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Irreversible Declines in Freshwater Storage Projected in Parts of Asia by 2060
The Tibetan Plateau, known as the “water tower” of Asia, supplies freshwater for nearly 2 billion people who live downstream.
Carbon Storage in Harvested Wood Products
Wood is infinitely useful. Critically important for our changing climate, trees store carbon.
Cleaner Air as a Result of Coronavirus Lockdown
During the first lockdown of the coronavirus pandemic, soot concentrations in the atmosphere over Western and Southern Europe almost halved.
Meteorite Provides Record of Asteroids “Spitting Out” Pebbles
In 2019, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft sent back images of a geological phenomenon no one had ever seen before: pebbles were flying off the surface of the asteroid Bennu.
Children’s Health Will Be Negatively Impacted by Poorer Fitness as Global Temperatures Rise, New Research Shows
Record levels of obesity and physical inactivity among children mean they are set to bear the brunt of poorer health effects from rising global temperatures – that’s the stark warning in a new comprehensive review of current studies on the topic.