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African Solar Installations Headed for Banner Year

African solar installations are projected to grow by 42 percent this year, according to an industry group.

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New Study Shows how Climate Change Affects Rain and Floods

Rain and floods occur on different time scales - hours or days. 

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Study Finds Cities That Conducted Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories Moved Needle Toward Reduction

For years, cities have been taking on efforts to reduce their carbon footprint by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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UGA Research Evaluates Bat Activity in Winter

The research found that forest management efforts are supporting healthy bat populations.

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Mosquito Pain Receptors Are Less Sensitive During Extreme Heat

Warming temperatures could nullify some natural bug sprays, study finds.

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Can Toxic Mining Waste Help Remove CO2 from the Atmosphere?

On the coast of Newfoundland, waste from a shuttered asbestos mine has been a troubling source of contamination for decades. 

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Nyamulagira Brings the Heat

Virunga National Park in Africa’s Great Rift Valley teems not only with a rich array of plant and animal life but also with a chain of towering volcanoes. 

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Arctic Sea Ice Loss Drives Drier Weather Over California and Wetter Over Spain and Portugal

A new modelling study isolates the effect of Arctic sea ice melting from other factors.

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Study Explores Effects of Climatic Changes on Christmas Island’s Red Crabs

The annual migration of Christmas Island’s red crabs – where millions of creatures cover its beaches as they make their way from land to sea – is a true natural spectacle.

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Microplastics Could Be Fueling Antibiotic Resistance, BU Study Finds

Microplastics—tiny shards of plastic debris—are all over the planet. 

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