After more than two months of quiet, a volcanic fissure once again burst open on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula on November 20, 2024.
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Better Education can Mitigate Post-Harvest Food Losses, Increase Global Food Security
Better educating farmers and food processors about how to avoid post-harvest food losses – which amount to one-third of global food production, worth US$1 trillion annually – would reduce global food insecurity, according to researchers at McGill University.
Unexplained Heat-Wave ‘Hotspots’ Are Popping Up Across the Globe
Earth’s hottest recorded year was 2023, at 2.12 degrees F above the 20th-century average. This surpassed the previous record set in 2016.
King Salmon Declines Linked to Climate, Smaller Size
King salmon have sustained people in Alaska for at least 12,000 years, but over the past three decades their populations have begun to dwindle.
Two-Way Water Transfers can Ensure Reliability, Save Money for Urban and Agricultural Users During Drought in Western U.S., New Study Shows
A new study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers a solution to water scarcity during droughts amid the tug of economic development, population growth and climate uncertainty for water users in Western U.S. states.
UAF Enhances Seaglider Technology to Measure Carbon Dioxide
Scientists around the world rely on ocean monitoring tools to measure the effects of climate change.