Plans to save biodiversity must take into account the social impacts of conservation if they are to succeed, say University of Cambridge researchers.
Saving ‘Half-Earth’ for Nature Would Affect Over a Billion People
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Permafrost Becoming a Carbon Source Instead of a Sink
As global and regional warming continues, winter emissions of carbon dioxide from Arctic lands are offsetting what plants absorb in the summer.
Globe Had Its 2nd-Hottest October and Year to Date on Record
Planet Earth continued to sweat in unrelenting heat last month making October 2019 the second-hottest October recorded, just behind 2015.
NASA Data Helps Assess Landslide Risk in Rohingya Refugee Camps
Refugee camps built in the Bangladeshi hillside are vulnerable to sudden landslides, so scientists from NASA and Columbia University are looking for solutions to avoid additional land loss.
Amazon Deforestation and Number of Fires Show Summer of 2019 Not a ‘Normal’ Year
The fires that raged across the Brazilian Amazon this summer were not ‘normal’ and large increases in deforestation could explain why, scientists show.
Health Threat From Blue-Green Blooms Extends Beyond Single Toxin
As blue-green algae proliferates around the world, a University of Saskatchewan (USask) researcher cautions that current municipal drinking water monitoring that focuses on a single toxin associated with the cyanobacteria blooms is likely to miss the true public health risks.
