOctober 13, 2024
Full articleOptimizing vertical farming by varying light, humidity, and other growing conditionsScience
Optimizing vertical farming by varying light, humidity, and other growing conditions
How can we provide healthy, vitamin-rich food to growing urban populations? One solution is to cultivate crops indoors, in stacked layers of growing platforms. Such…
SourceOctober 12, 2024
Full articleExtreme rainfall poses growing health risksScience
Extreme rainfall poses growing health risks
An international study led by Helmholtz Munich has shed new light on the health impacts of extreme rainfall events, revealing that such weather patterns significantly…
Adrian AlexandreOctober 10, 2024
Full articleIs your favorite fashion brand truly sustainable or just greenwashing?News
Is your favorite fashion brand truly sustainable or just greenwashing?
As consumers grow increasingly aware of climate change and its impacts, they’re rethinking the environmental footprint of their choices, particularly in the fashion industry. While…
Adrian AlexandreOctober 10, 2024
Full articleWildlife populations plunge 73% since 1970: WWFNews
Wildlife populations plunge 73% since 1970: WWF
Paris, France (AFP) - Wild populations of monitored animal species have plummeted over 70 percent in the last half-century, according to the latest edition of…
SourceOctober 10, 2024
Full articleOvershooting 1.5C risks ‘irreversible’ climate impact: studyClimateNews
Overshooting 1.5C risks ‘irreversible’ climate impact: study
By Nick Perry | AFP Paris, France - Any breach of what climate scientists agree is the safer limit on global warming would result in…
SourceOctober 9, 2024
Full articleNature conservation is a public good, not a marketNews
Nature conservation is a public good, not a market
By Euan Ritchie, Deakin University and Yung En Chee | University of Melbourne | 360info Private investment in conservation is always welcome but the evidence…
SourceOctober 9, 2024
Full articleSeptember 2024 marks second warmest month globally and in Europe, bringing record heat and extreme weather eventsNews
September 2024 marks second warmest month globally and in Europe, bringing record heat and extreme weather events
In a stark reminder of the ongoing impacts of climate change, September 2024 has been confirmed as the second warmest September on record, both globally…
Adrian AlexandreOctober 8, 2024
Full articleUsing economic strategy to save Puerto Rico’s endangered coquí frogScience
Using economic strategy to save Puerto Rico’s endangered coquí frog
A new study explores a novel approach to conservation, highlighting how modern portfolio theory - a tool commonly used in financial markets - can be…
Adrian AlexandreOctober 7, 2024
Full articleFlash flooding kills three in northern ThailandNews
Flash flooding kills three in northern Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand (AFP) - Flash flooding in popular Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai has killed three people, a health official said Sunday, as visitors evacuated…
SourceOctober 6, 2024
Full articleMuser Press – New Research Articles Week 40, 2024Science
Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 40, 2024
The impact of environmental shocks due to climate change on intimate partner violence: A structural equation model of data from 156 countries Climate change-related landslides,…
SourceOctober 6, 2024
Full articleHow cities can avoid overtourism before it hitsNews
How cities can avoid overtourism before it hits
By Kathleen Andereck, Arizona State University in Tempe | 360info The best solution is prevention and a sustainable tourism plan goes a long way in…
SourceOctober 6, 2024
Full articleSupreme Court lets stand rules to curb mercury, methane emissionsNews
Supreme Court lets stand rules to curb mercury, methane emissions
Washington, United States (AFP) - The US Supreme Court declined on Friday to block environmental regulations aimed at reducing harmful emissions of mercury from power…
SourceOctober 5, 2024
Full articleEnvironmental well-being: a key to women’s health across culturesScience
Environmental well-being: a key to women’s health across cultures
Global evidence has revealed that women’s environmental quality of life is key to their overall quality of life and health, according to a study published…
SourceOctober 3, 2024
Full articleScientists warn of underestimated threats to Arctic coasts amid climate changeScience
Scientists warn of underestimated threats to Arctic coasts amid climate change
As climate change accelerates, the Arctic's marine systems are undergoing rapid transformation, with sea ice retreating and permafrost thawing at alarming rates. The image of…
Adrian AlexandreOctober 1, 2024
Full articleMajor international drought conference seeks to increase resilienceNews
Major international drought conference seeks to increase resilience
A major international conference aimed at addressing drought resilience kicks off as climate change amplifies global drought risks. The Drought Resilience +10 Conference, held at…
Adrian AlexandreOctober 1, 2024
Full articleDespite snowy winter, Swiss glaciers ‘on track to disappear’: monitorNews
Despite snowy winter, Swiss glaciers ‘on track to disappear’: monitor
By Elodie LE MAOU with Agnès PEDRERO in Geneva | AFP Gletsch, Switzerland - A snowy winter provided no respite for Switzerland's glaciers, which shed…
SourceOctober 1, 2024
Full articleTwo killed fighting wildfire in GreeceNews
Two killed fighting wildfire in Greece
Athens, Greece (AFP) - Two men have died in central Greece while trying to help firefighters tackle a forest fire that has forced several villages…
SourceOctober 1, 2024
Full articleEU to bar large fishing boats from Bay of Biscay over dolphin risksNews
EU to bar large fishing boats from Bay of Biscay over dolphin risks
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) - The European Commission approved Monday a plan to close the Bay of Biscay on the French and Spanish Atlantic coasts to…
SourceSeptember 30, 2024
Full articleRate of ocean warming has nearly doubled since 2005: EU monitorNews
Rate of ocean warming has nearly doubled since 2005: EU monitor
Brest, France (AFP) - The pace at which oceans are warming has almost doubled since 2005 as global temperatures rise because of human-caused climate change,…
SourceSeptember 30, 2024
Full articleClimate change is reshaping deer populations globallyScience
Climate change is reshaping deer populations globally
A comprehensive European study led by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, in collaboration with INRAE, has uncovered how climate change is affecting deer populations…
Adrian AlexandreSeptember 29, 2024
Full articleUN chief warns of ‘rising tide of misery’ from swelling seasNews
UN chief warns of ‘rising tide of misery’ from swelling seas
By Issam Ahmed and Gregory Walton | AFP United Nations, United States - UN chief Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday that surging sea levels are…
SourceSeptember 25, 2024
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