Citizen scientists can play a needed role in keeping an eye on water quality, according a team of researchers.
Citizen Scientists May Be an Untapped Resource for Water Quality Improvement
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Heat Trapped in Urban Areas Tricks Trees Into Thinking Spring Has Arrived Earlier
A study of satellite images of dozens of U.S. cities shows trees and vegetation in urban areas turn green earlier but are less sensitive to temperature change than vegetation in surrounding rural regions.
Simulations Identify Missing Link to Determine Carbon in Deep Earth Reservoirs
Understanding the Earth’s carbon cycle has important implications for understanding climate change and the health of biospheres.
‘Rule Breaking’ Plants May Be the Climate Change Survivors
Plants that break some of the ‘rules’ of ecology by adapting in unconventional ways may have a higher chance of surviving climate change, according to researchers from Trinity and the University of Queensland.
Lack of Transparency in Urban Sustainability Rankings
An article by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has seen methodological weaknesses in rankings, benchmarking and indexes on urban sustainability.
Tropical Cyclones: How They Contribute to Better Forecast in the Maritime Continent
Tropical cyclones in the North West Pacific can dry the archipelagos of Southeast Asia, as they reduce humidity in the area with their associated winds. A new study of the CMCC Foundation shows causes and implications of this relation.
