Amid record-breaking heat waves and growing migration into cities, a University of Guelph atmospheric scientist has helped assemble a comprehensive overview of the problem of urban overheating, defining some key ways that cities can adapt as the planet warms.
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What Hay Fever Sufferers Can Expect From Another La Niña
Australia has among the highest prevalence of asthma and hay fever globally. La Niña (and El Niño) will undoubtedly affect allergy sufferers.
HKU Geologist Proposes the Number of Ancient Martian Lakes Might Have Been Dramatically Underestimated by Scientists
Lakes are bodies of water fed by rainfall, snowmelt, rivers and groundwater, through which, Earth is teeming with life.
Waterloo Leads Interdisciplinary Team Investigating New Forever Chemicals in Canadian Water Systems
University of Waterloo is leading an interdisciplinary team to identify and treat per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – better known as forever chemicals – in water systems affecting more than 2.5 million Canadians.
Texas A&M AgriLife to Lead Historic Investment in Texas’ Efforts to Become ‘Climate-Smart’
Texas A&M AgriLife Research is anticipating the largest competitive grant in the organization’s history, up to $65 million, to execute a five-year multi-commodity project to work with Texas’ large agricultural sector on expanding climate-smart agriculture and forestry practices.
No-Till Management May Reduce Nitrous Oxide Gas Releases, Fight Climate Change
Scientists have long known that no-till farming reduces erosion and lessens water and nutrient runoff from crop fields, but now a new study by a team of Penn State researchers suggests that limiting soil disturbance may also diminish releases of nitrous oxide.