The Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA) is a climate change hot spot where summers warm much faster than in the rest of the world.
Extreme Temperatures, Heat Stress and Forced Migration
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Light Pollution Drives Increased Risk of West Nile Virus
Florida has experienced a relatively mild winter, which typically translates to more mosquitoes in the summer and more birds on which they can feast.
Climate Change Can Destabilize the Global Soil Carbon Reservoir, New Study Finds
The vast reservoir of carbon that is stored in soils probably is more sensitive to destabilization from climate change than has previously been assumed, according to a new study by researchers at WHOI and other institutions.
Global Health Care Worker Burnout Is High and ‘Unsustainable’
More than half of all health care workers worldwide are experiencing burnout that, if not addressed, could cause many to leave their fields in favor of less-stressful occupations or choose early retirement.
Mussel Sensors Pave the Way for New Environmental Monitoring Tools
Researchers at North Carolina State University have designed and demonstrated a new system that allows them to remotely monitor the behavior of freshwater mussels.
Precipitation Caused Maximum Advance of Alpine Glaciers
The last glacial period, which lasted about 100,000 years, reached its peak about 20,000 to 25,000 years ago: Huge ice sheets covered large parts of northern Europe, North America and northern Asia, some of them kilometres thick, and the sea level was about 125 metres below today's level.
