Wildfires in south eastern Brazil produce airborne pollution that worsens air quality in major cities such as Sao Paulo – cancelling out efforts to improve the urban environment and posing health risks to citizens, according to a new study.
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New Report Outlines Potential Yield Challenges to Scale-Up of Zero Budget Natural Farming in India
A new report published in Nature Sustainability this week examines the potential impacts on food production of Zero Budget Natural Farming, a farming system that is sweeping India.
New England’s Forest Primeval
Written accounts of Native Americans cultivating the land in New England overstate the importance of agriculture in the pre-contact period, according to a new study.
Deep Antarctic Drilling Will Reveal Climate Secrets Trapped in 1.5 Million-Year-Old Ice
Scientists will have to drill at a depth of nearly 3km to retrieve some of the oldest ice that can tell us about the past and future of climate.
Human-Sparked Fires Smaller, Less Intense, but More Frequent with Longer Seasons
Increasing ignitions by people contribute to ‘new normal’ for U.S. wildfire characteristics.
The Lithospheric Thickening Beneath The Betics And Rif Mountains Pulls Down The Topography Of The Strait Of Gibraltar Region By 1500 Meters
The work shows significant variations at the boundary between layers of the Earth.