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Biology
Learning links climate change to rising arsenic levels in paddy fields, increasing health risks
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Climate change could have a major impact on arsenic levels in paddy fields, a staple food for millions of people across Asia, revealing a new study from Columbia University’s School of Postal Health. This study shows that rising temperatures above 2°C and rising carbon dioxide (CO2) levels can lead to higher concentrations of inorganic arsenic (IAS)…
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Earth
As demand and climate change increase, solar power shortages are increasing
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The use of solar power generation is rapidly increasing, especially in developing regions in tropical regions. This is because countries are working to achieve their carbon neutrality goals. However, new research shows that when demand exceeds supply for at least three days, solar power usage also involves a solar power shortage (drought). Such shortages can leave…
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Earth
As climate change intensifies, the tide of a 100-year storm to hit Bangladesh every ten years, scientists report
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Tropical cyclones are hurricanes that can brew tropical oceans and run on land, allowing coastal areas to flood. The most extreme cyclones can produce catastrophic storm tides. This is the seabed that is elevated by the tide, swells on land, causing catastrophic flood events in coastal areas. A new study by MIT scientists finds that as…
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Earth
Wind Dust: How cities change natural aerial particles
One of the 20 dust collectors, Jeff Munroe, a geologist at Middlebury College, is deployed on mountain peaks around the southwest of the United States. Credit: Jeff Manroe Air dust pollution is an increasing problem for residents of Utah and other western states. In particular, as the lake dries, the exposed lake bottom of Great Salt Lake can become potentially…
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Other Sciences
The app can change the way you see yourself at work
An illustration of an app used to test whether workers can change their mindset. Credit: Thomas SY/UCR For most accounts, confidence is a prerequisite for workplace success. What if you have subtly rewired training using something simple like a smartphone app? This is the premise behind the University of California, Riverside’s initial research, where psychologists tested whether workers can reconstruct…
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Other Sciences
There are nearly a million young people in the UK who are not involved in work or education. This shows evidence that it can change
Credit: Andrea Piacquadio of Pexels Keir Starmer says the current benefits system is unsustainable and unfair and needs to be changed to avoid wasted generations of young people who are not educated, employed or trained (NEET). The government is concerned about the rise in NEETs, aged 16 to 24, and by December 2024 it was estimated at 987,000 in the…
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Environment
Only 15 countries have met the deadline for the latest Paris Agreement. Are you serious about tackling climate change?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The country’s latest deadline has passed to submit plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that drive climate change. Currently, I have only met in 15 countries. It currently consists of less than 8% of the 194 parties registered to the Paris Agreement, requiring that new proposals be submitted to eliminate emissions every five years. These plans,…
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Science
The US military has been worrying about climate change since the dawn of the Cold War, for good reason.
Credit: CC0 Public Domain In 1957, Hollywood released the B-grade monster film, The Deadly Mantis, starring Mantis, a nightmare proportional prayer. Its premise: Melted Arctic ice releases a very hungry million-year-old megabug, and scientists and the US military must stop it. The rampaging insects threaten the front post bases of the US Arctic forces, part of a key line of…
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Earth
Climate change is accelerated “by reducing natural carbon storage,” the study says
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The natural process of locking carbon dioxide (CO2) appears to be diminished. As a result, climate change will accelerate, a study from the University of Stratreid warns. Researchers found that CO2 levels were maintained in vegetation through this process known as sequestration, increasing by 0.8% per year in the 1960s, but peaked in 2008 and now…
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Environment
City fires are likely to increase with climate change, modeling research warns
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Modeling research published in Nature Cities shows that the frequency of fires in several types of cities as a result of climate change is projected to increase in the coming decades. The findings are based on data from 2,847 cities in 20 countries, and will help with future urban planning and emergency response strategies. Fires worldwide…
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