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Nature-Based Solutions to Disaster Risk From Climate Change Are Cost Effective, UMass Amherst Study Confirms
A new global assessment of scientific literature led by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst finds that nature-based solutions (NbS) are an economically effective method to mitigate risks from a range of disasters—from floods and hurricanes to heatwaves and landslides—which are only expected to intensify as Earth continues to warm.
NASA’s Webb Investigates Eternal Sunrises, Sunsets on Distant World
Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have finally confirmed what models have previously predicted: An exoplanet has differences between its eternal morning and eternal evening atmosphere.
Study Examines Urban Forests Across the United States
Researchers find trees in parks are more drought-tolerant than species near homes.
Wildfire Scorches Eastern Oregon
During record-breaking heat, multiple wildland fires raged across Oregon in mid-July 2024.
Intensive Farming Could Raise Risk of New Pandemics
Intensive livestock farming could raise the risk of new pandemics, researchers have warned.