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This Map Shows Where Planting Trees Would Make Climate Change Worse

Though of touted as a fix for climate change, planting trees could, in some regions, make warming more severe, a new study finds.

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Scientists Warn: The Grey Seal Hunt is Too Large

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg warn that today's hunting quotas of about 3,000 animals pose a risk to the long-term survival of the grey seal in the Baltic Sea.

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Heat, Cold Extremes Hold Untapped Potential for Solar and Wind Energy

Conditions that usually accompany the kind of intense hot and cold weather that strains power grids may also provide greater opportunities to capture solar and wind energy.

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NASA Analysis Sees Spike in 2023 Global Sea Level Due to El Niño

A long-term sea level dataset shows ocean surface heights continuing to rise at faster and faster rates over decades of observations.

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Study Explores Severe Hurricanes and Coral Reef Sponge Recolonization

Named for its ropy-looking long branches, Aplysina cauliformis, a coral reef sponge, provides a critical 3D habitat for marine organisms and helps to stabilize the foundation of coral reefs.

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Silicon Spikes Take out 96% of Virus Particles

An international research team led by RMIT University has designed and manufactured a virus-killing surface that could help control disease spread in hospitals, labs and other high-risk environments.

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Heat Wave in East Africa

In March 2024, a heatwave scorched East Africa.

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Bigger and Better Solar Panel Recycling Centres Needed to Deal with PV Waste, Says Report

The Australian Centre of Advanced Photovoltaics has called for large waste facilities in major cities as photovoltaic waste is predicted to reach 100,000 tonnes annually by 2030.

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MIT-Derived Algorithm Helps Forecast the Frequency of Extreme Weather

To assess a community’s risk of extreme weather, policymakers rely first on global climate models that can be run decades, and even centuries, forward in time, but only at a coarse resolution.

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Artificial Reef Designed by MIT Engineers Could Protect Marine Life, Reduce Storm Damage

The beautiful, gnarled, nooked-and-crannied reefs that surround tropical islands serve as a marine refuge and natural buffer against stormy seas.

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