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Environment
New research highlights flaws in cyclone risk assessment
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new systematic review reveals serious shortcomings in cyclone risk assessments in Australia and around the world. Analyzing 94 studies on cyclone risk, admonishes that existing approaches may not provide a full picture of the risks facing communities. A study titled “A Critical Review of Hurricane Risk Assessment Models and Prediction Frameworks” was published in the…
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Biology
The research highlights the success of Virginia’s oyster restoration efforts
Spreading oyster shells over existing coral reefs provides new habitat with young oysters attached to them, helping to maintain the reef structure after commercial harvest. Photo by Alexandria Marcato. Credit: Alexandria Marquardt Virginia has invested heavily in restoring the Chesapeake Bay Oyster Reef, and a study currently led by William & Mary’s Batten School & VIMS suggests that these management…
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Earth
The separation of arid land storage and rainfall highlights human shocks
The attribution of surface water storage changes to precipitation, basin hydrology, and human water management. Credit: Zhao Gang Featuring aridity index (AI) of less than 0.65, the arid land covers around 45% of the Earth’s land and supports over 3 billion people. Severe water shortages in these regions pose serious risks to human well-being and ecosystems. However, understanding of long-term…
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Other Sciences
The survey highlights Baltimore’s decline in food anxiety, but the racial gap in access to food is still remaining.
Credit: UNSPLASH/CC0 Public domain According to the latest results of the annual survey by the 21st century city initiative at John’s Hopkins University, researchers have discovered that there are serious races in access to hunger and grocery stores. There were fewer residents in the Baltimore area than 2023 who experienced anxiety. One of the most prominent results in the 2023…
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Environment
Qualitative study highlights community-led strategies to clean air
University of Southern California Environmental Justice Research Institute (EJRL) members Connie Valencia, Dr. Manuel Pastor, and former California Congresswoman Cristina Garcia. Credit: Wen Public Health In Boyle Heights, a predominantly Hispanic/Latino neighborhood, residents are disproportionately exposed to toxic air pollution, which is associated with increased risk of chronic diseases such as asthma and death. The Natural Park Air Pollution Solution…
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Other Sciences
Study highlights the transformative impact of accelerator programs on startups around the world
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A study by Valentina A. Asenova and Rafael Amit of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania found that participation in startup accelerator programs significantly improves a venture’s post-acceleration performance. The study, published in Strategic Management Journal, examines data from more than 8,500 startups in 176 countries and provides important insights into how accelerator program…
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Science
What is a unit of nature? New framework highlights challenges for biodiversity credit market
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Ecologists have devised a new framework for classifying how biodiversity credit operators define units of nature. New analysis shows the challenges involved in devising a biodiversity credit market to finance nature restoration, and the risks of over-reliance on ‘offsets’. Nature conservation faces an estimated $700 billion annual funding gap to halt and begin reversing global biodiversity…
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Other Sciences
Consumer food insights report highlights increasing use of food ordering apps
“Have you ever used a food ordering mobile application (such as UberEats, Grubhub, or a restaurant app) to order food for delivery or takeout?”, September 2024, Provided by: Purdue University According to the September 2024 Consumer Food Insights Report (CFI), nearly two-thirds of consumers have used a food ordering app at least once for takeout, delivery, or both. More than…
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Earth
Why is Mount Everest so big? New study highlights river of injustice, but deeper forces are at work
Map of normalized channel steepness (ksn) as a measure of stream power. Credit: Nature Geoscience (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41561-024-01535-w Mount Everest (also known as Chomolungma or Sagarmatha) is famous for being the tallest mountain in the Himalayas, and indeed on Earth. but why? At 8,849 meters above sea level, Mount Everest is about 250 meters higher than the other great mountains…
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Science
UK Popper study highlights problems with proposed drug policy
Adjusted odds ratios for self-reported popper use by combination of gender and sexual orientation (full sample on the left, subsamples on the right). Source: The British Journal of Criminology (2024). DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azae055 New research into the use of the drug poppers (alkyl nitrites) has revealed contradictions in proposed changes to drug policy in the UK and how exemptions from the…
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