Mapping the past with AI to locate undocumented orphaned oil and gas wellsScience
Mapping the past with AI to locate undocumented orphaned oil and gas wells
Undocumented orphaned oil and gas wells are scattered remnants of over a century of drilling, posing risks to water, air, and climate through potential leaks…
SourceDecember 5, 2024
Full articleInnovative water transfer model offers cost-effective drought solutions in the Western U.S.NewsScience
Innovative water transfer model offers cost-effective drought solutions in the Western U.S.
Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have proposed a groundbreaking two-way water leasing model designed to address water scarcity challenges in…
Muser NewsDeskNovember 28, 2024
Full articleLIST and UNHCR to launch early warning system for emergenciesNews
LIST and UNHCR to launch early warning system for emergencies
The warning system would help humanitarian actors to better anticipate critical situations, deliver timely alerts and respond accordingly. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), in coordination…
SourceNovember 14, 2024
Full articleGlobal CO2 emissions from forest fires surge by 60%, warn scientistsScience
Global CO2 emissions from forest fires surge by 60%, warn scientists
A groundbreaking study reveals a startling increase in global CO2 emissions from forest fires, which have surged by 60% since 2001. The research, published in…
Adrian AlexandreOctober 18, 2024
Full articleClimate change threatens global emergency medical services, experts warnClimate
Climate change threatens global emergency medical services, experts warn
As climate change progresses, international experts in emergency medicine are raising alarms about the increasing strain on emergency medical services worldwide. At the European Emergency…
Adrian AlexandreOctober 14, 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 articleClimate change amplified the risk of record-breaking wildfires in 2023-2024Climate
Climate change amplified the risk of record-breaking wildfires in 2023-2024
By University of East Anglia Unprecedented wildfires in Canada and parts of Amazonia last year were at least three times more likely due to climate…
SourceAugust 14, 2024
Full articleDisaster plant pathology: solutions to combat agricultural threats from disastersClimate
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…
SourceAugust 7, 2024
Full articleNature-based solutions to disaster risk from climate change are cost effective, study confirmsClimateScience
Nature-based solutions to disaster risk from climate change are cost effective, study confirms
By University of Massachusetts Amherst A new global assessment of scientific literature led by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst finds that nature-based solutions…
SourceJuly 17, 2024
Full articleLaunch of Academy to Transform the Knowledge Agenda at the World Bank GroupNews
Launch of Academy to Transform the Knowledge Agenda at the World Bank Group
By World Bank Group A new World Bank Group (WBG) platform – the WBG Academy – aims to equip future leaders with development expertise that…
SourceJune 20, 2024
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